Pavacol-D (pholcodine)

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

If you are already taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines and those bought without a prescription, you should check with your pharmacist before taking this medicine, to ensure that the combination is safe.

The manufacturer states that this medicine should not be used by people who are currently taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant, eg phenelzine, tranylcypromine or isocarboxazid, or who have taken one of these medicines in the last 14 days.

This medicine may on rare occasions cause drowsiness. If this occurs, it may theoretically be made worse if this medicine is taken in combination with any of the following, which can also cause drowsiness:

alcohol

benzodiazepines, eg temazepam, diazepam

sedating antihistamines, eg chlorphenamine, diphenhydramine, promethazine, triprolidine (these are often found in other non-prescription cough and cold or hayfever remedies)

sleeping tablets, eg zopiclone

strong opioid painkillers, eg codeine, dihydrocodeine, morphine

tricyclic antidepressants, eg amitriptyline.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredient

Benylin children's dry coughs

Galenphol

Tixylix dry cough

Pholcodine linctus is also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.

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