Pulmorest S Tablets

• If you are allergic to this medicine or any other ingredients of Pulmorest S Tablet.
• If you have ulcers in the stomach or intestine.
• If you use other cough medicines which inhibits the cough reflex (like codeine), especially before going to sleep. Taking this medicine with other cough suppressing medicine inhibits the coughing out sputum.

• Headache
• Nausea
• Shaking
• Fast heart beats
• Vertigo
• Ponding heartbeats (palpitation)
• Sweating
• Loss of appetite
• Cramps
• Feeling tense
• Irregular heartbeats
• Irritation in mouth and throat
• Change sleeping patterns
• Low blood potassium levels (produces symptoms like weakness, thirst, pins and needle sensation)

Other General Warnings

• You are having a feeling of weakness.
• You are having asthma or mechanical narrowing of the lumen of the windpipe.
• You are having stomach or duodenal ulcers this medicine may irritate the lining.
• You are having any liver or kidney problems.
• You are having epilepsy or fits.
• You are having any symptoms related to hypersensitivity reactions.
• You are having pregnancy or any problem related to pregnancy.
• You are having diabetes mellites. Your doctor may advise few tests before starting the treatment.
• You are having any heart problems like irregular heartbeats or angina (chest pain due to decreased blood supply to the heart).
• You are having an overactive thyroid gland.
• You have any sugar intolerance.
• You are addicted to alcohol.
• Do not use Pulmorest S Tablet for children below 12 years of age.

• Pulmorest S Tablet should be taken as directed by your doctor.
• Swallow it whole with a glass of water, do not cut, break or chew the medicine.
• It would be best if you took it at a fixed time for optimal results.
• You should not consume it more than that prescribed by your doctor.
• Even after improvement of symptoms, continue taking this medicine for the period your doctor has prescribed to control the symptoms and as preventive measures.

• Store Pulmorest S Tablet below 25°C in the original package.
• Keep this medicine out of sight and reach of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date.
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.

Overdose

Missed a Dose

How Does It Work?

• Pulmorest S Tablet works by the combined action of all its components: guaifenesin, terbutaline and bromhexine
• Guaifenesin being an expectorant group of medicine decreases the stickiness of mucus to the windpipe and lungs.
• Bromhexine is a mucolytic group of medicine, which decreases the consistency of mucus and makes it thin and loosens it. So, it becomes easier for patients to cough it out.
• Terbutaline being a bronchodilator medicine, relaxes the muscles of the windpipe so breathing becomes easy.

Interactions with other medicines

• Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including:
• Steroid medicines like Prednisolone
• Xanthine medicines like Theophylline or Aminophylline (used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Beta-blocker medicines like Atenolol or Propranolol used for high blood pressure, and eye drops like Timolol for glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye)
• Water tablets, also known as diuretics (like Frusemide)
• If you are to undergo any surgery with general anaesthetics, you must inform your doctor about all medications you are taking
• Antibiotics like Erythromycin or Cefalexin
• Anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic medicines like Salicylates, Phenylbuthazone and Oxyphenylbuthazone (it may increase the chances of stomach irritation and ulcers)
• Tell your doctor about any of the other medicines you are taking, including medicines without prescription and herbal medicines as well, as these medicines may alter the effectiveness of Pulmorest S Tablet or increase the chances of side effects.