In the choice of cough medicine, it is not difficult to get lost, because the pharmacy counters are literally strewn with various syrups, tablets and candies. About one of the safest and most effective preparations "from cough" for today and will be discussed.
Ambroxol is a mucolytic drug that effectively dilutes sputum and helps to clear mucus from the lungs. The active substance of the drug is ambroxol hydrochloride, in the pharmacy it can be found in the following trade names: lazolvan, ambroben, ambrohexal, bronchoverum and others. Children from coughing are usually prescribed ambroxol syrup.
What is the effect of syrup for children Ambroxol?
The drug significantly improves sputum, reducing its viscosity, and stimulates the activity of the villi of the respiratory tract, and also enhances the process of isolation of surface-active substances by the lungs. All these processes contribute to the removal of mucus and removing it from the respiratory tract, which significantly reduces the cough.
Ambroxol helps to produce a substance such as a surfactant that sanitizes the mucous membranes of the bronchi and lungs. The drug, as it were, "washes" the bronchial mucosa and lungs, removing microbes. In addition, Ambrox syrup improves the metabolism in the lung tissue, which reduces inflammation. Also, taking the drug effectively affects local immunity, provoking the production of interferon in the mucous membrane of the lungs.
Indications for the use of ambroxol
- chronic and acute bronchitis / tracheobronchitis;
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
- pneumonia;
- bronchial asthma;
- bronchiectatic disease.
Dosage of ambroxol
Syrup for children Ambroxol has a concentration of 15 mg in 5 ml. Dosage for children is recommended to observe the following:
- children up to 2 years - 2, 5 ml 2 times a day;
- children from 2 to 5 years - 2.5 ml 3 times a day;
- over 5 years - 5 ml 3 times a day.
According to the instructions, the syrup should not be consumed for more than 5 days in a row.
The drug begins its operation 30 minutes after application and retains its effect for 9-10 hours. Absorption of the drug occurs completely.
Before starting treatment with the drug, you should consult a doctor, because there are cases when treatment with mucolytic drugs leads to a worsening of the patient's condition. Most often, the reverse reaction is caused by the fact that the disease is infectious, and the drug acts on the lower respiratory tract. The result of this treatment is an even more intense cough. Therefore, those who are going to take the children's syrup ambroxol should remember that this drug is not suitable for the treatment of infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Contraindications of ambroxol
The composition of the syrup of ambroxol is absolutely non-toxic, so this drug is well tolerated in any form (tablets, syrup, solution) and adverse reactions in patients are very rare. Patients taking the drug, in rare cases, can
In addition, the drug is not prescribed if the patient has a violation of tolerance to carbohydrates, tk. the preparation contains lactose, peptic ulcer disease or hypersensitivity to the drug components.
Also, the instruction says that ambroxol should be given with special caution to children for up to a year, so the baby should be given this medication only after an individual dose has been prescribed by a pediatrician.
An open vial of ambroxol syrup should be stored at a temperature not higher than 15 ° C and not longer than 30 days.