STREPSILS Honey and Lemon tabl x 36
Strepsils Honey and Lemon belongs to a group of medicinal products called antiseptics.
Strepsils Honey and Lemon is recommended for the treatment and relief of symptoms in infectious-inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity (stomatitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis).
It has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties.
The effect appears in the first 5 minutes and lasts up to 2 hours after the administration of the medicinal product.
Do not take Strepsils Honey and Lemon:
- if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol, amylmetacresol or to any of the other ingredients of Strepsils Honey and Lemon.
Pay special attention when using Strepsils Honey and Lemon
- if you have diabetes - see section Important information about some of the ingredients of Strepsils Honey and Lemon.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including those obtained without a prescription.
There are no known interactions with other medicinal products.
Administration of Strepsils Honey and Lemon with food and drink
Strepsils Honey and Lemon should not be taken with food or drink. To be administered between meals.
Pregnancy, fertility and breastfeeding
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any medicine.
The safety of Strepsils Honey and Lemon during pregnancy and lactation has not been established, the medicinal product can be taken with caution by pregnant or lactating women.
Driving and working is machines
Strepsils Honey and Lemon does not affect the ability to drive and operate machinery.
Important information about some of the ingredients in Strepsils Honey and Lemon
Strepsils Honey and Lemon contains glucose and sucrose. If your doctor has warned you that you have an intolerance to some types of sugar, please consult your doctor for advice before using this medicine.
Each Strepsils Honey and Lemon tablet contains: 1 g of glucose and 1.4 g of sucrose. This should be considered in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Dosage:
Always take Strepsils Honey and Lemon exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Adults and children over 6 years:
One tablet is sucked slowly over 2-3 hours; lozenges are left in the mouth until they are completely dissolved; not to be chewed or swallowed whole; taken between meals. As with other similar medicinal products, you should change the position of the lozenges inside the mouth until they dissolve to avoid the risk of local irritation.
Do not exceed the recommended dose (maximum 8 lozenges in 24 hours).
To avoid the risk of choking, Strepsils Honey and Lemon should only be administered to children who can unsupervisedly hold the lozenge in their mouth while it slowly dissolves.
Elderly patients
In elderly patients, it is not necessary to reduce the dose.
Treatment should not last more than 5 days, as it may lead to an imbalance of the oral microbial flora and the risk of bacterial or fungal infection.
If you have taken more than the required dose of Strepsils Honey and Lemon
Gastrointestinal discomfort may occur; use should be discontinued and symptomatic treatment should be initiated - for this purpose, you should consult your doctor or an emergency center.
If you forget to take Strepsils Honey and Lemon
Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed lozenge.
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Strepsils Honey and Lemon can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Hypersensitivity reactions, indigestion and diarrhea are possible.
If any of the side effects become serious or you notice other side effects not described in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
Composition:
The active substances are: 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol 1.2 mg and Amylmetacresol 0.6 mg.
The other ingredients are: honey, tartaric acid, peppermint oil, lemon oil, liquid sucrose, liquid glucose, coloring E104.
