Cough is a symptom and a consequence of a variety of diseases. How to deal with it, not everyone knows. This article provides detailed information about the cough drug "Sinecode" (drops), instructions for use, side effects. Reviews and other important information about the medicine are also provided.
"Sinecode" - drops for children
This drug is used to treat cough in children. He has the ability to stop the manifestations of a long tormenting dry cough. It is important that you can take the drug for a rather long time. How long Sinecode drops work depends on the complexity of the disease. There are times when one course is enough, and sometimes you have to go through several stages of treatment.
Before using Sinecode, you must carefully study all of its features. Parents, before starting treatment with this tool, should take into account all contraindications drops. The main action of Sinecode is due to the presence of butamirate in its composition. It is worth noting that the drug is also available in syrup format. It is very simple to answer the question of which is better, drops or synecod syrup. The fact is that drops are suitable for children from two months of age, which means that they are better for babies. Syrup, on the other hand, has a high concentration of active substance and is suitable for children over three years old. This makes it popular among adults and older children.
Effects on the body
Drops from cough "Sinecode" neither in their chemical parameters nor in pharmacological have any relation to alkaloid drugs. In this regard, this tool is not able to cause a habit or drug dependence. First of all, drops act on the cough center, which contributes to the rapid elimination of the disease. Its bronchodilating property provides an improvement in the functioning of the respiratory tract. If you take drops "Sinecode" according to the instructions, then spirometric indicators will soon improve significantly. Drops also contribute to oxygen enrichment of the blood.
Indications for use
According to the instructions, Sinecode drops should be taken with a dry cough. Its cause may be:
- period before surgery;
- postoperative adaptation;
- surgical effect on the bronchi;
- whooping cough;
- bronchoscopy;
- acute viral or respiratory diseases;
In identifying these situations, Sinecode will be an excellent assistant. Drops for children can be given even to babies who have reached the age of two months. You can give the remedy to older children. For adults, Sinecode drops are also suitable. How many drops should an adult take? Twice as many as children, and to be precise, 15 ml four times a day.
Who should not resort to receiving "Sinecode"
Small children under the age of two months, nursing women and people with individual intolerance to the components of this drug should abandon Sinecode.
The rest, before starting to be treated with Sinecode drops for whooping cough, acute respiratory viral infections and other diseases, you must get a full consultation with your doctor.
Side effects and overdose results
As a rule, children and adults tolerate treatment with the drug absolutely painlessly. Cases of side effects have been extremely rare. And as a rule, they are caused by an allergic reaction to individual components of Sinecode in drops. Annotation to the drug carries information on the following consequences: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, increased fatigue, skin rashes, problems with stool. As for overdose, its cases are almost impossible. The fact is that this medicine is eliminated extremely quickly from the body.
Instructions for the drug "Sinecode" (drops)
Before or after a medicine? One of the most common questions. This medicine must be taken just before a meal. Another important point of its use is shaking. It is worth remembering that the bottle with drops just needs to be shaken before each use. It is necessary to drip drops in a prepared container. This is usually a glass or spoon. Having accumulated the necessary amount of funds, you must immediately give it to the child. Often children taste the drops seem too tart, and they want to drink it. According to the instructions for drops "Sinecode", the drug can be washed down, but only with a small amount of water. If you drink too much water, the drug may work less effectively.
Also, an important point in taking this drug is to prevent its combination with incompatible drugs. Among these funds include drugs that have the opposite direction, that is, they are intended for the treatment of wet cough. This combination can lead to an unpleasant reaction from the body. Butamirate suppresses the cough reflex, and simultaneous use with expectorants can lead to stagnation of sputum in the bronchi.
For people with diabetes, the drug is not dangerous, but still it is better to get a consultation with a doctor before taking it.
Dosage
In order to determine in what proportions it is necessary to take the drug for effective treatment, you should consult a doctor. The instructions provide the recommended dosage. According to the instructions for drops "Sinecode", you should take the medicine in the following way:
- Children aged 2 months to 1 year - ten drops at a time. Repeat administration should be 4 times a day.
- If the child is 1-3 years old, then the size of a single dose of the drug should be increased to 15 drops. Repeat - 4 times a day.
- After three years of age, the number of drops per dose is 25. The number of doses is also four.
Storage and average price per drug
First of all, you need to hide the drug from children. Sun rays are harmful to the drug. The best place is a dark shelf in the closet. When storing drops in a room, it is necessary to observe a room temperature of approximately 20 degrees. Critical is the temperature regime exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. As for the expiration date, it can not be used after five years from the date of production. In those cases when, after opening the package, the drug was not fully used, it is necessary to implement it within six months. The pharmacological market offers the drug at different prices in different pharmacies and cities. On average, the cost per bottle (20 ml) of this drug does not exceed 440 rubles, but it does not happen less than 360 rubles.
Similar to Sinecode preparations
Very often there are times when a drug is not suitable for patients for one reason or another. Then doctors pay attention to drugs with a similar pharmacological effect. The following medicines may be an alternative for treating dry cough:
- "Bronchoton" - treats bronchitis, whooping cough, bronchial asthma and other respiratory diseases. Allowed for children over three years old. Release form - syrup.
- "Bronchitusen Vramed" - used for various diseases of the respiratory tract, including asthma and bronchitis. Designed for children over three years old. Release form - syrup.
- "Bronchocin" - treats a wide range of diseases. Among them are pneumonia, whooping cough, asthma, tracheobronchitis. According to the instructions, the drug can be used at the age of over six years. Release form - syrup.
It is worth noting that none of the drugs presented here are approved for use in infants. Thus, the best way to treat dry cough in infants are drops of Sinecode. The instruction to them informs about the possibility of using the drug for children older than two months.
Pregnancy and lactation
Sinecode drops have not been tested under clinical conditions in pregnant women. This fact suggests that women in the first trimester of pregnancy should not resort to its use. As for the second and third trimesters, here the treatment of the respiratory tract with this drug is possible. But only on condition that he will bring more benefit to the mother than harm to the fetus.
During lactation, Sinecode is also not the most suitable tool. The fact is that doctors do not have information about whether the active substance, butamirate, passes into breast milk. Research of this kind was carried out exclusively on animals. And in this test version, no negative consequences for the individual and its fetus were detected.
Parent reviews - positive
Drops "Sinecode" - reviews about them and useful comments from parents are found on the Web very often. As a rule, most people who take the drug have a positive opinion about it.
Basically, the pleasant words in the direction of the drug are due to the speed and effectiveness of its effect on the nasty dry cough. The second, no less important advantage of Sinecode drops is its affordable price. In the ratio of price / quality, many call it ideal. It is also important that the drug can be purchased without a doctor’s prescription. This positive aspect was noticed by those whom the doctor had previously recommended using Sinecode to treat the disease and the drug helped. In case of repeated illness and the inability to visit a specialist, the patient purchased the medicine again without any problems.
Also, mothers did not disregard the bright packaging of the drug. In their opinion, the children really like her and while the child is fond of new bright fun, the parent quickly gives him medicine. This tool is indispensable for young mothers, whose children are still very small. They note that Sinecode does not provoke excessive sputum production. But for kids this is a very important point. Some drugs activate sputum secretions so much that a small child simply does not know how to deal with it, begins to choke and suffocate. In some children, when coughing, the gag reflex even starts to work. Often, then they are simply afraid to cough up phlegm.
Parent reviews - negative
In some cases, parents treating children with Sinekodom note its lack of effectiveness. Some note that the remedy does not help at all in the treatment of cough. Such cases do occur, and the cause of this situation is the individual perception of the drug by the body.
Also, the drug can be absolutely ineffective if the doctor misdiagnosed. Naturally, it is simply impossible to cure diseases that are not within the indications for the use of Sinecode, with this drug.
There is another opinion that "Sinecode" is not able to completely cure a cough, but can only suppress its attacks. This moment takes place, but also in specific cases.
Tasteful features of "Sinecode" cause a huge amount of negatively colored reviews. The unpleasant taste of the drug makes it difficult for young children to take it. As a rule, the first time the baby agrees to take the drug, but the second time, knowing what awaits him, he refuses to take it. As a result, mothers are waiting for scandals and tears of a child. It is worth noting that the smell of the drug is not for everyone. Many as a lack of note the impossibility of taking "Sinecode" in conjunction with drugs that promote expectoration. Their interaction can lead to excessive accumulation of mucus in the respiratory tract. The unnatural composition of this drug is also a significant drawback for some. But it is worth noting that without butamirate, the remedy would not help to the extent that is required by both the child and adult body.