Covonia Dry & Tickly Cough Linctus

Covonia Dry & Tickly Cough Linctus

Glycerol 1.36g/5ml

Excipient(s) with known effect

Each 5ml contains Syrup (1.7g sucrose), Liquid Glucose 280.0mg, Ethanol (less than 30mg).

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1

Oral Solution

A dark brown syrupy liquid with the odours of liquorice, anise and honey.

A soothing preparation for relief of the symptoms of coughs and sore throats.

Oral

Recommended doses

Adults and Children over 12 years: two 5ml spoonfuls.

Children over 1 year: one 5ml spoonful.

Dosage schedule

Repeat dose as required, up to a maximum of 4 times a day.

This product may be taken for up to 5 days following which, if symptoms persist, medical advice should be sought.

Shake the bottle before use.

Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.

Keep all medicines out of the sight and reach of children.

Not suitable for children under 1 year.

Not suitable for use in diabetics.

Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrose-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

If symptoms persist for more than 5 days, consult your doctor or pharmacist.

None known

No adverse effects are considered likely if this product is used in the above conditions, however, as with all medicines, its use should be avoided unless recommended by a doctor.

None known

None anticipated at the recommended dosage.

Reporting of suspected adverse reactions

Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.

Overdose with this preparation is unlikely to occur, however, large doses of glycerin may cause thirst, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, hyperglycaemia, dehydration, dizziness and mental confusion. Cardiac arrhythmias have been reported. If ingestion is recent gastric lavage should be administered, other treatment should be symptomatic.

Glycerol acts as a demulcent to soothe the passage of the upper respiratory tract.

Glycerol is readily absorbed from the intestine and is metabolised to carbon dioxide and glycogen.

None known

Purified Water

Honey

Citric Acid

Syrup

Caramel

Menthol

Peppermint Oil

Anise Oil

Capsicum Tincture (contains capsicum oleoresin, ethanol)

Blackcurrant Flavour (contains propylene glycol, ethanol)

Liquorice Liquid Extract

Liquid Glucose

None

36 months unopened

Use within 28 days of opening

Do not store above 25 °C

150ml: glass bottle with 28mm cap with tamper evident band and EPE/Saranex liner.

180ml: glass bottle with 28mm cap with tamper evident band and EPE/Saranex liner.

300ml: glass bottle with 28mm cap with tamper evident band and EPE/Saranex liner

None stated.

Thornton & Ross Ltd

Linthwaite Laboratories

Huddersfield

HD7 5QH

ENGLAND

PL 00240/5092R

02/12/1988 / 26/05/2005

15/02/2018