Benylin Mucus Cough Honey & Lemon Syrup is an expectorant cough medicine containing Guaifenesin 100mg per 5ml, formulated for the symptomatic relief of productive, chesty coughs. Guaifenesin works by loosening and thinning mucus (phlegm) in the chest, making it easier to cough up and clear the airways. The clear yellow-brown syrup has a pleasant honey and lemon flavour with a warming sensation in the throat.
Suitable for adults, adolescents and children from 6 years of age, with age-appropriate dosing.
Key Benefits
Symptomatic relief from productive/chesty coughs
Contains Guaifenesin 100mg per 5ml — an effective expectorant
Helps loosen and thin mucus and phlegm in the chest
Makes mucus easier to cough up and clear from the airways
Provides a warming sensation to the throat
Pleasant honey & lemon flavour
Suitable for adults, adolescents and children from 6 years of age
Suitable for short-term treatment of troublesome mucus coughs
Key Ingredient
Guaifenesin 100mg/5ml – An expectorant that helps loosen mucus from the lungs and reduces its viscosity, making phlegm easier to bring up when coughing and helping to clear mucus from the chest more effectively.
Full Ingredients
Each 5ml contains: Guaifenesin 100mg.
Also contains: ethanol, glucose, sucrose, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate (E211) and propylene glycol (E1520) among its excipients.
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Patient Information Leaflet
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How to Use
For oral use only.
Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over: Take 10ml four times daily. Maintain a minimum interval of 4 hours between doses. Do not exceed 40ml in 24 hours.
Children aged 6–12 years: Take 5ml four times daily, maintaining a minimum interval of 4 hours between doses. Do not exceed 20ml in 24 hours.
Do not use in children aged 2–5 years. Contraindicated in children under 2 years. Do not
Benylin Phlegm Cough helps relieve chesty coughs. It contains guaifenesin, an expectorant that loosens mucus (phlegm) from the lungs so it's easier to cough up, and levomenthol to help you breathe more easily by easing congestion.
Key Benefits
Relieves chesty, productive coughs
Loosens phlegm so it's easier to clear
Levomenthol helps ease congestion
For adults and children aged 12 years and over
How to Use
For oral use only. Read the enclosed leaflet carefully before use.
Adults and children 12 years and over: two 5ml spoonfuls four times a day.
Not recommended for children under 12 years.
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Warnings
Online purchase is only for customers aged 16 and over. If you are under 16, please speak with a pharmacist in store.
Do not use for a chronic cough, such as with asthma, or where the cough comes with excessive secretions, without consulting a doctor.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines or complementary therapies, or have a medical condition.
Seek advice before use if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, breastfeeding or have allergies.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist if symptoms persist or get worse.
Keep all medicines out of the sight and reach of children.
Storage
Do not store above 30°C.
Do not use if the bottle seal is broken when purchased.
Keep the bottle tightly closed to protect from moisture.
Ingredients
Active ingredients (per 5ml): Guaifenesin 100mg, Levomenthol 1.1mg.
Also contains: Sucrose, liquid glucose, invert sugar, sodium benzoate (E211), sodium, Ponceau 4R (E124), propylene glycol (E1520) and ethanol.
Patient Information Leaflet
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