The medicine "Mukaltin" is well known to everyone since childhood, and for all this time, sour tablets have never failed. It is made on the basis of polysaccharides from the marshmallow root, which is widely used in the treatment of colds of varying severity.
Marshmallow contains up to 35 percent of plant mucus, betaine, pectin, asparagine and starch. Plant mucus envelops a thin layer of mucous membranes and remains on the surface for a long time, thereby preventing their irritation. As a result, inflammation decreases and tissue regeneration occurs.
To date, the drug "Mukaltin" has established itself as the best anti-inflammatory and expectorant. In addition, the marshmallow helps to cleanse the bronchi, increasing the amount of sputum, which liquefies and, accordingly, comes out of the bronchi easier.
The medicine is available in light brown tablets with a specific odor, 50 milligrams each. Each tablet has a cylindrical shape. There are ten Mukaltin tablets in one bezel-less package. Instructions for use are right there on the packaging.
Chewing tablets "Mukaltin" are also found. They taste sweet and dissolve well in the mouth.
The drug "Mukaltin" - instructions for use
It is prescribed for acute respiratory diseases, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, tracheobronchitis and in those cases when sputum poorly leaves. With all these ailments, the drug will cope easily.
Adults are recommended to take it before meals at 50-100 milligrams, which is one to two tablets, three times a day.
To treat children under one year of age with this remedy is not recommended. But still it is worth consulting a doctor, as there are situations when it is simply necessary.
Children over one year old need to dissolve the tablet in half a glass of warm water and slightly sweeten with sugar. The course of treatment is usually prescribed by the attending physician, and most often it takes from one to two weeks.
The drug "Mukaltin" - contraindications
The use of this drug is not so harmless. If you have previously taken it, and you have been allergic to incoming components, then it is not recommended to use it again. You should consult a doctor who will replace this medicine with a similar one.
In the presence of serious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, Mukaltin tablets cannot be treated. These include gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastritis in any form, and duodenitis.
During pregnancy, use the drug with great caution and only at the direction of a doctor. If you are breast-feeding, and treatment with this medicine is simply necessary, it is recommended that you transfer the baby to artificial feeding for a while.
Like other medicines, Mukaltin can also cause side effects. Instructions - The insert describes in detail their symptoms. Studies have proven that the drug can not cause severe harm to the body. The only thing that can occur when using it is vomiting, nausea, allergies and discomfort in the stomach.
Be sure to consult your doctor before taking Mukaltin. The instruction printed on the package does not provide complete information about it. So, for example, you should not combine treatment with this drug with antitussive drugs that block coughing. Chewable tablets contain sugar, so people with diabetes should not take them.
In order for the treatment to proceed as quickly and efficiently as possible, try, along with the Mukaltin medicine, to take as much fluid as possible, make herbal inhalations and rub the body with ointments. Following all the recommendations, you will soon be able to breathe easily and fully.