Muconil Expectorant

Muconil Expectorant belongs to a class of drugs called 'mucolytic agents' (cough/sputum thinner) primarily used to treat acute (short term) and chronic (long term) respiratory diseases associated with excess mucus. Acute respiratory diseases are initially associated with dry, irritating cough, hoarseness in laryngitis (swelling of the voice box) or burning sensation in chest due to bronchitis (swelling of the lining of bronchial tubes). Then, wet mucus forms and continuous coughing out of sputum occurs. In chronic respiratory diseases, both dry irritating cough and wet cough with mucus occur.

Muconil Expectorant contains Ambroxol that works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in lungs, windpipe and nose. Muconil Expectorant breakdown the acid mucopolysaccharide fibres that make the mucous (sputum) thinner and less dense/viscous removing sputum efficiently by coughing. However, the viscosity of sputum remains low for as long as treatment is maintained.

Take Muconil Expectorant as prescribed. Your doctor will recommend how often you take Muconil Expectorant based on your medical condition. Some people may experience nausea, taste change, numbness in mouth, tongue and throat. Most of these side effects of Muconil Expectorant do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

If you are known to be allergic to Muconil Expectorant or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before using Muconil Expectorant. If you have kidney or liver problems, stomach ulcer, asthma or cough from long time, please inform your doctor before taking Muconil Expectorant. In children below 6 years, liquid form is preferred as tablets are contraindicated.

Muconil Expectorant is a mucolytic agent (mucus thinner) that is used to treat acute (short term) and chronic (long term) respiratory diseases associated with excess mucus. Muconil Expectorant helps in making cough less viscous so that it can be coughed out easily in the conditions of acute and recurrent bronchitis (airways infection), laryngitis (voice box infection), and tracheitis (windpipe infection) and chronic diseases like chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thus, helps in thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nose to cough out easily and provide relief from symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, tightness in the chest and shortness of breath.

• Nausea

• Taste change

• Numbness in mouth, tongue and throat

Talk to your doctor before taking Muconil Expectorant if you have had a cough for a long time, asthma or suffer from serious asthma attacks, liver or kidney problems, or peptic or duodenal ulcers. There have been reports of severe skin allergic reactions with Muconil Expectorant, so if you develop a skin rash, immediately stop using Muconil Expectorant and contact your doctor immediately.

Drug-Drug Interaction: Muconil Expectorant may have interaction with antibiotics (amoxicillin, cefuroxime, and erythromycin) and a cough suppressant (codeine).

Drug-Food Interaction: Muconil Expectorant interaction with food is unknown. Please consult a doctor to know which foods are to be avoided while taking Muconil Expectorant.

Drug-Disease Interaction: Use with caution in patients with cough for a long time, stomach ulcer, kidney or liver problems and asthma.

• CODEINE
• AMOXICILLIN
• CEFUROXIME
• ERYTHROMYCIN

• Avoid dairy products such as milk as it may increase mucus production. Also, avoid processed or refined foods to have relief from cough. Instead replace baked foods, fried foods, white bread, white pasta, French fries, sugary deserts and chips with green leafy vegetables.

• Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dry throat while you have cough.

• Avoid citrus fruits as it may worsen cough. Eat fruits that are rich in water content such as pears, watermelon, peaches and pineapples.

• If you are allergic to some sugars, please inform your doctor as Muconil Expectorant may contain sorbitol.

• You are recommended not to take Muconil Expectorant for more than 10 days without your doctor’s advice.

Cough: Acute respiratory diseases are initially associated with dry, irritating cough, hoarseness in laryngitis (swelling of the voice box), or burning sensation in the chest due to bronchitis (swelling of the lining of bronchial tubes). Then, wet mucus forms, and continuous coughing out of sputum occurs. In chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis, both dry irritating cough and wet cough with mucus occur.