Uses of Acetylcysteine ​​eg 200mg

Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg is indicated for use as a mucolytic and detoxifying agent in paracetamol overdose. So how to use Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg correctly and most effectively?

1.1. What is Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg? Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg belongs to the group of drugs acting on the respiratory tract. Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg has the main ingredients:
Active ingredient Acetylcysteine ​​200mg.
Excipients are just enough in 1 pack of nuggets including: Aspartam, White Sugar, Sunset Yellow, Vanillin, Orange Flavored Powder, Povidon.
The drug is prepared in the form of a 200mg oral granule pack.
Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg is recommended for use in adults and children 2 years of age and older.
1.2. What does Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg do? When suffering from respiratory diseases, the body often secretes a substance called sputum, including mucus, pus white blood cells, red blood cells... Although phlegm is not harmful to health, it greatly affects the activities of people. patients, causing them to have a feeling of tightness in the neck, sometimes having difficulty breathing, eating and drinking. To relieve this condition, doctors often use expectorant drugs to combat the phenomenon of increased phlegm.
Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg is a drug with expectorant mechanism used for patients with a lot of phlegm. Medicines work to thin mucus, allowing air to flow through the lungs.
Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg is used in the following cases:
The drug is indicated in the treatment of respiratory diseases with thick mucus like in acute and chronic bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, preventing respiratory infections. , increased bronchial secretion, emphysema. Routine cleaning in tracheostomy Otolaryngology: Rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis. The drug is also used as an antidote in paracetamol overdose

2.1. How to take Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg Drugs for oral use. When taking, dissolve the drug completely in a full glass of water and drink immediately. The use of the drug does not depend on the meal. Do not take with antibiotics. 2.2. Dosage of Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg Unless otherwise directed, the usual recommended dose is as follows:
Adults and children over 7 years: 200 mg x 2-3 times/day. Children 2-7 years old: 200 mg x 2 times/day. Antidote in the treatment of paracetamol overdose. The initial dose is 140 mg/kg, followed by a dose of 70 mg/kg every 4 hours and a total of 17 doses. Acetylcysteine ​​is most effective when taken within 8 hours of a paracetamol overdose. After this time, the effect will decrease. However, starting treatment more than 24 hours later may still be beneficial.
Treatment for missed dose:
In case you miss a dose, take it as soon as possible, and if it's almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose. Double dose to avoid overdose. Overdose treatment:
Symptoms of overdose: Decreased blood pressure, respiratory failure, hemolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation and renal failure, especially blood pressure drop. Treatment of overdose: anaphylaxis must be treated immediately with subcutaneous adrenaline injection (0.3 - 0.5 ml of 1/1000 solution) 100% oxygen, intubation if necessary, intravenous fluids. To increase plasma volume, inhale beta-adrenergic agonists if bronchospasm, intravenous 500 mg hydrocortisone or 125 mg methylprednisolone.

Patients with hypersensitivity to any of the main active ingredients or excipients of Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg.
Patient has a history of asthma.
Patient has Phenylketonuria.
Children under 2 years old.

Close supervision is required if the patient has a history of asthma or is at high risk for allergies.
Using Acetylcysteine ​​can cause a lot of thin sputum to appear in the bronchi, it is necessary to aspirate sputum to relieve cough.
Caution when taking Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg with:
Should take tetracyclines at least 2 hours apart from taking Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg. Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg should not be used concurrently with cough suppressants, as the two drugs will interact with each other and can cause severe mucus congestion due to the mechanism of the reduction of cough reflex. Consult your doctor before taking any combination. Acetylcysteine ​​may enhance the vasodilator and platelet aggregation inhibitory effects of nitroglycerin. Acetylcysteine ​​is a reducing agent by nature – so it does not combine with oxidizing agents.

Very rare: gastrointestinal symptoms, tinnitus, stomatitis. Hypersensitivity reactions with manifestations: bronchospasm, rash and pruritus, angioedema, hypotension or occasionally increased blood pressure may occur. Other undesirable effects: flushing, nausea and vomiting, fever, sweating, syncope, joint pain, blurred vision, convulsions, liver dysfunction, acidosis, respiratory arrest or danger than cardiac arrest.
The above information cannot replace a doctor's advice, so before using Acetylcysteine ​​EG 200mg, patients should carefully read the instructions before use and follow the inherent indications.