Orifarm ambroxol 30 mg/5 ml, syrup, 150 ml

Ambroxol Orifarm is a syrup-form medicine containing ambroxol hydrochloride (a bromhexine derivative) as an active substance. It belongs to a group of medicines that stimulate the secretion of bronchial mucus and reduce its viscosity.

Ambroxol Orifarm is used in:

• acute and chronic respiratory diseases associated with difficulty in expectorating viscous secretions from the respiratory tract, such as: acute and chronic bronchitis, inflammation of the nose and throat, cystic fibrosis.

The active substance is ambroxol hydrochloride. 5 ml of syrup contains 30 mg of ambroxol hydrochloride.

Other ingredients are: liquid, non-crystallising sorbitol; glycerol 85%; benzoic acid (E 210); propionic acid; banana essence (contains, among others: propylene glycol (E 1520), methyl heptino carbonate, eugenol, citral, isoeugenol, sulphites); purified water.

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Recommended dose
Children aged

• 1 to 2 years: 1.25 ml of syrup (7.5 mg of ambroxol) – 2 times a day;
• 2 to 5 years: 1.25 ml of syrup (7.5 mg of ambroxol) – 3 times a day;
• 6 to 12 years: 2.5 ml of syrup (15 mg of ambroxol) – 2 to 3 times a day.

Children over 12 years of age and adults

• 5 ml of syrup (30 mg of ambroxol) up to 3 times a day for the first 2 to 3 days, then 5 ml of syrup 2 times a day.

The recommended dosage applies to acute respiratory diseases.
In chronic diseases, the dose should be reduced by half.
The drug should be used with caution in children aged 1 to 5 years.
Ambroxol Orifarm should not be used at night.
If there is no improvement after 4 to 5 days or the patient feels worse, contact your doctor.

• If you are allergic to the active substance or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
• If you suffer from bronchospasm.