Ascoril LS Oral Drops 15 ml

Description

About Ascoril LS Oral Drops

Ascoril LS Oral Drops is used to treat cough associated with mucus. Coughing (dry or productive) is the body’s way of clearing irritants (like allergens, mucus, or smoke) from airways and preventing infection. There are two types of coughs: dry cough and chesty cough. A dry cough is tickly and doesn’t produce any vicious or thick mucus, while a chesty cough (wet cough) means mucous or sputum is produced to help clear your airways.

Ascoril LS Oral Drops is a combination of three drugs, namely Levosalbutamol (bronchodilator), Ambroxol (mucolytic agent), and Guaifenesin (expectorant). Levosalbutamol belongs to the class of bronchodilators that work by relaxing muscles and widening the airways of the lungs. Ambroxol belongs to the class of mucolytic agents (cough/sputum thinner) that work by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nose. Thereby helping to cough out easily. Guaifenesin belongs to the class of expectorants that works by increasing the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus, and helping to remove it from the airways.

Take Ascoril LS Oral Drops as prescribed. Your doctor will recommend how often you take Ascoril LS Oral Drops based on your medical condition. Some people may experience nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, headache, dizziness, skin rash, tremor, stomach upset and diarrhoea. Most of these side effects of Ascoril LS Oral Drops do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

If you are allergic to Ascoril LS Oral Drops or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before using Ascoril LS Oral Drops. If you are suffering from fits or have a history of fits, please inform your doctor before taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops as it may increase the risk of recurrent fits. If you have diabetes, regular monitoring of blood sugar levels is recommended while taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops. Drink plenty of fluids while taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops to loosen mucus. If you have diabetes, fits, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, stomach ulcers, phenylketonuria (a birth defect that causes accumulation of amino acid, phenylalanine in the body), kidney, liver, or heart problems, inform your doctor before taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops.

Uses of Ascoril LS Oral Drops

Treatment of Chesty cough with mucus

Medicinal Benefits

Ascoril LS Oral Drops is a combination of three drugs: Levosalbutamol, Ambroxol, and Guaifenesin, which are used to treat coughs associated with mucus. Levosalbutamol belongs to the class of bronchodilators that work by relaxing muscles and widening the airways of the lungs. Ambroxol belongs to the class of mucolytic agents (cough/sputum thinner) that work by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nose. Thereby helping to cough out easily. Guaifenesin belongs to the class of expectorants that works by increasing the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus, and helping to remove it from the airways.

Directions for Use

Shake the bottle well before use. Check the label for directions before use. Take Ascoril LS Oral Drops with or without food as prescribed by your doctor with the help of a measuring cup that is provided with the pack.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight

Side Effects of Ascoril LS Oral Drops

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Drowsiness
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Diarrhoea
• Skin rash
• Tremor
• Stomach upset

In-depth Information

Drug Warnings

If you are allergic to Ascoril LS Oral Drops or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before using Ascoril LS Oral Drops. If you are suffering from fits or have a history of fits, please inform your doctor before taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops as it may increase the risk of recurrent fits. If you have diabetes, regular monitoring of blood sugar levels is recommended while taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops. Drink plenty of fluids while taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops to loosen mucus. If you have diabetes, fits, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, stomach ulcers, phenylketonuria (a birth defect that causes accumulation of amino acid, phenylalanine in the body), kidney, liver, or heart problems, inform your doctor before taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops.

Drug Interactions

Drug-Drug Interaction: Ascoril LS Oral Drops may have interaction with antibiotics (erythromycin, doxycycline, cefuroxime, amoxicillin), water pills (furosemide), bronchodilators (albuterol, formoterol, vilanterol), anti-sickness drug (ondansetron), steroids (prednisone, budesonide).

Drug-Food Interaction: Ascoril LS Oral Drops may interact with caffeine. Therefore, avoid or limit the intake of caffeinated beverages, foods or dietary supplements with Ascoril LS Oral Drops as it may increase the risk of adverse effects.

Drug-Disease Interaction: If you have diabetes, fits, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, stomach ulcers, phenylketonuria (a birth defect that causes accumulation of amino acid, phenylalanine in the body), kidney, liver or heart problems, inform your doctor before taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

• ERYTHROMYCIN
• DOXYCYCLINE
• CEFUROXIME
• AMOXICILLIN
• FUROSEMIDE
• ALBUTEROL
• FORMOTEROL
• VILANTEROL
• ONDANSETRON
• PREDNISONE
• BUDESONIDE

Habit Forming

No

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

• Avoid dairy products such as milk as it may increase mucus production. Also, avoid processed or refined foods to have relief from cough. Instead replace baked foods, fried foods, white bread, white pasta, French fries, sugary desserts and chips with green leafy vegetables.
• Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dry throat while you have a cough and loosen mucus.
• Avoid citrus fruits as it may worsen the cough. Eat fruits rich in water content such as pears, watermelon, peaches and pineapples.

Special Advise

Regularly monitor blood sugar levels while taking Ascoril LS Oral Drops if you have diabetes as it may increase blood sugar levels.

Patients Concern

Disease/Condition Glossary

Cough: Coughing is a body’s way of clearing irritants (like allergens, mucus, or smoke) from airways and preventing infection. Coughs may be dry or productive. A productive cough (wet cough) brings up sputum (phlegm, mucus, and other matter) from the lungs. Cough is commonly caused as a response to allergy or viral infection but coughing up mucus is possibly an indication of infection in the respiratory tract. If you are coughing thick, solid white mucus, it indicates you may have a bacterial infection in the airways. If the mucus is clear or light-colored, it indicates you may have allergies or a minor infection in the respiratory tract, and yellow or green mucus indicates a respiratory infection.