Fluditek
Fluditek: instructions for use and reviews
- 1. Release form and composition
- 2. Pharmacological properties
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Method of application and dosage
- 6. Side effects
- 7. Overdose
- 8. Special instructions
- 9. Application during pregnancy and lactation
- 10. Use in childhood
- 11. In case of impaired renal function
- 12. Drug interactions
- 13. Analogs
- 14. Terms and conditions of storage
- 15. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
- 16. Reviews
- 17. Price in pharmacies
Latin name: Fluditec
ATX code: R05CB03
Active ingredient: carbocisteine (carbocisteine)
Producer: Innotera Shusi (France), Uniter Liquid Manufacturing (France)
Description and photo update: 2019-26-08
Prices in pharmacies: from 306 rubles.
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Fluditec is a drug with mucolytic and expectorant effects.
Release form and composition
- syrup: transparent liquid of green color with the smell of caramel (125 ml in glass bottles, 1 bottle in a cardboard box);
- syrup for children: clear orange liquid with a banana smell (125 ml in glass bottles, 1 bottle in a cardboard box);
- oral solution: transparent viscous liquid of light brown color with the smell of caramel (10 ml in a sachet, in a cardboard box of 10, 12 or 15 sachets).
Composition of 1 ml of syrup:
- active substance: carbocisteine - 50 mg;
- auxiliary components: purified water, sucrose, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, glycerol, sodium hydroxide, caramel flavor, patented blue V (E131) and sunset yellow (E110) dyes.
Composition of 1 ml syrup for children:
- active substance: carbocisteine - 20 mg;
- auxiliary components: purified water, sucrose, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, glycerol, sodium hydroxide, banana flavor, sunset yellow dye (E110).
Composition of 10 ml oral solution (1 sachet):
- active substance: carbocisteine - 750 mg;
- auxiliary components: purified water, sorbitol solution 70% (non-crystallized), hyetellose, maltitol (solution), sodium saccharinate, sodium hydroxide, sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, caramel and vanilla flavors.
Pharmacological properties
Pharmacodynamics
The active substance of Fluditek is carbocisteine, the mucolytic and expectorant effect of which is due to its ability to activate sial transferase - an enzyme of the goblet cells of the bronchial mucosa.
Carbocisteine normalizes the quantitative ratio of neutral and acidic sialomucins of bronchial secretions. Restores the elasticity and viscosity of mucus, facilitates its discharge. Normalizes the mucous membrane, promotes its regeneration. Improves mucociliary clearance, activates the activity of the ciliated epithelium. Restores the secretion of active immunoglobulin A (specific protection) and the amount of sulfhydryl groups of mucus components (non-specific protection).
Pharmacokinetics
After taking Fluditek inside, the maximum concentration of carbocysteine in the blood and the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract is noted after 2-3 hours, in the mucous membrane it remains for 8 hours.
The drug is excreted mainly in the urine: in the form of metabolites and unchanged.
Indications for use
According to the instructions, Fluditec is used for the following acute and chronic diseases, accompanied by the formation of viscous, difficult to separate sputum / mucus:
- diseases of the bronchi and lungs: bronchitis, tracheitis, tracheobronchitis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma;
- inflammatory diseases of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx and middle ear: rhinitis, sinusitis, adenoiditis, otitis media.
Also, the tool is used in preparation for bronchoscopy and / or bronchography.
Contraindications
- exacerbation of chronic glomerulonephritis;
- cystitis;
- exacerbation of gastric ulcer and / or duodenal ulcer;
- I trimester of pregnancy (syrup 50 mg / ml and oral solution);
- children under 2 years of age (syrup for children 20 mg / ml), up to 15 years (syrup 50 mg / ml and oral solution);
- hypersensitivity to any component of the drug.
As part of the oral solution, there is a 70% sorbitol solution, therefore, in this dosage form, Fluditec is not recommended for patients with such a hereditary disease as fructose intolerance.
Fluditec should be used with caution in the following cases:
- chronic glomerulonephritis outside the exacerbation phase;
- history of gastric ulcer and / or duodenal ulcer;
- II and III trimesters of pregnancy (syrup 50 mg / ml and oral solution);
- lactation (syrup 50 mg / ml and oral solution).
Instructions for use of Fluditek: method and dosage
Syrup 50 mg / ml
In this dosage form, the drug is prescribed for adults and adolescents from 15 years old.
Fluiditek syrup is recommended to be taken 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals.
Recommended dosage: 15 ml * (1 tablespoon) 3 times a day.
* The amount of the drug in 1 tbsp. l. (15 ml) corresponds to 750 mg of carbocysteine.
The duration of treatment without a doctor's prescription should be no more than 8-10 days.
Syrup for children 20 mg / ml
At this dosage, Fluditek syrup is prescribed for children from 2 years old.
Recommended dosage of Fluditek for children, depending on age: 2–5 years - 5 ml * (1 teaspoon) of syrup 2 times a day; from 5 years - 5 ml of syrup 3 times a day.
* The amount of the drug in 1 tsp. corresponds to 100 mg of carbocisteine.
Do not exceed the indicated dose of the drug.
The duration of treatment, unless otherwise prescribed by a doctor, should be no more than 8-10 days.
Oral solution
In this dosage form, Fluditec is prescribed to adolescents from 15 years old and adults.
The standard therapeutic dose is 1 sachet (750 mg of carbocisteine) 3 times a day.
The recommended duration of treatment is up to 5 days.
Side effects
- from the central nervous system: malaise, weakness, dizziness;
- from the digestive system: flatulence, epigastric pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding;
- allergic reactions: in isolated cases - exanthema, urticaria, itching, angioedema.
Overdose
In case of overdose, gastralgia, nausea and diarrhea may develop. Conducting symptomatic therapy is shown.
special instructions
The preparation contains sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, which can cause allergic reactions of a delayed type (distant in time).
Information for patients with diabetes mellitus: 1 tsp. Fluiditek syrup for children 20 mg / ml contains 3.5 g of sucrose, 1 tbsp. l. syrup 50 mg / ml - 5.25 g of sucrose.
The oral solution contains sodium: in 1 sachet - 97.5 mg (4.24 mmol), which should be taken into account by patients adhering to a diet with limited sodium intake. Does not contain sugar, therefore it can be prescribed to patients who adhere to a hypoglycemic or low-calorie diet.
Influence on the ability to drive vehicles and complex mechanisms
There is no information about the negative effect of carbocisteine on cognitive and psychophysical functions of a person.
Application during pregnancy and lactation
The use of Fluditec syrup 50 mg / ml and oral solution in the first trimester of pregnancy is contraindicated. In the II and III trimesters, as well as during lactation, these dosage forms of the drug should be used with caution.
Pediatric use
Age restrictions for the use of Fluiditek:
- syrup for children 20 mg / ml - up to 2 years;
- syrup 50 mg / ml and oral solution - up to 15 years.
With impaired renal function
- chronic glomerulonephritis outside the exacerbation phase: the drug should be used with caution;
- chronic glomerulonephritis in the acute phase: Fluditec is contraindicated.
Drug interactions
With the simultaneous use of Fluditek and glucocorticosteroids or antibacterial drugs for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract, a mutual strengthening of the action is noted.
The effect of carbocisteine is reduced by atropine-like and antitussive agents.
Carbocisteine enhances the bronchodilator effect of theophylline.
Analogs
Fluiditek's analogues are: Bronchobos, Libeksin Muko, Fluifort, Acetylcysteine, ACC, Vicks Active ExpectoMed, Elmucin, Erdomed, Acestin.
Terms and conditions of storage
Store at temperatures up to 25 ° C out of reach of children.
Shelf life:
- syrup 50 mg / ml and syrup for children 20 mg / ml - 2 years;
- oral solution - 1.5 years.
Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Reviews about Fluditek
Reviews of Fluditek in the form of a syrup are mostly positive: the drug effectively liquefies phlegm and promotes its better discharge, is well tolerated and does not cause side effects. Some patients find the taste of the syrup pleasant, others not.
The disadvantages, according to the majority, are: high cost (compared to some analogues), the negative effect of the drug on the gastrointestinal tract, a large amount of sugar in the syrup and the presence of dangerous, as many believe, dyes (additives E).
In rare negative reports, the development of adverse reactions or a weak effect of Fluditek is described.
Price for Fluiditec in pharmacies
Approximate prices of Fluditeka: syrup for children 20 mg / ml - 316–352 rubles. for 1 bottle of 125 mg, syrup 50 mg / ml - 324-403 rubles. for 1 bottle of 125 mg. The cost of the oral solution is unknown, since the drug in this dosage form is currently not available commercially.
Fluditec: prices in online pharmacies
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Drug name Price Pharmacy |
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Fluditec 50 mg / ml syrup 125 ml 1 pc. 306 r Buy |
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Fluditec 20 mg / ml syrup for children 125 ml 1 pc. 332 RUB Buy |
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Fluditek syrup for children. 2% 125ml 344 r Buy |
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Fluditec syrup 5% 125ml 367 r Buy |
Anna Kozlova Medical journalist About the author
Education: Rostov State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine".
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
