Description
VICKS ACTA PLUS SCHEDULING STATUS: Not scheduled PROPRIETARY NAME (and dosage form): VICKS ACTA PLUS COMPOSITION Each 10 mL contains: Pentoxyverine Citrate 15 mg Glyceryl Guaiacolate 100 mg Sodium Citrate 500 mg Chloroform 0,05 ml Cetylpyridinium Chloride 2,5 mg Alcohol 10,00 percent Sodium Benzoate added as preservative 0,1 percent PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION A 10.1 Antitussives and Expectorants PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION Pentoxyverine Citrate is an effective antitussive. Glyceryl Guaiacolate, Sodium Citrate and Cetylpyridinium Chloride together aid expectoration. INDICATIONS VICKS ACTA PLUS tackles the common cough associated with colds and influenza. Because it contains an effective antitussive it calms the cough at its source, at the same time soothing the pharynx and removing irritants thereVICKS ACTA PLUS contains a combination of expectorants so that having calmed the cough, the product then helps the expulsion of mucous from the bronchial passages: VICKS ACTA PLUS helps control the build-up of phlegm. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Do not use if there is a known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients. DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE Take VICKS ACTA PLUS at three hourly intervals. 12 - 15 years: 1 - 1 medicine measuresful (5 - 7,5 ml) 16 years and over: 2 medicine measureful (10 mL) SIDE-EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS Guaiphenesin: Guaiphenesin may cause gastro-intestinal discomfort. Very large doses cause nausea and vomiting.
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