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Kofcon Syrup

Kofcon Syrup is a combination medicine used in the treatment of wet/productive cough associated with bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, and emphysema. This medicine works by increasing the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus, and removing it from the airways. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach discomfort, sweating, muscle cramps, dizziness, and headache.

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More about the Product

Composition :

BROMHEXINE-4MG+GUAIFENESIN-50MG+TERBUTALINE-1.25MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Catholicon Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd

Consume Type :

Oral

Expires on or after :

Dec-28

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Kofcon Syrup

Kofcon Syrup is used to treat cough associated with mucus. Coughing (dry or productive) is the body's way of clearing irritants (such as allergens, mucus, or smoke) from the airways, thereby preventing respiratory infections.

Kofcon Syrup contains Guaiphenesin (expectorant), Terbutaline (bronchodilator) and Bromhexine (mucolytic agent or cough thinner). Guaiphenesin increases the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus and helping it be removed from the airways. Terbutaline relaxes muscles and widens the airways. Thereby, it makes breathing easier. Bromhexine works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe and nose. Thereby, it helps to cough out easily.

Some people may experience nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, headache, dizziness, skin rash, tremor, stomach upset and fast heartbeats. Most of these side effects of Kofcon Syrup do not require medical attention and typically resolve on their own over time. However, if the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

If you are known to be allergic to Kofcon Syrup or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before using Kofcon Syrup. If you have diabetes, fits, high blood pressure, an overactive thyroid, stomach ulcers, phenylketonuria (a congenital disability that causes accumulation of the amino acid phenylalanine in the body), kidney, liver or heart problems, please inform your doctor before taking Kofcon Syrup.

Uses of Kofcon Syrup

Kofcon Syrup is used to treat a chesty cough. The detailed uses of Kofcon Syrup are as follows:

  • Relief from Cough: Kofcon Syrup is frequently used to treat persistent coughs caused by colds, allergies, or asthma. It soothes the throat by minimising irritation.
  • Expectorant Properties: Kofcon Syrup loosens mucus in the respiratory tract, making it easier to expel phlegm and breathe.
  • Eases breathing in respiratory conditions: It relaxes the airway muscles, improving airflow and reducing wheezing or shortness of breath.
  • Breaks down mucus: It thins and dissolves mucus, making it easier to clear from the respiratory tract.

Key Benefits

  • Kofcon Syrup helps relieve cough associated with respiratory conditions such as bronchitis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Guaifenesin acts as an expectorant, thinning and loosening mucus for easier expulsion.
  • Terbutaline relaxes airway muscles, widens the air passages and makes breathing easier.
  • Bromhexine helps break down thick mucus and phlegm. Thus, improves airway clearance.
  • Reduces chest congestion and promotes effective coughing.
  • Helps relieve breathing difficulties and wheezing caused by airway obstruction.
Side effects of Kofcon Syrup
Here are the steps to manage medication-triggered tremors or involuntary shaking:
  • Notify your doctor immediately if you experience tremors or involuntary shaking after taking medication or adjusting your medication regimen.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen or recommend alternative techniques like relaxation, meditation, or journaling to alleviate tremor symptoms.
  • Your doctor may direct you to practice stress-reducing techniques, such as deep breathing exercises, yoga, or journaling.
  • Regular physical activity, such as walking or jogging, can help reduce anxiety and alleviate tremor symptoms.
  • Your doctor may recommend lifestyle changes, such as avoiding caffeine, getting enough sleep, and staying hydrated, to help manage tremors.
  • Maintain regular follow-up appointments with your doctor to monitor tremor symptoms and adjust treatment plans as needed.
Here are the steps to manage medication-triggered Nervousness:
  • Tell your doctor immediately if you experience symptoms of Nervousness, such as anxiety, jitteriness, or an increased heart rate, after taking medication or adjusting your medication regimen.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen to alleviate symptoms of Nervousness. This can include switching to a different medication, reducing the dosage, or temporarily stopping the medication. Your doctor may also recommend alternative techniques like relaxation, mindfulness meditation, or journaling. These techniques can help reduce anxiety and Nervousness.
  • Practice stress-reducing techniques, such as deep breathing exercises, yoga, or journaling, to help manage Nervousness.
  • Engage in regular physical activity, such as walking or jogging, to help reduce anxiety and improve mood.
  • Your doctor may advise considering cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) or other forms of talk therapy to address underlying anxiety or Nervousness.
  • You should maintain regular follow-up appointments with your doctor to monitor nervousness symptoms, adjust treatment plans as needed, and discuss any concerns or questions.
Here are the steps to manage the medication-triggered Tachycardia (Fast Heart Rate):
  • Contact your doctor immediately if you're experiencing a fast heart rate, palpitations, or other heart-related symptoms. This is crucial to determine whether the symptoms are related to your medication.
  • Your doctor may need to adjust your medication regimen to alleviate the fast heart rate symptoms. This could involve changing the medication, reducing the dosage, or adding new medications to counteract the side effects.
  • Follow your doctor's advice on monitoring your heart rate and blood pressure. This will help track any changes and ensure your heart rate returns normal.
  • If you experience severe symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath, seek immediate medical attention. These symptoms can indicate a more serious condition that requires prompt treatment.
  • Avoid triggers like alcohol, caffeine, and energy drinks.
  • Try relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation, or deep breathing.
  • Exercise regularly as it helps maintain heart health.
  • Follow a nutritious and balanced diet.

Directions for Use

  • Kofcon Syrup can be taken with food to help reduce the risk of stomach upset.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
  • Swallow Kofcon Syrup as a whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not crush, break, or chew it.

How Kofcon Syrup Works

Kofcon Syrup is a combination of three drugs, namely Guaiphenesin (expectorant), Terbutaline (bronchodilator) and Bromhexine (mucolytic agent or cough thinner). Guaiphenesin works by increasing the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus and helping to remove it from the airways. Terbutaline relaxes muscles and widens the airways. Thereby, it makes breathing easier. Bromhexine works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe and nose. Thereby, it helps to cough up easily.
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Alcohol

Consult your doctor

The interaction of alcohol with Kofcon Syrup is unknown. Please consult a doctor before consuming alcohol with Kofcon Syrup

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Pregnancy

Consult your doctor

The safety of Kofcon Syrup in pregnant women is unknown. Therefore, it is given to pregnant women only if the doctor thinks the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

It is unknown whether Kofcon Syrup is excreted in human milk. Kofcon Syrup is given to breastfeeding mothers only if the doctor believes the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Driving

Caution

Kofcon Syrup may cause dizziness or drowsiness in some people. Therefore, drive only if you are alert after taking Kofcon Syrup.

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Liver

Caution

Take Kofcon Syrup with caution, especially if you have a history of liver disease. The dose may be adjusted by your doctor as required.

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Kidney

Caution

Take Kofcon Syrup with caution, especially if you have a history of kidney diseases. The dose may be adjusted by your doctor as required.

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Children

Caution

Kofcon Syrup should be used with caution in children and only in doses as prescribed by a doctor.

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Heart

Caution

Please inform your doctor if you have heart problems before using Kofcon Syrup, as it contains Terbutaline, a bronchodilator that may elevate heart rate and trigger palpitations or irregular heart rhythms.

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Geriatrics

Caution

Please inform your doctor if you are an elderly patient, as this medicine may cause side effects such as tremors, dizziness, or weakness, which are more common in older adults.

What if I have taken an overdose of Kofcon Syrup

Do not take more than the prescribed dose of Kofcon Syrup as it may cause an overdose. If you suspect you have taken an overdose, please consult a doctor immediately.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Avoid dairy products such as milk, as they may increase mucus production. Also, avoid processed or refined foods. Instead, replace baked foods, fried foods, white bread, white pasta, French fries, sugary desserts, and chips with green leafy vegetables.
  • Drink plenty of fluids to avoid a dry throat while you have a cough. It helps loosen mucus.
  • Avoid citrus fruits as they may worsen the cough. Eat fruits rich in water content, such as pears, watermelon, peaches, and pineapples.

Have a query?

How Soon It Starts Working

  • The time required for Kofcon Syrup to start to work: Kofcon Syrup ideally shows its action within 30 to 60 minutes after administration.
  • The time for which the effects of Kofcon Syrup last: The effect of Kofcon Syrup lasts for 6 to 8 hours.

What if you forget to take Kofcon Syrup

If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose at the regular time. Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed one.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.• Keep Kofcon Syrup out of the sight and reach of children.• Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.

Drug Warnings

  • If you are known to be allergic to Kofcon Syrup or any other medicines, please tell your doctor.
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before using Kofcon Syrup.
  • If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), stomach ulcers/bleeding, phenylketonuria (a congenital disability with high protein in the body), kidney, liver or heart problems, please inform your doctor before taking Kofcon Syrup.
  • Let the doctor know if you are taking any other medicines, including supplements.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Drug-Drug Interaction: Inform the doctor if you are taking medicines used to lower high blood pressure (propranolol), heart rate affecting medicine (epinephrine), water pills or diuretics (furosemide), anti-allergic drugs (promethazine), uterine stimulant (oxytocin), bronchodilators (formoterol), anti-sickness or anti-nausea drug (ondansetron).

Drug-Food Interaction: No interactions found.

Drug-Disease Interaction: Inform the doctor if you have diabetes, fits, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, stomach ulcers, phenylketonuria (a birth defect that causes accumulation of the amino acid, phenylalanine in the body), kidney, liver or heart problems.

Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinCitalopram
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Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinSotalol
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Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinCitalopram
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking Citalopram with Kofcon Syrup may increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Citalopram and Kofcon Syrup can cause an interaction, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. You should seek immediate medical attention if you develop sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinSotalol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking sotalol together with Kofcon Syrup may reduce the benefits of both medications since they have opposing effects in the body.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Sotalol with Kofcon Syrup together can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advise. If you have asthma, your doctor may be able to recommend different medications that won't have this interaction. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinGatifloxacin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking Gatifloxacin and Terbutaline can increase the risk or severity of irregular heart rhythms.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Gatifloxacin and Terbutaline together can possibly result in an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, rapid heartbeat, or memory loss, contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinAmisulpride
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Using terbutaline together with amisulpride can increase the risk of severe irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Amisulpride and Kofcon Syrup can cause an interaction, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. You should seek immediate medical attention if you develop sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinPhenelzine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking Kofcon Syrup with phenelzine may increase the risk of side effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Phenelzine and Kofcon Syrup can cause an interaction, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. You should seek immediate medical attention if you develop heart palpitations, chest pain, increased heart and pulse rates. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinPenbutolol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking penbutolol together with Kofcon Syrup may reduce the benefits of both medications, as they have opposing effects in the body.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Penbutolol and Kofcon Syrup together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. Do not forget to inform the doctor if you have severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or a history of asthma, as penbutalol is often not advised in these conditions. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinPimozide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking Pimozide and Kofcon Syrup may increase the risk of irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Pimozide and Kofcon Syrup can cause an interaction, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. You should seek immediate medical attention if you develop sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinCarvedilol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking Carvedilol and Terbutaline may reduce the beneficial effects of both medications.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Kofcon Syrup and Carvedilol, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. It's important to keep an eye on your breathing issues and take action before they worsen. If you have asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a long-term swelling and irritation of the airways in your lungs), make sure to inform a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinLabetalol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Co-administration of Labetalol and Terbutaline together can decrease the medical benefits of both medications.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Labetalol and Terbutaline together can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. Do not forget to inform the doctor if you have severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or a history of asthma, as labetalol is often not advised in these conditions. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Terbutaline + Bromhexine + GuaifenesinProcarbazine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Kofcon Syrup:
Taking Kofcon Syrup and Procarbazine may increase the risk of side effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Kofcon Syrup with Procarbazine can possibly result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. Do not discontinue any medications without first consulting your doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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FAQs

Kofcon Syrup belongs to the class of medicine called expectorants, primarily used to treat cough associated with mucus.

Kofcon Syrup contains Guaiphenesin, Terbutaline, and Bromhexine. Guaiphenesin works by increasing the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus and helping to remove it from the airways. Terbutaline makes breathing easier by relaxing muscles and widening the airways. Bromhexine works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe and nose. Thereby, it helps to cough up easily.

Kofcon Syrup should be used with caution in diabetic patients if prescribed by a doctor. However, regular monitoring of blood sugar levels is recommended while taking Kofcon Syrup as it may increase blood sugar levels.

You are recommended to take Kofcon Syrup for as long as your doctor has prescribed it. However, if the symptoms persist or worsen, accompanied by a rash, fever, or persistent headache after 1 week of using Kofcon Syrup, please consult your doctor.

Take Kofcon Syrup for as long as your doctor has prescribed it. If you experience any difficulty while taking Kofcon Syrup, please consult your doctor.

No, higher than the prescribed dose of Kofcon Syrup will not be more effective; instead, it can lead to increased side effects. Therefore, do not exceed the recommended dose. If your symptoms worsen, please consult your doctor.

Store Kofcon Syrup at a temperature not exceeding 30°C in a cool and dry place. Protect from light and moisture. Keep it out of reach of children. Kofcon Syrup should be disposed of in accordance with local guidelines, or ask your pharmacist how to properly dispose of any unused medicine.

Kofcon Syrup should only be used in pregnant women if the doctor determines that the benefits outweigh the risks. It is also unclear whether Kofcon Syrup passes into breast milk, so breastfeeding mothers should use it only if the doctor believes the benefits outweigh the potential risks.

Yes, the common side effects of Kofcon Syrup include, nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, dizziness, skin rash, tremor, stomach upset, and fast heartbeats. However, please contact your physician if these effects persist for longer durations.

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Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

sco 219, first floor motor market, manimajra chandigarh chandigarh ch 160101 in
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