Meditus
Meditus helps thin and loosen thick mucus in your airways, making it easier to cough up and breathe.
Form
poretabletti
Strength
200 mg
Active Ingredient
Acetylcysteine
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
Adults and children 12 years and older: 1 effervescent tablet.
Method
Dissolve one tablet in half a glass of water, 2-3 times a day.
Important
Do not take more than 3 tablets in one day. Do not use for more than 10 days without talking to your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Nausea
- •Diarrhea
- •Allergic reactions
- •Headache
- •Ringing in ears (tinnitus)
- •Irregular heartbeat
- •Stomach pain
- •Vomiting
- •Mouth inflammation
- •Shortness of breath due to narrowed airways
- •Rash
- •Fever
- •Low blood pressure
RARE
- •Shortness of breath
- •Heartburn
- •Allergic swelling (angioedema)
- •Blister-like rash
- •Itching
- •Hives
- •Sudden severe allergic reactions (anaphylactic shock)
- •Bleeding
- •Fluid retention in the face
Important Warnings
- Do not use Meditus if you are allergic to acetylcysteine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not give to children under 2 years old. For children aged 2-11, use only if your doctor tells you to.
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Meditus if you have asthma or have had spasms in your airways.
- If you have or have had stomach ulcers, Meditus can irritate your stomach. This is especially true if you are taking other medicines that irritate the stomach lining.
- When the thick mucus thins out, it might increase, especially at the start of treatment. If you cannot cough up the loosened mucus well, talk to your doctor.
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- If you have histamine intolerance, use with caution. Avoid long-term use as it may cause symptoms like headache, runny nose, or itching.
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist about all other medicines you are taking. Meditus may affect how some antibiotics work; take them 1-2 hours before or after Meditus. Activated charcoal may reduce Meditus's effect. Taking Meditus with medicines for chest pain (like nitrates) may increase their effect on blood vessels.
- If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
- Seek immediate medical help if you have trouble breathing or shortness of breath; severe skin redness, itching, or swelling; swelling of your tongue or throat; sudden, severe stomach pain or bloody vomit; or skin rash (including sores in the mouth, throat, nose, eyes, or genital area).
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)