- Approval Id
- a94dc229a28d4f62
- Drug Name
- MENTOPIN ACETYLCYSTEINE EFFERVESCENT TABLET 600mg
- Product Name
- MENTOPIN ACETYLCYSTEINE EFFERVESCENT TABLET 600mg
- Approval Number
- SIN14971P
- Approval Date
- 2016-03-23
- Registrant
- MEDICELL PHARMACEUTICAL (S) PTE. LTD.
- Licence Holder
- MEDICELL PHARMACEUTICAL (S) PTE. LTD.
- Drug Type
- Therapeutic
- Forensic Classification
- Pharmacy Only
- Dosage Form
- TABLET, EFFERVESCENT
- Dosage
- **3\. HOW TO TAKE MENTOPIN ACETYLCYSTEINE 600**
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dose is:
**Age**
**Total daily dose (effervescent tablets)**Adolescents over 14 years of age and adults1 effervescent tablet once daily
**Method of administration and total duration of use**
If your condition gets worse or does not get better after 4–5 days, you should see a doctor.
Take MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600 after meals.
Please dissolve the MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600 in a glass of drinking water and drink all of the solution in the glass.
Note:
You may notice a smell of sulphur.
**If you take more MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600 than you should**
An overdose may cause symptoms of irritation in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea). Serious side effects or symptoms of poisoning have not yet been observed even after massive overdoses of Acetylcysteine tablets. You should still notify your doctor if you suspect an overdose with MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600.
**If you forget to take MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600**
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
**If you stop taking MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600**
Please do not stop taking MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600 without consulting your doctor first. If you do, your condition might get worse.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- Route Of Administration
- ORAL
- Indication Info
- **1\. WHAT MENTOPIN ACETYLCYSTEINE 600 IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR**
It is used to make mucus thinner and easier to cough up in bronchitis associated with the common cold. MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600 is a medicine that is used to make sticky mucus in the airways thinner.
Therapeutic indications
To loosen mucus and make it easier to cough up in respiratory tract conditions associated with sticky mucus. You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 4–5 days.
- Contraindications
- **2\. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE MENTOPIN ACETYLCYSTEINE 600**
Do not take MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600
- if you are allergic to Acetylcysteine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6 – _please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information_).
**Children and adolescents**
MENTOPIN Acetylcysteine 600 must not be used in children under 14 years of age because of its high active substance content.
- Atc Code
- RO5CB01
- Atc Item Name
- xro 5 cb 01
- Pharma Manufacturer Name
- MEDICELL PHARMACEUTICAL (S) PTE. LTD.
- Company Detail Path
- /organization/medicell-pharmaceutical-s-pte-ltd
