LISOMUCIL COUGH MUC UNID*30BS

Lisomucil Cough Mucolytic Unidie 2.7 g granules for oral solution
Carbocysteine
Equivalent medicine

What it is and what it is used for
This medicine contains the active ingredient carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate, which belongs to a group of medicines called mucolytics, used to facilitate the elimination of mucus from the respiratory tract.

Lisomucil Cough Mucolytic Unidie is indicated for the treatment of cough in acute and chronic respiratory diseases.

Consult your doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 14 days.

What you need to know before taking the medicine
Do not take Lisomucil Cough Mucolytic Unidie
- if you are allergic to carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in paragraph 6);
- if you suffer from a stomach or intestinal problem called gastroduodenal ulcer;
- if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (see the Pregnancy and breastfeeding section);
- if the person who needs to take this medicine is a child under 11 years of age (see the Children section).

Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Lisomucil Cough Mucolytic Unidie.
Caution is recommended in elderly patients, asthmatic patients with a history of severe respiratory problems, debilitated patients, those with a history of gastroduodenal ulcers or those taking drugs known to cause gastrointestinal bleeding. You must stop treatment with carbocysteine in case of gastrointestinal bleeding.
This medicine should not be used in combination with cough suppressants and/or medicines that inhibit bronchial secretion.

There are no known phenomena of reduced efficacy of the medicine after prolonged treatment or phenomena of dependence (need to continue taking the medicine) with the use of Lisomucil Cough Mucolytic Unidie.

This medicine does not affect weight, so you can take it if you are on a low-calorie diet or if you suffer from diabetes.

Children
Lisomucil Cough Mucolytic Unidie should not be administered to children under 11 years of age.

Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Consult your doctor if you experience any of the following side effects:

Not known frequency (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
- irritations and skin diseases (skin rash, hives, erythema, dermatitis), possibly with spots, blisters or bullae (exanthema, bullous exanthema/erythema), severe skin eruptions often with blisters or mucosal lesions (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, bullous dermatitis, erythema multiforme; toxic skin rash, itching, swelling due to fluid accumulation around the eyes, mouth, tongue and throat, with possible breathing difficulties (angioedema) (in such cases, discontinue treatment and consult your doctor to initiate appropriate therapy);
- abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding (in such cases, discontinue treatment and consult your doctor to initiate appropriate therapy);
- dizziness;
- redness;
- difficulty breathing (dyspnea).

Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, including any not listed in this leaflet, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system at: https://www.aifa.gov.it/content/segnalazionireazioni-avverse.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.