Eldos Syrup (Erdostein)

Adult dose

Adults: Administer 350 mg orally per dose twice daily.

Child dose

Body weight 15～19 ㎏: Administer 175 mg orally per dose twice daily. Body weight 20～30 ㎏: Administer 175 mg orally per dose 3 times daily. Children weighing 30 ㎏ or more: Administer 350 mg orally per dose twice daily.

This medicine should not be used in certain patients. Patients who have had allergic reactions to this medicine or its components should not take it. Patients with liver cirrhosis or cystathionine synthase deficiency should not take this medicine as its metabolites may interfere with methionine metabolism. Patients with peptic ulcers should also avoid this medicine. Severe renal impairment patients with very poor kidney function and patients with severe liver dysfunction should not use this medicine. Furthermore, this medicine contains lactose, so patients with genetic issues such as lactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, and glucose-galactose malabsorption should avoid taking it. Patients with mild to moderate liver dysfunction should use this medicine with caution and be careful not to exceed a maximum of 300mg per day. Diabetic patients or those on a low-calorie diet should be particularly cautious when using this syrup form of the medicine. Overdosing this medicine may result in symptoms such as sweating, dizziness, and flushing. Neurological and respiratory side effects such as headaches, cold symptoms, and difficulty in breathing have been reported. Additionally, gastrointestinal issues such as dysgeusia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and heartburn may occur. Skin reactions such as urticaria, erythema, and eczema may also appear, so caution is advised. Post-marketing studies have reported various side effects including fatigue, dyspepsia, palpitations, facial or systemic edema, itching, weakness, drowsiness, and rashes, but a direct correlation with this medicine is not certain. Caution is necessary when taking this medicine with expectorants, as relieving cough may make it more difficult for phlegm to be expelled from the bronchi, which can increase the risk of bronchial infection and cause bronchospasm. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, as well as nursing mothers, are advised not to take this medicine since its safety has not been established. Lastly, this medicine should be kept out of reach of children, and transferring it to other containers should be avoided to prevent accidents or degradation of the medicine's quality.

• sweating
• dizziness
• flushing
• headache
• cold
• shortness of breath
• taste disturbances
• nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhea

This medicine may deteriorate due to air or moisture, so it should be stored in a tightly sealed container. It is important to maintain a storage temperature between 1 degree and 30 degrees Celsius. Storing it in this way helps prolong the medicine's effectiveness.

Appearance

This medicine is a white crystalline powder with a strawberry flavor and taste, used as a syrup solution that is suspended in water before use. When suspended in water, it becomes a white to pale yellow suspension.

Package unit

25g (50mL when solvent added) / bottle