Butamirate: Indication, Dosage, Side Effect, Precaution

This information is not country-specific. Please refer to the Myanmar prescribing information.

Generic Medicine Info

Indications and Dosage

Oral
Non-productive cough

Adult: As 50 mg tab: 2 or 3 tabs daily at intervals of 8 or 12 hours. As 7.5 mg/5 mL syr: 22.5 mg (15 mL) up to 4 times daily. Max: 90 mg (60 mL) daily. Dosage recommendations may vary among countries or individual products (refer to specific product guidelines).
Child: Dosage recommendations may vary among countries or individual products (refer to specific product guidelines).

Special Precautions

Hepatic and renal impairment. Pregnancy and lactation.

Adverse Reactions

Gastrointestinal disorders: Nausea, diarrhoea.
Immune system disorders: Hypersensitivity reaction.
Nervous system disorders: Drowsiness, dizziness.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Rash, urticaria.

Patient Counseling Information

This drug may cause drowsiness or dizziness, if affected, do not drive or operate machinery.

Overdosage

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, somnolence, dizziness, hypotension. Management: Supportive treatment.

Drug Interactions

Concomitant use with other cough medicines may cause an accumulation of bronchial secretions in the lungs.

Action

Description: Butamirate is an antitussive structurally unrelated to opioids. To suppress cough, it acts centrally by decreasing the tussigenic reflex. It also has peripheral anti-inflammatory and bronchospasmolytic activity.
Pharmacokinetics:
Absorption: Rapidly and completely absorbed. Time to peak plasma concentration: 1.5 hours (syr).
Distribution: Plasma protein binding: Approx 95%.
Metabolism: Metabolised via hydrolysis into 2-phenyl butyric acid and diethylaminoethoxyethanol.
Excretion: Via urine (as metabolites). Elimination half-life: 6 hours.

Chemical Structure

Storage

Store below 30°C.

MIMS Class

Cough & Cold Preparations

ATC Classification

R05DB13 - butamirate ; Belongs to the class of other cough suppressants.

References

Anon. Butamirate. Lexicomp Online. Hudson, Ohio. Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information, Inc. https://online.lexi.com. Accessed 08/06/2022.

Buckingham R (ed). Butamirate Citrate. Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference [online]. London. Pharmaceutical Press. https://www.medicinescomplete.com. Accessed 08/06/2022.

Confomed 7.5 mg/5 mL Syrup, 50 mg Sustained Release Tablet (Lloyd Laboratories, Inc). MIMS Philippines. http://www.mims.com/philippines. Accessed 08/06/2022.

Sinecod Forte 7.5 mg/5 mL Syrup, 50 mg Sustained-release Tablet (Interphil Laboratories, Inc.). MIMS Philippines. http://www.mims.com/philippines. Accessed 08/06/2022.

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