Flavamed
Flavamed oral solution helps thin mucus, making it easier to cough up from your lungs and airways.
Form
oraaliliuos
Strength
6 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Ambroxol hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Berlin-Chemie AG
How to Use
Dosage
Children 6-12 years: Take 2.5 ml (1½ measuring spoons) 2-3 times daily. Adolescents over 12 years and adults: For the first 2-3 days, take 5 ml (1 measuring spoon) 3 times daily. After that, take 5 ml (1 measuring spoon) 2 times daily.
Method
Take by mouth after meals using the measuring spoon provided.
Important
For adults, the dose can be increased to a maximum of 10 ml twice a day (total 20 ml daily) if a stronger effect is needed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Nausea
- •Altered taste
- •Numbness in mouth and throat
RARE
- •Vomiting
- •Dry mouth
- •Diarrhea
- •Indigestion
- •Stomach pain
- •Fever
- •Allergic reactions
- •Rash, hives
- •Severe skin reactions, such as rash and blisters (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis)
- •Swelling of the face, tongue, or throat (angioedema), itching, and severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock)
- •Dry throat
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to ambroxol hydrochloride or any other ingredients.
- Do not give to children under 2 years old. For children aged 2-5 years, use only as directed by a doctor.
- If you develop a rash or blisters on your skin or mucous membranes (in the mouth, throat, nose, eyes, or genital area), stop using the medicine and contact your doctor immediately.
- If you have kidney or liver disease, use this medicine with caution and only as directed by your doctor.
- If you have a lung condition with a lot of mucus but difficulty coughing it up, use under medical supervision.
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- If you have had a stomach or duodenal ulcer, talk to your doctor before using this medicine.
- Do not use this medicine with cough suppressants that block the cough reflex.
- During pregnancy and breastfeeding, use only as directed by a doctor. It is not recommended during the first three months of pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category B
Current evidence on or experience with use in older adults is inconclusive or the medicine is insufficiently effective in the older adults. (updated 16.12.2024)