Cough Tablets - Instructions For Use, Doses For Children

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Cough pills

Instructions for use:

1. 1. Pharmacological action
2. 2. Release form
3. 3. Analogs
4. 4. Indications for use
5. 5. Contraindications
6. 6. Method of application
7. 7. Drug interactions
8. 8. Side effects
9. 9. Storage conditions

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Cough tablets - a combined herbal remedy for the complex therapy of respiratory diseases.

pharmachologic effect

The therapeutic effect of the use of Cough Tablets is due to its active ingredients:

• The herb thermopsis, thanks to the alkaloids contained in it - cytisine, methylcytisine, pachycarpine, anagirin, thermopsin and thermopsidin, reflexively increases the secretion of the bronchial glands and has an unexpressed irritating effect on the receptors of the gastric mucosa. In addition, having an expectorant effect, it stimulates the respiratory center;
• Sodium bicarbonate helps to reduce the viscosity of sputum, while stimulating the secretion of the bronchial glands.

Release form

The medication is produced in the form of greenish-gray flat-cylindrical tablets containing the herb of thermopsis lanceolate in the form of a powder (in an amount of 6.7 mg) and sodium bicarbonate (in an amount of 250 mg). 10 tablets per pack.

Analogs of cough tablets

An analogue of the drug for active ingredients is Termopsol. By the mechanism of action, analogs of Cough Pills include drugs:

• Syrup - Amtersol, Bronchipret, Prospan, Linkas, Gedelix, Protiazin expectorant, Gerbion, Doctor Mom, Cook, Coldrex broncho, Pertussin, Stoptussin-Fito, Teraflu KV, Travisil, Tussamag, Fitolor, Evkabal;
• Vegetable raw materials - Anise ordinary fruit, Altai root dry extract, Ledum marsh shoots, Breast collection No. 1-4, Elecampane rhizomes and roots, Oregano herb, Licorice root, Pine buds, Thyme herb;
• Oral extract - Anti-asthma medicine according to Traskov's prescription;
• Oral drops - Bronchicum, Bronchipret;
• Elixir - Bronchicum;
• Pastilles - Bronchicum C, Eucalyptus-M, Doctor Mom, Linkas Lor, Fitolor;
• Powder for solution preparation - Cough mixture for adults, Cough medicine for children;
• Tablets - Mukaltin, Pectusin, Travisil.

Indications for use of cough tablets

The medication, according to the instructions, is prescribed as part of complex therapy in the treatment of respiratory diseases, which are accompanied by a cough with difficult sputum, including bronchitis and tracheitis.

Contraindications

Cough tablets, according to the instructions, are contraindicated to use:

• With an exacerbation of gastric ulcer and 12 duodenal ulcer;
• With hypersensitivity to the components of the medication.

Pregnancy and the period of breastfeeding are also contraindications to the use of the medication.

In pediatrics, Cough tablets can be used in children at least 12 years old.

It is not recommended to use the medication against the background of pulmonary diseases with a tendency to hemoptysis, including pulmonary tuberculosis with bleeding and cancer.

How to use cough tablets

Adults Cough tablets, according to the instructions, are prescribed one piece three times a day. The duration of treatment usually does not exceed five days.

Children Cough tablets are allowed to be used from 12 years old in an adult dosage. The duration of treatment is determined by the doctor individually.

During treatment, it is recommended to drink plenty of warm drink, which helps to improve the separation and dilution of sputum.

In case of an overdose of Cough Tablets in children and adults, digestive disorders, including vomiting and nausea, may occur. In these cases, symptomatic treatment is required.

Drug interactions

It is not recommended to simultaneously use Cough tablets with adsorbents, astringents and enveloping medications, as they can slow down the absorption of alkaloids that are part of the thermopsis herb.

In addition, you should avoid the simultaneous use of cough tablets with medicines that contain codeine, as well as with other antitussive medicines, as this makes it difficult to pass the mucus.

Side effects of cough tablets

According to the instructions, during the use of cough tablets, nausea may occur, and if there is a predisposition, allergic reactions.

Storage conditions for cough tablets

Cough tablets are non-prescription phytopreparations with a shelf life of no more than 4 years under standard storage conditions.

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Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!