Manufacturer: Indoco Remedies Ltd
Salt Composition : Terbutaline(1.25mg/5ml), Bromhexine(4mg/5ml), Ammonium Chloride(50mg/5ml), Menthol(0.75mg/5ml)
Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry is taken with or without food in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends. If you stop treatment too early your symptoms may come back and your condition may worsen. Let your doctor know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.
The most common side effects are nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, bloating, tremors, increased heart rate, headache, sweating, and skin rash. Most of these are temporary and usually resolve with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about any of these side effects. This medicine can also cause sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can make sleepiness worse.
Never support self-medication or recommend your medicine to another person. It is beneficial to have plenty of fluids while taking this medication. Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry gives relief from cough by loosening thick mucus and making it easier to cough it out. It also makes it easier for air to move in and out of your airways. This reduces the frequency of coughing and makes you feel better. It also soothes your throat because of the presence of Menthol in it.
Terbutaline is a beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist indicated to treat reversibly bronchospasm in asthmatic patients with bronchitis and emphysema. It has a short duration as the inhaled form is taken up to three times daily, and the therapeutic window is wide.Bromhexine acts on the mucus at the formative stages in the glands, within the mucus-secreting cells. Bromhexine disrupts the structure of acid mucopolysaccharide fibres in mucoid sputum and produces a less viscous mucus, which is easier to expectorate.Ammonium chloride increases acidity by increasing the amount of hydrogen ion concentrations. Ammonium chloride can be used as an expectorant due to its irritative action on the bronchial mucosa. This effect causes the production of respiratory tract fluid which in order facilitates the effective cough.Menthol is a selective activator of transient receptor potential melastatin-8 (TRPM8) channels and is also a vasoactive compound. As a topical agent, it acts as a counter-irritant by imparting a cooling effect and by initially stimulating nociceptors and then desensitizing them.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Tuspel Plus
Nausea
Indigestion
Diarrhea
Bloating
Tremors
Increased heart rate
Dizziness
Headache
Sweating
Skin rash
Allergic reaction
Hypersensitivity
Metabolic alkalosis with loss of sodium bicarbonate
Seizures
Severe liver impairment
Severe renal impairment
Information regarding the use of Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry. Please consult your doctor.
Information regarding the use of Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Use with caution
Below 9years: Contraindicated
Terbutaline+Bromhexine+Ammonium Chloride+Menthol is used in the treatment of cough.Terbutaline is a bronchodilator which relax the muscles in the airways and widen the airways. Bromhexine is a mucolytic which thins and loosens mucus (phlegm), making it easier to cough out. Ammonium Chloride is an expectorant which works by decreasing the stickiness of airway secretions and helps in their removal from the airways. Menthol is an organic compound which produces a sensation of coolness and relieves minor throat irritation. Together, they make breathing easier.
Alcohol
Anisindione
Bendrofluazide
Dicumarol
Furosemide
Methadone
Metipranolol
Pancuronium
Theophylline
Warfarin
Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry relieves cough associated with bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema and other broncho-pulmonary disorders.
It may cause dizziness and sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how it affects you.
If you are diabetic, monitor your blood glucose regularly while taking this medicine.
Inform your doctor if you have a history of thyroid or heart disease.
Stop taking Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry and inform your doctor if your cough persists for more than 1 week, tends to recur, or is accompanied by a fever, rash or persistent headache.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Tuspel Plus Expectorant Strawberry may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
