Buttercup 200ml Original Syrup

Product Information

Contains alcohol and should be avoided in patients taking other medicines known to interact with alcohol. If you see any of those in your list of ingredients, then you best bet is to ring the manufacturer of your medication.

This is a medicine; Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have an underlying medical condition, are taking any other medication or complementary therapy, or if symptoms persist. A friendly, open conversation can go a long way when it comes to understanding vegan or vegetarian lifestyles, and your friend isn't going to bite your head off - they're vegan after all! This medicine contains sugars and alcohol. Seek advice from your doctor if you have an intolerance to some sugars, are/have suffered from alcoholism, epilepsy or liver disease.

Active Ingredients

There are many other cough remedies that are known to be safe to use while pregnant or breastfeeding that you can try - ask your pharmacist. Children's cough syrups or honey and lemon syrups are a good option, or simply taking frequent sips of water. No side effects have been reported for this product. If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. You can also report side effects, directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

Side effects have not been reported with this medicine. If you think you have had an allergic reaction to it, stop using the cough syrup and get medical advice.

Pharmacy product

The action comes more than three months after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the withdrawal of all pholcodine-containing medicines from the EU market after its own review of the safety data. The EMA’s decision drew on results from the Alpho study, which found that the risk of NMBA-related anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction to NMBAs, was four times greater when patients had taken pholcodine.