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Whituben Q soft capsules (cold medicine)

화이투벤큐연질캡슐

Official English name: Whituben Q Soft Cap.

Photo of the red and clear oval, marked TWLQQ

Looks like: red and clear oval, marked TWLQQ

What it is used for

Relief of cold symptoms: runny nose, blocked nose, sneezing, sore throat, cough, phlegm, chills, fever, headache, joint pain and muscle pain.

Translated from the official Korean label, for reference.

이 약은 감기의 여러 증상(콧물, 코막힘, 재채기, 인후통, 기침, 가래, 오한(춥고 떨리는 증상), 발열, 두통, 관절통, 근육통)의 완화에 사용합니다.

How to use

  • Age 15 and over: 2 capsules. Age 7 to under 15: 1 capsule. 3 times a day, 30 minutes after meals.
Show the Korean original

만 15세 이상 및 성인은 1회 2캡슐씩, 만 7세 이상~만 15세 미만은 1회 1캡슐씩, 1일 3회 식후 30분에 복용합니다.

Price

Each pharmacy sets its own price for this medicine.

How medicine prices work in Korea

Warnings from the Korean label

  • If you drink 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, talk to a doctor or pharmacist before you take this medicine or any other medicine for fever and pain. It can damage your liver.
  • Very rarely, serious skin reactions that can be fatal have been reported, such as acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. If you get a skin rash or any other sign of an allergic reaction after taking it, stop taking it right away.
  • Do not take more than the daily maximum of 4,000 mg of paracetamol (acetaminophen). It can damage your liver. Do not take it with any other product that contains paracetamol (acetaminophen).
  • If you get a severe skin reaction such as acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), stop taking it and talk to a doctor or pharmacist.

Details

Active ingredient
Combination: paracetamol (acetaminophen), methylephedrine, dextromethorphan, guaifenesin, pseudoephedrine, triprolidine
Form
Soft capsule
Maker
Dongwha Pharm. Co., Ltd.
MFDS item number
201300036

Learn more

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Sources: MFDS drug approval data and e-Drug information (item 201300036).