Glycodin pharmacists belong to the group of drugs with an expectorant and antitussive. Its active ingredients are dextromethorphan hydrobromide, terpine hydrad and levomenthol.
Dextromethorphan acts directly on the medulla oblongata, increasing its threshold of sensitivity to coughing, while also providing a mild sedative effect. However, this substance does not have an analgesic effect. Dextromethorphan does not inhibit breathing either.
While taking the drug “Glycodin”, the instruction explains this, the substance begins to act for 30 minutes, and retains the effect for 6 hours.
Terpin hydrate acts on the epithelial glands, increasing their activity. Under its influence, a significant amount of secretion begins to be produced in the body, which reduces the viscosity of the resulting sputum, dilutes it, helping to quickly escape from the lungs and bronchi.
Levomenthol facilitates breathing, relieves cramps, relieves the condition with rhinitis, sinusitis, and other similar diseases.
All together, the substances that make up glycodine have a strong effect. The patient's cough intensity decreases, breathing is facilitated, and recovery is accelerated. From the instructions for the drug, you can find out that it is recommended for children from 1 year of age (in an individual dosage). For children under 6 years of age, a quarter of a spoon of syrup is shown, for children from 6 to 12, half a spoon is shown. Take the drug four times a day.
Does glycodine help cough well? Its effect is undoubted, he really removes this problem. This was convinced not only the mothers of the babies, but also the adults who took the composition. Its analgesic, expectorant, antitussive agent is clearly visible.
But there is one big BUT ... Glycodin, reviews of many patients who took it, confirm this - the drug is ambiguous. The instructions indicate that in the case of the use of a large volume of the drug, overexcitation, tachycardia, respiratory depression, allergic reactions are possible. But such phenomena, as noted by the parents of young children, are possible not only with an overdose of the drug "Glycodin". The effect of overexcitation, heat, itching and redness of the skin was observed in babies even when the medicine was taken in the recommended dosage. Of course, such phenomena did not occur in everyone. However, even a few such cases should alert parents.
Moreover, there are cases when some citizens specifically allowed an overdose of the drug “Glycodin”. The effect of a very mild drug was on the face. It manifested itself in euphoria, drowsiness or, on the contrary, overexcitation, a sharp change in mood.
However, doctors and specialists researching the drug say that such side effects are extremely rare. Such mixed reviews should alert patients.
That is why syrup categorically can not be assigned to a child on his own. Even a doctor should prescribe this composition only after a thorough study of the patient's history.
The instruction indicates that if such reactions occur, you should contact the clinic, where the medical staff is required to carry out symptomatic treatment and apply the Naloxone antidote if necessary.
Glycodine is sold without a prescription, so some patients try to be treated with it without consulting a doctor. When buying a medicine, it should be remembered that this composition has a number of contraindications. It is strongly discouraged:
- With bronchial asthma.
- Pregnant and lactating.
- Kids up to a year old.
Allergy sufferers and patients with hepatic and renal insufficiency should use syrup with great caution.
On many patients, even adults, the composition can have an inhibitory effect. Therefore, it is not worth drinking the medicine before work, requiring special reactions and increased concentration of attention.