When health problems occur, most people seek to immediately eliminate the symptoms of the disease. Many people prefer drugs that have only positive reviews among patients. "Prospan" refers to one of these drugs.
It is made on the basis of a herbal component, dispensed in pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription, and has been on the pharmaceutical market for several decades.
The action of the drug "Prospan"
The medication is made from ivy leaf extract. It has an effective effect in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, if they are accompanied by a cough. The substances contained in the ivy leaf extract are able to have an effect against cough, a relaxing effect on smooth muscles of the respiratory tract, provide dilution of sputum and facilitate its excretion from the bronchi. And this is not the only positive characteristic of the tool in question. In addition, the blood supply to the bronchi and lungs improves, and a calming effect on the nervous system occurs.
The drug "Prospan" helps to strengthen the immune system of a sick person. Due to the fact that the drug is made on a plant basis, it brings quick relief. This is probably why most of the patients received Prospan reviews. Acceleration and facilitation of the elimination of sputum from the bronchi is the main action that the drug should have on the patient's body.
When to take the remedy
There is a list of diseases when doctors recommend taking the Prospan medication. Instructions for use, reviews of those who have already used the product, note that the drug significantly helps to improve the condition with a cough, characterized by thick sputum that is difficult to separate. In chronic and acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma, the drug in question can also be recommended.
As already noted, the drug "Prospan" is prescribed for wet cough, so the advisability of its administration can only be established by a doctor after determining the diagnosis.
Ways to use the medicine
The drug is available in the form of effervescent tablets and syrup, which are taken orally. The medicine "Prospan sachet" is recommended for the preparation of infusion. In addition, this medicine is available in the form of drops for inhalation and oral administration.
The duration of the medication, the form of its use will be determined by the doctor who
knows the nature of the patient’s illness. Usually, the minimum duration for taking Prospan is 7 days. Before use, the effervescent tablet should be dissolved in a glass of water, which can be hot or cool. However, there is a little secret. A tablet dissolved in hot water has a more effective effect.
The drug "Prospan" in the form of syrup can be prescribed for children and adult patients. The dosage of the medicine is recommended by the doctor. Before using the syrup, thoroughly shake the container in which it is located.
Drops of "Prospan" from coughing reviews are also positive. This medication can be used for oral administration, as well as for inhalation. For the procedure, they take 20-25 drops of the medication, add room-temperature drinking water (in the proportions of 1: 2), place the resulting solution in an inhalation device and begin treatment. During the day, you can spend from 3 to 5 sessions.
Recommendations regarding the dilution of drops for inhalation with water are very important. And this is not surprising. The fact is that drops contain alcohol, which can irritate the mucous membranes during the procedure.
Specialists will not prevent the use of the drug "Prospan" at the same time with other means, including antibacterial ones. Adverse effects of the interaction have never been reported.
Side effects
On the tolerance of the drug, reviews "Prospan" has positive. Only in rare cases, a mild laxative effect was observed in patients who took the medicine in syrup.
An adverse reaction can be observed with an overdose of the drug. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea were observed in patients who exceeded the recommended dose of the Prospan drug more than 3 times.
Contraindications
The drug in question contains fructose, therefore, people with intolerance to this substance can not be prescribed the "Prospan" medication. In addition, allergic reactions to individual components of the drug are possible.
At the beginning of treatment with Prospan, it is necessary to carefully monitor the body's response to medication. If side effects occur, the drug should be stopped and consult a doctor. With caution, it is necessary to give medicine to children under 1 year of age - a doctor's consultation is required.
Taking the drug during pregnancy
Special studies on the effect of the Prospan medication on pregnancy and childbirth have not been conducted. Although it should be noted that its negative impact on the health of a pregnant woman and the development of the fetus has also never been recorded. But everyone knows that expectant mothers need to be doubly careful with the choice of medicine.
Doctors strongly recommend that pregnant and lactating women use the drug in question only after consulting a specialist.
Assignment to children
For children, the drug "Prospan" is prescribed in the form of syrup and drops as a cough suppressant. It is usually recommended to take drops from the age of four at the dosages indicated in the instructions or recommended by the doctor. Syrup can be used to treat infants.
The drug “Prospan” (syrup) for children received very good reviews. Older patients and their parents note that the drug tastes very good and does not cause tears and moods in a sick child, as is often the case when taking the medicine.
In the form of syrup, the Prospan medication is recommended for infants. Reviews on the results of treatment with the drug are most often positive. The dosage also depends on the form of the course of the disease, the age of the patient. For small children, the drug in question should be given in drops with a small amount of water. The medication is taken before meals.
The minimum time for taking the medicine is a week, but you need to know that after the disappearance of the signs of the disease, the drug must be consumed for another 2-3 days to consolidate the effect.
Patient Reviews
Cough syrup "Prospan" reviews from small patients has only positive (as opposed to drops). This is primarily due to the special taste of the drugs. Drops are less popular with children, as they have a more pronounced taste. Most often, babies drink water with them, which is not contraindicated.
Drops "Prospan" for children, the reviews of parents earned conflicting. Many of them did not know about the existence of such a form of medicine and used syrup before. If you compare these two forms of medication, then many preferred syrup, although the therapeutic effect of the use of the drug "Prospan" is approximately the same. Relief occurs mainly on the third day after the start of its use.
There are reviews of parents who anxiously said that the use of syrup caused a strong allergic reaction. Therefore, you need to start taking the drug with caution.
Some adult patients have negative reviews. "Prospan" in the form of drops, in their opinion, does not have the desired effect compared to a medicine in the form of a syrup. Perhaps, in this case, the individuality of each patient plays a role. But the positive effect of drops "Prospan" during inhalation is noted by almost everyone: both doctors and parents. In some families, effervescent tablets "Prospan Forte" have become an indispensable tool in providing immediate assistance with the first symptoms of a cold. They are used by adults and older children.
Doctors reviews
Doctors and pharmacists refer to the positive characteristics of the product herbal composition, the absence of dyes in it, its high efficiency. The medicine can be recommended to patients of different ages. Doctors prescribe Prospan for infants. Reviews are very good.
Doctors note that the drug has a wide range of effects on the patient's body. In some cases, this allows you to use it as an independent tool for treatment, without prescribing other medicines.
Some doctors advise having Prospan in your home medicine cabinet. It is available in various forms - effervescent tablets, drops, syrup, sachets. This expands the use of the drug. It is good if at least one of the types of the drug is constantly at hand.
The drug does not have a negative effect on the patient's body if all recommendations and dosages are followed. But still, before taking the medicine, a doctor’s consultation is necessary.