DILINCT is a medicine used for the relief of coughing and to facilitate bronchodilation and expectoration.
1. What DILINCT is and what it is used for.
2. What you need to know before you take/use DILINCT.
Contraindications: The antihistamines are contraindicated in epileptics, since in large doses they may precipitate fits. Do not use in children under 2 years of age. Ammonium chloride: Should not be given to patients with impaired renal or hepatic functions, advanced arteriosclerosis or dehydration.
Warnings and special precautions: This medicine may lead to drowsiness and impaired concentration that may be aggravated by the simultaneous intake of alcohol or other central nervous system depressants. Caution is needed in conditions such as closed-angle glaucoma, urinary retention, prostatic hyperplasia, pyloroduodenal obstruction. Contains sucrose which may have an effect on the glycaemic control of patients with diabetes mellitus. Contains sucrose. Patients with rare hereditary conditions such as fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose mal-absorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take DILINCT. Patients with the rare hereditary condition of sorbitol intolerance should not take DILINCT.
3. How to take/use DILINCT.
Dosage and directions for use: 1 medicine measure = 5 ml.
Adults: 3 medicine measures three to four times daily.
Children: 2 to 6 years: ½ medicine measure, three to four times daily.
6 to 12 years: 1 medicine measure, three to four times daily.
Not recommended for children under 2 years of age.
4. Possible side effects.
Hydroxyethyltheophylline (Etofylline): May give rise to the following side effects:
Psychiatric disorders: Irritability, anxiety, restlessness and confusion. Unknown
Nervous system disorders: CNS stimulation, insomnia, tremors. Overdosage of theophylline may lead to convulsions. Frequent
Cardiac disorders: Palpitations. Unknown
Gastrointestinal disorders: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain. Unknown
General disorders and administration site conditions: Headache. Unknown
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride: May give rise to the following side effects:
Immune system disorders: Hypersensitivity reactions (cross-sensitivity to related drugs may occur) Unknown
Psychiatric disorders: Sedation, drowsiness, lassitude. Frequent
Nervous system disorders: Dizziness, incoordination; CNS stimulation (especially in children) with insomnia, nervousness, euphoria, irritability, tremors, nightmares, hallucinations and convulsions. Unknown
Cardiac disorders: Transient bradycardia followed by tachycardia with palpitations and arrhythmias. Unknown
Eye Disorders: Blurred vision Unknown
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: Thickened respiratory tract secretions, tightness of the chest. Unknown
Gastrointestinal disorders: Reduction in tone and motility of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in, constipation and increased gastric reflux. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, gastric pain. Unknown
General disorders and administration site conditions: Urinary difficulty and retention. Unknown
Ammonium chloride: Is irritant to the gastric mucosa and may produce nausea and vomiting particularly in large doses. Ammonium chloride can also produce a transient diuresis and mild acidosis.
5. How to store DILINCT.
Store in a cool place at or below 30 °C. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.