Very often, SARS goes into a bacterial complication in the form of bronchitis or otitis. If the baby is tormented by an incessant cough, and with it, and pain in the ear, very often pediatricians prescribe erespal syrup for children, as an effective medicine for inflammatory processes and bronchospasm.
Indications for use of erespal
Erespal has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the respiratory system and is recommended for use in the following diseases:
- tracheobronchitis;
- laryngitis;
- sinusitis;
- rhinopharyngitis;
- otitis;
- bronchitis with or without obstruction;
- bronchial asthma (as an additional remedy).
Advantages of Erespal
Very often, with bacterial complications of a viral disease, before prescribing antibiotics, pediatricians recommend taking a course of treatment with an erespal drug that will help with dry or wet cough in children, and also facilitate nasal breathing with a "stuffed" nose. Also erespal well removes such symptoms of the disease as swelling and reddening of the mucous oropharynx. In view of the fact that one of these syrups can effectively remove inflammation, very often no other aids are needed.
Erespal: dosage for children
Erespal is available in the form of tablets and syrup, but children up to the age of 14 are not prescribed erespal in tablets. Before taking erespal for children, always consult a doctor to determine the exact dosage. Syrup can be given to children from birth, following the instructions for use.
- for children from birth to 2 years (with body weight up to 10 kg) - 10-20 mg of syrup per day;
- for children from 2 to 16 years - 30-60 mg per day.
The daily dose of the drug is divided into 2-3 doses. Take the erespal before meals, before shaking the bottle. For babies, the syrup can be added to the mixture or drink. To answer the question "how many days to give the baby erespal?", You need to consult the doctor, because the duration of treatment with the drug depends on the course of the disease and is determined individually.
Parents who are going to give the baby erespal should be aware that when taking the drug may develop side effects in the form of gastrointestinal disorders (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), drowsiness, rashes and a possible mild tachycardia.
Contradictory reviews about syrup erespal
Syrup erespal has become one of the most controversial drugs according to reviews of parents and pediatricians. On the one hand, this drug effectively copes with the disease, and on the other - "aggressively" affects the children's body, manifesting allergic reactions and side effects. In order to finally determine whether it is possible to give erespal to children, parents should carefully read the composition of the drug. In addition to the active substance fenspirida includes dyes, fragrances and sweeteners. Therefore, for children up to one year, eseppal may not only be not useful, but also a dangerous medicine.
Also, parents should be very careful with the dosage of the drug. For this reason
In any case, only an experienced pediatrician has the right to decide whether it is advisable to treat your child's erespal, and you in turn can trust or not trust the doctor. Do not hesitate to clarify with the doctor how safe the prescription is and discuss possible adverse effects. Remember that the instruction to the drug contains detailed information about side effects, so in the treatment of your baby, use the rule "who is aware, that is armed".