Along with the onset of the first cold weather, the time for colds begins. Sometimes, if a strong cough overcomes, you have to resort to various ways to get rid of painful symptoms. Therefore, the article talks about the drug "Bromhexine Berlin Chemie", the instructions for it are examined in detail and recommendations are given for taking the medicine.
Pharmacological properties
The medicine "Bromhexine Berlin Chemie" refers to expectorant, mucolytic drugs. The drug helps to reduce the viscosity of bronchial secretions. It is completely absorbed half an hour after ingestion, spreads in the tissues of the body, and is excreted by the kidneys. The drug is available in the form of tablets. And for children, the drug "Bromhexine Berlin Chemie" (syrup) is offered.
Adults are recommended to take eight milligrams of the drug in the form of tablets three to four times a day. Children under two years of age should take two milligrams three times a day.
The medicine "Bromhexine Berlin Chemie" (syrup), the instruction advises to take two to four scoops (adults and adolescents from fourteen years old), three times a day. Children from the age of six - one or two spoons, and up to six years - one scoop three times a day. Throughout the course of treatment, you need to drink plenty of water and drink other fluids to increase the effectiveness of the drug.
A noticeable therapeutic effect appears after a course of four to six days. For longer, without the recommendation of a doctor, the drug can not be taken. Take the drug "Bromhexine Berlin Chemie" should only be with a wet cough. It does not have a therapeutic effect with dry cough, but only enhances the sensation of chest pain during attacks.
The drug is used for bronchopulmonary diseases, accompanied by the occurrence of viscous sputum. These include: pneumonia, bronchial asthma, obstructive bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, bronchiectasis, pneumoconicosis, tuberculosis.
Side effects and contraindications
When taking the medicine "Bromhexine Berlin Chemie", the instruction reports possible side effects. Nausea, exacerbation of peptic ulcers, dyspeptic symptoms, vomiting can be observed. Allergic reactions, such as edema, skin rash, and rhinitis, are quite rare. Anaphylactic shock, shortness of breath, an increase in the level of transaminases in the blood serum, headaches, fever, dizziness, and chills are rare, but they have been reported in clinical practice.
If the patient does not tolerate sorbitol / fructose, then the drug may cause him diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, lowering blood sugar levels.
When side effects occur during treatment with Bromhexine Berlin Chemi instructions for use advises to stop taking it and seek the advice of a specialist.
In addition to side effects, there are contraindications. For example, a drug cannot be used if hypersensitivity to its constituent components is observed. It is forbidden to use the medicine for exacerbation of peptic ulcer. It is possible to treat the drug during pregnancy only when the benefit outweighs the likely risk to the baby. During breastfeeding, the use of the drug is contraindicated.
With caution and under the supervision of a doctor, you should take the drug for liver and kidney pathologies, for gastric bleeding, for bronchial diseases, which are accompanied by too much secretion. The drug should not be given to children under the age of two.
Before starting a course of treatment with Bromhexine Berlin Chemi, the instructions advise you to consult a doctor.