ORKOF-LS
ORKOF LS Expectorant is used to provide relief from cough associated with bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema (damage of air sacs in the lungs) and other bronchopulmonary disorders where bronchospasm, mucous plugging and problems of expectoration co-exist. Coughing (dry or productive) is the body’s way of clearing irritants (like allergens, mucus or smoke) from airways and preventing infection.
ORKOF LS Expectorant is a combination of three drugs, namely Levosalbutamol (bronchodilator), Ambroxol hydrochloride (mucolytic agent), and Guaiphenesin (expectorant). Levosalbutamol works by relaxing muscles and widening the airways of the lungs. Ambroxol hydrochloride works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nose. Thereby helping to cough out phlegm easily. Guaiphenesin increases the volume of fluid in the airways, reduces the stickiness of mucus, and helps to remove it from the airways. Together, ORKOF LS Expectorant helps relieve the cough.
Medicinal Benefits
ORKOF LS Expectorant contains Levosalbutamol, Ambroxol hydrochloride, and Guaiphenesin, which are used to treat coughs associated with mucus. Levosalbutamol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles and widens the airways of the lungs. Ambroxol hydrochloride is a mucolytic agent (cough/sputum thinner) that works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nose. Thereby helping to cough out easily. Guaiphenesin is an expectorant that works by increasing the volume of fluid in the airways, reducing the stickiness of mucus and helping to remove it from the airways. Together, ORKOF LS Expectorant helps relieve the cough.
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Indigestion
- Headache
- Dry mouth or throat
Directions for Use
Shake the bottle well before use. Check the label for directions before using it. Give the prescribed dose to your child by mouth using the dropper provided with the pack.
Storage
Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
If your child is allergic to ORKOF LS Expectorant or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. If your child is suffering from fits or has a history of fits, please inform the doctor before using Ascoril LS Expectorant as it may increase the risk of recurrent fits. If your child has kidney, liver or heart problems, inform your doctor before using ORKOF LS Expectorant .
Therapeutic Class
EXPECTORANT AND COUGH PRODUCTS
Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interaction: If your child is taking any other prescription or non-prescription medicines, please inform the doctor to avoid drug interactions.
Drug-Food Interaction: No interactions found.
Drug-Disease Interaction: If your child has uncontrolled juvenile diabetes mellitus, fits, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, kidney, liver, or heart problems, inform your doctor.
Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Avoid dairy products such as milk, as it may increase mucus production. Also, avoid processed or refined foods.
- Replace baked foods, fried foods, white bread, white pasta, french fries, sugary desserts and chips with green leafy vegetables.
- Give your child plenty of fluids to avoid a dry throat. It also helps loosen mucus.
- Avoid citrus fruits as they may worsen the cough.
- Let your child have fruits rich in water content, such as pears, watermelon, peaches and pineapples.
Habit Forming
No
Please do not exceed the recommended dose, as it might cause an overdose. Signs and symptoms of an overdose of ORKOF LS Expectorant may include bleeding from the stomach or duodenum, decreased motility or constipation, dizziness or drowsiness, eye irritation, fatigue, gastrointestinal discomfort, gastrointestinal tract irritation, headache, hypokalaemia, nausea, nervousness, peritonitis, respiratory tract irritation, skin irritation, sleeplessness, tachycardia, tremor, and ulceration. Seek immediate medical attention if you observe any symptoms or think you have taken too much. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.
Disease/Condition Glossary
Cough: Coughing is the body’s way of clearing irritants (like allergens, mucus or smoke) from airways and preventing infection. Coughs may be dry or productive. A productive cough (wet cough) brings up sputum (phlegm, mucus and other matter) from the lungs. A dry cough does not produce sputum. Cough is commonly caused as a response to allergy or viral infection, but coughing up mucus is possibly an indication of infection in the respiratory tract. If you are coughing thick, solid white mucus, it indicates a bacterial infection in the airways. If the mucus is clear or light-coloured, it indicates allergies or a minor infection in the respiratory tract, and yellow or green mucus indicates a respiratory infection.
