The dose of a drug and dosage of the drug are two different terminologies. Dose is defined as the quantity or amount of medicine given by the doctor or taken by the patient at a given period. Dosage is the regimen prescribed by the doctor about how many days and how many times per day the drug is to be taken in specified dose by the patient. The dose is expressed in mg for tablets or gm, micro gm sometimes, ml for syrups or drops for kids syrups. The dose is not fixed for a drug for all conditions, and it changes according to the condition or a disease. It also changes on the age of the patient.
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Sustained-Release Capsule:Adults and Children >12 years: 1 cap once daily after meal with plenty of liquid (sufficient supply of liquid supports the expectorant effect of Ambroxol).
Ambroxol SR capsule is not suitable for children <12 years.
Tablet:Adults and Children >12 years: 1 tab thrice daily for the first 2-3 days and then 1 tab twice daily or ½ tab thrice daily. Children 6-12 years: ½ tab 2-3 times a day.
Syrup:Adults and Children >12 years: 10 mL thrice daily during the first 2-3 days, them 10 mL twice daily or 5 mL thrice daily. Children 6-12 years: 5 mL 2-3 times a day; 2-5 years: 2.5 mL 3 times a day; <2 years: 2.5 mL 2 times a day.
DS Syrup:Adults and Children >12 years: 5 mL thrice daily for 2-3 days then 5 mL twice daily for 2.5 mL thrice daily. Children 6-12 years: 2.5 mL 2-3 times a day.
Infant Drops:Children 13-24 months: 1.25 mL twice a day; 7-12 months: 1 mL twice a day; ≤6 months: 0.5 mL twice a day.
Ambroxol interactions
Interactions are the effects that happen when the drug is taken along with the food or when taken with other medications. Suppose if you are taking a drug Ambroxol, it may have interactions with specific foods and specific medications. It will not interact with all foods and medications. The interactions vary from drug to drug. You need to be aware of interactions of the medicine you take. Most medications may interact with alcohol, tobacco, so be cautious.
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With the simultaneous use of Max Pidek Pharmaceuticals with bactericidal antibiotics (including aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, cycloserine, vancomycin, rifampicin) appears synergies; with bacteriostatic antibiotic (including macrolides, chloramphenicol, lincosamides, tetracyclines, sulphonamide) - antagonism.
Amoxicillin increases the effects of indirect anticoagulants inhibiting intestinal microflora, reduces the synthesis of vitamin K and prothrombin index.
Amoxicillin reduces the effect of drugs, in the process of metabolism that produce PABA.
Probenecid, diuretics, allopurinol, phenylbutazone, NSAIDs decrease the tubular secretion of amoxicillin, which can be accompanied by an increase in its concentration in blood plasma.
Antacids, glucosamine, laxatives, aminoglycosides, slow down and reduce, and ascorbic acid increases the absorption of amoxicillin.
With the combined use of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid pharmacokinetics of both components unchanged.
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References
FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "200168S0CL: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).
European Chemicals Agency - ECHA. "Ambroxol: The information provided here is aggregated from the "Notified classification and labelling" from ECHA's C&L Inventory. ". https://echa.europa.eu/information-o... (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Ambroxol are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Ambroxol. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.
User reports
35 consumers reported frequency of use
How frequently do I need to take Ambroxol? It was reported by ndrugs.com website users that Ambroxol should ideally be taken 3 times in a day as the most common frequency of the Ambroxol. You should you adhere strictly to the instructions and guidelines provided by your doctor on how frequently this Ambroxol should be taken. Get another patient's view on how frequent the capsule should be used by clicking here.
Users
%
3 times in a day
16
45.7%
Twice in a day
7
20.0%
4 times in a day
7
20.0%
Once in a day
5
14.3%
40 consumers reported doses
What doses of Ambroxol drug you have used? The drug can be in various doses. Most anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive drugs, pain killers, or antibiotics are in different low and high doses and prescribed by the doctors depending on the severity and demand of the condition suffered by the patient. In our reports, ndrugs.com website users used these doses of Ambroxol drug in following percentages. Very few drugs come in a fixed dose or a single dose. Common conditions, like fever, have almost the same doses, e.g., [acetaminophen, 500mg] of drug used by the patient, even though it is available in various doses.
Users
%
11-50mg
17
42.5%
51-100mg
7
17.5%
201-500mg
5
12.5%
101-200mg
4
10.0%
6-10mg
4
10.0%
501mg-1g
2
5.0%
1-5mg
1
2.5%
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