Lemsip Cough Dry

Linctus.

For the symptomatic relief of dry tickly coughs and sore throats.

Route of administration - oral.

Adults and children over 12: Two 5ml spoonfuls, three or four times daily.

Children 1-12 years: One 5ml spoonful, three or four times daily.

No special dose is required for elderly patients.

Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients.

Do not give to children under 1 year.

Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

This medicinal product contains small amounts of ethanol (alcohol), less than 100 mg per 5 ml.

Contains esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid which may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed).

None known.

As with many other medicines, this product should be avoided in the first three months of pregnancy and during lactation unless the benefits outweigh any risks; no significant problems have been reported in breast-fed infants from mothers taking this product.

None known.

None known.

Overdosage is unlikely but if it does occur then treatment consists of general supportive therapy and may include gastric lavage.

Glycerol, honey and syrup act as demulcents and provide a soothing medium for an irritated throat.

The citric acid monohydrate and the lemon oil, terpeneless both add to the sharpness of the product and enhance the flavour.

Not applicable.

No preclinical findings of relevance have been reported.

Ethanol (96%), Nipasept sodium and water.

None known.

Three years.

Store below 25°C.

Amber glass bottles with a polypropylene cap with a polyethylene tamper-evident band with expanded polyethylene wad. Pack sizes: 100 ml and 200 ml (100 ml is currently sold).

Oral administration.

Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited,

Dansom Lane,

Hull,

HU8 7DS.

PL 0063/0038.

24th April, 1995.

08/07/2011