Stacytine 600

OTC

Indications

• For use as a mucolytic in respiratory disorders such as in bronchitis, emphysema, mucoviscidoses and bronchiectasis.
• For adults only.

Dosage

• Adults: 600 mg acetylcysteine once daily.

Usage

• Before oral use the tablet should be dissolved in half a glass of water.
• For patients with a reduced cough reflex (elderly and weakened patients) are advised to take the effervescent tablet in the mornings.
• Stacytine 600 is contraindicated in children 0 to 2 years.
• Children older than 2 years of age and adolescents: The safety and efficacy is not established. Other forms and strengths of acetylcysteine are more suitable.
  

• Hypersensitivity to acetylcysteine or to any of the excipients.
• Children under 2 years of age.

• Hypersensitivity reactions (bronchospasm, dyspnoea, pruritus, urticaria, rash, angioedema and tachycardia).
• Low blood pressure.

• Bronchospasms may occur with the use of acetylcysteine. If bronchospasm occur, the medicinal product should be discontinued immediately.
• Caution is advised in patients with a history of peptic ulcer, especially when used concomitantly with other medicinal products known to irritate the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract.
• If cutaneous or mucosal alterations newly occur, immediate medical advice should be sought and the treatment with acetylcysteine should be discontinued immediately.
• Bronchial secretions may become more fluid and increase in volume, in particular at the start of the treatment with acetylcysteine. When a patient is unable to cough up the secretions effectively, postural drainage and bronchoaspiration should be performed.
• Stacytine 600 contains sorbitol. Patients with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) should not take/be given this medicinal product.
• Stacytine 600 contains aspartame, may be harmful if you have phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic disorder in which phenylalanine builds up because the body cannot remove it properly.
• Stacytine 600 contains 80 mg sodium benzoate which may increase jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) in newborn babies (up to 4 weeks old)
• Stacytine 600 may be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Patients should be aware of how they react to drug before driving or operating machinery.