Mukaltin 50 mg 30 tablets

Indications

Acute and chronic respiratory diseases accompanied by cough and the production of difficult-to-separate sputum of increased viscosity (including tracheobronchitis, obstructive bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia) - as part of combination therapy.

Method of administration and doses

Adults and children over 12 years old: take 1-2 tablets 2-3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is on average 7-14 days. For children, the tablet can be dissolved in 1/3 cup of warm water.

Composition per tablet:
active ingredient: marshmallow root extract (mucaltin) - 50.0 mg; excipients: tartaric acid - 43.25 mg, calcium phosphate dibasic anhydrous (calcium hydrogen phosphate anhydrous) - 179.75 mg, crospovidone (crospovidone (type B)) - 21.0 mg, povidone (low molecular weight medical polyvinylpyrrolidone, povidone K 17) - 3.0 mg, calcium stearate - 3.0 mg.

Round flat-cylindrical tablets from light gray to brownish-gray in color with specks of lighter and darker colors, with a specific odor, with a bevel and a score.

Contraindications

Increased sensitivity to the components of the drug, peptic ulcer disease of the stomach and duodenum, age under 12 years.
Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding
The use of the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding is possible on the recommendation of a doctor.

Special instructions

Effect on the ability to drive vehicles and operate machinery
The drug does not affect the ability to perform potentially dangerous activities that require increased concentration and quick psychomotor reactions (including driving vehicles, working with moving machinery).

Side effects

Allergic reactions, dyspeptic phenomena.

Overdose

To date, no cases of overdose have been reported.

Interaction

Mukaltin can be prescribed simultaneously with other medications used in the treatment of bronchopulmonary diseases. Mukaltin should not be used simultaneously with medications containing codeine and other antitussive drugs, as this makes it difficult to cough up the liquefied mucus.

Pharmacodynamics

Mucaltin is a mixture of polysaccharides from the herb marshmallow and has expectorant properties. Due to reflex stimulation, it enhances the activity of the ciliated epithelium and the peristalsis of the respiratory bronchioles, combined with an increase in the secretion of bronchial glands.

Описание

Mucaltin 50 mg tablets are a medicinal product that consists of a mixture of polysaccharides from the herb marshmallow, possessing expectorant properties. Due to reflex stimulation, it enhances the activity of the ciliated epithelium and the peristalsis of the respiratory bronchioles, combined with increased secretion of bronchial glands. Mucaltin is used in acute and chronic respiratory diseases accompanied by cough and the formation of hard-to-expectorate sputum of increased viscosity (including tracheobronchitis, obstructive bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia) as part of combination therapy. It is recommended for adults and children over 12 years to take 1-2 tablets 2-3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment averages 7-14 days. For children, the tablet can be dissolved in 1/3 cup of warm water.