Notes when taking Stacytine 200 grams

Stacytine 200mg is a mucolytic agent used for the adjunctive treatment of patients with pulmonary mucus or thick sputum with acute and chronic bronchitis. In addition, the drug Stacytine 200 grams also helps prevent liver toxicity in the baby and during pregnancy.

Stacytine medicine 200 grams includes 200g Acetylcysteine ​​and other excipients to help reduce the viscosity of pulmonary sputum with and without pus. Acetylcysteine ​​can also detoxify and protect the liver in case of paracetamol overdose.
The special thing is that Stacytine 200mg is rated as safe, used for pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding.

Stacytine medicine 200 grams is used orally (dissolved with water) according to the schedule:
Adults: Use 200mg x 3 times/day; Children from 2-6 years old: Use 200mg x 2 times/day; Treatment of overdose Paracetamol: Start with 140mg/kg, then take once every 4 hours at a dose of 70mg/kg body weight, take another 17 times. Note: Stacytine 200mg has been reported to be very effective when taken within 8 hours of an overdose of Paracetamol, the longer the duration, the less effective it is.

3.1. Side effects of Stacytine 200 grams In some cases, Stacytine 200 grams can cause some side effects. In which:
Common side effects : Nausea and vomiting; Rare side effects : Drowsiness, headache, stomatitis, tinnitus, runny nose, urticaria, rash; Hypersensitivity side effects : Angioedema , bronchospasm , rash and pruritus , hypotension or hypertension ; There are also some other undesirable effects such as: flushing, fever, fainting, sweating, blurred vision, joint pain, acidosis, liver dysfunction, convulsions, respiratory or cardiac arrest.
3.2. Overdose case and treatment If the patient does not comply with the correct dose, absorption of an overdose of Acetylcysteine ​​can cause serious reactions such as hypotension, respiratory depression, hemolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation. , kidney failure... Some of the above symptoms may be due to Paracetamol poisoning, so the patient still needs to carry out the usual treatment measures.

3.3. Cautions and contraindications When treating paracetamol poisoning, the acetylcysteine ​​component can cause vomiting or aggravate this condition, the patient is at risk of stomach bleeding, so it is necessary to consider the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. above with the hepatotoxic consequences of Paracetamol to have a reasonable direction of treatment with Acetylcysteine.
Patients with asthma or a history of bronchospasm while taking Acetylcysteine ​​must be closely monitored during treatment. When bronchospasm occurs, a bronchodilator nebulizer must be used. If bronchospasm persists, Stacytine 200mg should be discontinued immediately.
Stacytine should not be used in patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase (SI) deficiency.
In addition, new drug users should be careful when driving or operating machinery to avoid unwanted effects such as headache, drowsiness, blurred vision... affecting occupational safety.
Acetylcysteine ​​​​is inherently a reducing agent, so it is incompatible with oxidizing agents. Therefore, patients should not take other cough medicines or any drugs that reduce bronchial secretion during treatment with Stacytine 200mg. When any side effects or symptoms persist, worsen while using the drug, the patient should notify the doctor for appropriate treatment.