“Description
Unituss Junior contains the active substance levodropropizin, which has antitussive and bronchospasmodic properties. Medicinal product intended for children over 2 years of age and adults.
Composition
The active substance is levodropropizine.
10 ml of syrup contains 60 mg of levodropropizin.
The other ingredients are: methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 216), sucrose, strawberry flavor 502301T (propylene glycol (E 1520), fragrances), citric acid monohydrate (E 330), sodium hydroxide, purified water.
Dosage
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.
Use in children from 2 years of age
10-20 kg: 3 ml of syrup 3 times a day
20-30 kg: 5 ml of syrup 3 times a day
Use in adults
10 ml of syrup up to 3 times a day
Unituss Junior should be taken orally, 3 times a day at intervals of at least 6 hours
Action
The Unituss Junior medicinal product has antitussive and bronchospasmodic properties.
Indications
The indication for the use of the drug is the symptomatic treatment of non-productive (dry) cough, e.g.
in the course of lung cancer, cough associated with infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract or whooping cough).
Contraindications
When not to use:
If you are allergic to the active substance or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
In people with abundant bronchial secretions and impaired ciliary function of the bronchial epithelium (Kartagener’s syndrome, ciliary dyskinesia),
In pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop using Unituss Junior and seek medical help immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms:
– severe cases of skin reactions (hives, itching) or skin diseases, e.g. blistering (epidermolysis),
– uneven heartbeat (risk of atrial bigeminy),
– allergic and/or anaphylactic reaction in the form of swelling, shortness of breath, vomiting and diarrhea,
– hypoglycemic coma.
Very rarely (less than 1 in 10,000 people) occur:
– hives, erythema, rash, itching, angioedema (swelling usually occurring in the face or throat, which may be life-threatening), skin reactions;
– stomach pain, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;
– allergic reactions, including immediate general feeling of being unwell;
– dizziness, balance disorders, tremors, tingling, numbness;
– palpitations, tachycardia, low blood pressure;
– irritability, drowsiness, depersonalization (disturbed perception of oneself and the surroundings);
– shortness of breath, cough, swelling of the respiratory mucosa;
– lack or lack of strength (asthenia) and weakness of the lower limbs.
Additionally, the following side effects occurred:
– glossitis and aphthous stomatitis with fever;
– inflammation caused by obstruction of the flow of bile from the liver (cholestatic hepatitis);
– cases of generalized swelling, fainting and weakness;
– epileptic seizures – large epileptic seizure (clonic-tonic seizures) and small epileptic seizure (non-convulsive, so-called petit mal seizure);
– dilated pupils and loss of vision. In both cases, the symptoms disappeared after discontinuation of the drug;
– cases of swelling of the eyelids, most of which can be considered as angioedema, taking into account the concurrent occurrence of urticaria;
– drowsiness, decreased muscle tone and vomiting in the newborn, which was attributed to the entry into the child’s body of levodropropizine taken by the breastfeeding mother. The symptoms appeared after feeding and disappeared spontaneously after several feedings were missed.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Unituss Junior. Unituss Junior is a medicine used for the symptomatic treatment of a non-productive (dry) cough and should only be used while waiting for the cause of the cough to be diagnosed and/or for the effect of treatment of the disease causing the cough.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
In particularly sensitive people, caution should be exercised when taking sedative drugs at the same time.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
For pregnant or breastfeeding women, consult your doctor before using the medicine.
The drug is contraindicated in women who are pregnant or intending to become pregnant, as well as during breastfeeding.
Use of the drug in children and adolescents
Unituss Junior should not be used in children under 2 years of age.
Driving vehicles and machines
This medicine may cause drowsiness, please take precautions”
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