The drug "Stoptussin", the instructions for use of which is always explained by the doctor, is prescribed in case of various acute respiratory diseases in children and adults. It is taken as an antitussive and expectorant, with tuberculosis and pneumoconiosis, suppresses coughing attacks with pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, laryngitis and other inflammatory diseases.
The medicine is available in tablets, drops, in the form of a syrup. The dose is related to the patient’s body weight.
The drug "Stoptussin" (tablets). Instructions for use:
Children and adolescents per day should take half a tablet 4 times, people weighing 50-70 kg - 3 times a tablet. If the patient's body weight is about 90 kg, the daily dose is one and a half tablets three times, and an adult weighing more than 90 kg should take one and a half tablets 4 times. In this case, the drug "Stoptussin" instructions for use advises to take every 6 hours, drink tea, water or juice. Preferably, after a meal; swallow a tablet without chewing.
If the drug is released in drops, then children take it in 8 drops - 14 drops three times a day, depending on body weight. An adult patient for whom the amount of medication is also related to body weight, according to the instructions, can take 3 times from 25 to 40 drops per day. The corresponding number of drops is diluted with water, fruit juice or tea to 100 ml and drunk after meals. With a sufficient amount of fluid from treatment, they get a greater effect.
The medicine "Stoptussin phyto syrup", which contains extracts of the herbs of plantain, thyme and thyme, can be given to children starting from one year. His sweet taste is pleasant to kids and brings relief, and treatment takes place with pleasure. It should be used after meals, one tablespoon or teaspoon three times a day (depending on the patient’s weight), washed down with fruit juice, tea or water. If the cough does not stop, but rather intensifies, treatment should be stopped and the doctor should see.
Patients with diabetes mellitus, pregnant women or very young children up to a year should not use the drug "Stoptussin". Instructions for use of the drug warns about this. Those who are intolerant of herbs and other components of this medicine should also be especially careful when treating. Even if the dosage is observed, they may manifest side effects of the drug. Some patients taking the medicine may have nausea, diarrhea, headache, vomiting, dizziness, loss of appetite, which immediately disappear after a dose reduction.
Those who take the drug "Stoptussin", the instructions for use strictly prohibit the use of alcohol. This medicine should not be used by patients who have a persistent cough that is associated with smoking, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema. Caution should be taken with the drug for patients with tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis. Phytosyrup "Stoptussin" is not recommended for use by people with congenital intolerance to fructose.
A drug taken in large doses can affect the reaction rate when driving a vehicle or other mechanisms, as well as affect the performance of activities that require increased attention, concentration and speed of reaction.
In case of an overdose, signs of toxic poisoning appear: muscle weakness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, etc. An urgent need to rinse the stomach, take activated charcoal and in a medical institution organize symptomatic therapy aimed at maintaining the work of the heart, kidneys, lungs.
Keep the drug out of the reach of children, in a dark and dry place at a temperature of 25 degrees. Drops can not be frozen, and keep the syrup open for more than 4 months.