The pharmaceutical drug Doctor Mom is a natural mucolytic agent of plant origin, which has an expectorant effect and is prescribed in all age groups of patients to facilitate the formation and discharge of sputum and increase cough productivity. This medication can be used for a variety of coughs - wet or dry, as well as caused by respiratory diseases, bronchial asthma, smoking, etc. Due to its safety, due to the lack of toxic substances, Doctor Mom is prescribed to all patients without exception, even young children, however, the portability of the components, indications, form and degree of the pathological process are taken into account.
Instructions for use with Doctor Mom are very detailed.
Formulations of the drug and composition
The cough remedy is produced in three main dosage forms: lozenges (lozenges), syrups and ointments.
Medicinal syrup is a dark green liquid with the smell of pineapple. The structure of "Doctor Mom" includes levomenthol and in the form of dry extracts the following ingredients:
- Adikoda Vasika - roots, bark, leaves, flowers.
- Aloe Barbados - leaves, juice and pulp.
- Holy Basil - leaves, seeds and roots.
- Elecampane brush - roots.
- Medicinal ginger - roots.
- Turmeric is long - the roots.
- Indian nightshade - roots, fruits, seeds.
- Cubeb pepper - fruits.
- Licorice naked - rhizomes.
- Belerica terminalia - fruits.
As additional substances in Doctor Mom, which perform an auxiliary action, the medicine includes: sucrose, glycerol, citric acid monohydrate, sodium benzoate, sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate, sorbic acid, dye, pineapple flavor and purified water. This is described in detail in the annotation.
Doctor Mom resorption tablets are green, round in shape, air bubbles and uneven edges are allowed. The composition of these candies includes levomenthol and dry extracts:
- Licorice roots.
- The roots of ginger officinalis.
- The fruit of the medicinal emblica.
As indicated by the instructions for use with Doctor Mom, excipients in these lozenges are: sucrose, liquid dextrose, glycerol, citric acid monohydrate, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, peppermint essence, pineapple flavor, color.
Kids often have a cough, so this drug is indispensable.
The composition of Doctor Mom ointment for children from cough includes the following active substances: menthol, thymol, camphor, nutmeg, eucalyptus, turpentine oil. In the form of an additional substance, white soft paraffin is used in its manufacture.
At what age is Doctor Mom ointment prescribed? About it further.
Pharmacological properties of this drug
Syrup, lozenges and Doctor Mom ointment can rightfully be considered a natural medicine with a pronounced mucolytic, bronchodilator, expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect on the mucous membranes of the respiratory organs. Plant extracts, which are part of all dosage forms of the drug, envelop the inflamed mucous membrane in the bronchi, suppress a stable dry cough, and contribute to the rapid liquefaction and elimination of sputum accumulated in them by provoking a productive cough.
This is confirmed by the instructions for use to "Doctor Mom."
The effect of this combined herbal remedy with anti-inflammatory expectorant effect is due to the properties of the components that make up its composition.
Licorice extract has an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect. Ginger extract has a bactericidal and analgesic effect, as does an extract from the medicinal emblica, which, in addition to everything, helps to reduce the elevated temperature. Menthol has antiseptic and antispasmodic properties.
Indications for the use of the drug
According to the instructions for use, "Doctor Mom" in all pharmacological forms, with the exception of ointment, is prescribed for the treatment of cough of a different nature with the following pathologies in adults and children:
- Bronchitis.
- Bronchopneumonia.
- Laryngitis.
- Laryngotracheitis.
- Tracheitis.
- Bronchiolitis.
Doctor Mom resorption tablets are suitable for the treatment of chronic forms of the above diseases. They are also effective in the event of acute pathological processes in the respiratory tract, accompanied by any type of cough, especially if it is dry and unproductive.
As for Doctor Mom ointment for children, when coughing it is often prescribed. And also when other respiratory pathologies occur. In addition, it is very effective for pain in the back, muscles and spasms in the head.
The main contraindications for use
Before taking the drug in question, it is imperative to study its instructions, since this medicine has the following contraindications:
- Intolerance to some ingredients of the drug.
- Children under 3 years old.
- Complicated allergic history.
- The occurrence of bronchospasm due to the use of other herbal medicines.
How to use "Doctor Mom" for children?
Methods of use and dosage of medication
The drug in the form of syrups is prescribed to patients depending on the degree of clinical signs of the disease, age in the following dosages:
- "Doctor Mom" for children from 3 years old - 2.5 ml 3 times a day. If necessary, the medicine can be dissolved in a small amount of tea or water.
- Adults - 2 measuring glasses 3 times a day.
The duration of the therapeutic course of the drug is determined by specialists strictly on an individual basis, but most often treatment with this agent does not exceed seven days. In the absence of the necessary effect of therapy or with a worsening of the patient's condition, you should contact a doctor again.
This medicine is not used to treat cough in children under three years of age because of the high likelihood of developing bronchospasm and allergic reactions.
Lozenges for resorption "Doctor Mom" is prescribed only for adults, 1 pc. every 2 hours. The daily dosage is usually not more than 10 candies, and the course of therapy is 3 weeks.
This drug in the form of an ointment for external use is used in small quantities and is applied to the wings of the nose, back, temples or chest, which directly depends on the type of pathology and localization of the pain syndrome. Is Dr. Mom suitable for pregnant women?
Use of the drug during pregnancy and lactation
The effect of the components of the drug on the development of the unborn child during pregnancy is unknown, therefore the use of this drug is not recommended. If such therapy is necessary, the specialist should prescribe the probability of benefit and risk to the fetus and mother when prescribing the drug.
The use of any dosage forms of the drug “Doctor Mom” during lactation is also not recommended, since the active active ingredients of the drug are able to penetrate into breast milk, which can lead to severe allergic symptoms in children.
Side effects
When using candy or Doctor Mom syrup, the following negative side effects may occur:
- allergic skin reactions in the form of itching, urticaria, rash, redness, the development of dermatoses and dermatitis;
- dyspeptic reactions in the form of pain in the stomach, nausea, in some cases vomiting;
- upset stool, diarrhea, increased gas formation;
- severe dry mouth and thirst.
When using this medication in the form of an ointment, all kinds of skin irritations, swelling and redness can also be observed.
Drug interaction
Doctor Mom, a herbal medicine - lozenges and syrup - is not recommended for use with concomitant therapy with other antitussive drugs, especially those that inhibit the function of the cough center. This drug interaction in some cases can lead to excessive accumulation of sputum in the bronchi and its movement to the lower parts of the lungs, which, in turn, subsequently causes the emergence of secondary bacterial infections.
Antibacterial and antiviral drugs can enhance the therapeutic effect of taking Dr. Mom syrup and candies.
It is not recommended to use several mucolytic and bronchodilator drugs at once, since this increases the risk of adverse side reactions.
Analogues of the drug
In the modern pharmacological market, there is a huge selection of a wide variety of medications for the elimination and treatment of cough, however, to analogue products that are similar in therapeutic effect and composition include the following:
- Gedelix is an analogue of Doctor Mom, a herbal medicine that has wound healing, mucolytic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Saponins exhibit antifungal and antibacterial activity, and hederosaponins and triterpenoids alpha-hederin - antispasmodic, mucolytic and expectorant. Flavonoids improve microcirculation, nephroprotective properties, enhance diuresis, promote the removal of uric acid salts from the body.
- Pertussin is a combined natural preparation.
- Thyme herb has an expectorant effect, increases the amount of mucous membrane secreted by the upper respiratory tract, helps to accelerate the dilution of sputum and its elimination. Potassium bromide lowers the excitability of the nervous system.
- Licorice root tincture is another herbal remedy, which contains saponins, which contribute to the normalization of water-salt metabolism, have a pronounced antiallergic and tonic effect; flavonoids - natural active antioxidants - and glycyrrhizic acid - an antiviral and antiparasitic substance.
- "Herbion" - an analogue of "Doctor Mom", a herbal medicine that helps expectorate expectoration, has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects.
Despite the variety of such drugs, only a specialist should prescribe them, since self-medication can worsen the patient’s well-being. In this case, the doctor can choose the most suitable drug in terms of composition and effect.
Reviews about "Dr. Mom"
This herbal preparation is very popular among patients. This is due to the fact that it contains only natural substances in the form of extracts of various medicinal plants that do not harm the body and do not contain chemical toxins, unlike other numerous cough medicines. Moreover, the spectrum of such ingredients in the preparation is very wide.
Reviews of Doctor Mom in various dosage forms indicate that such a medicine gently cures dry cough, tastes good and has a good smell. Regarding its effectiveness, it should be noted that not all patients are satisfied with this medication, especially those who were treated with acute infectious diseases of the respiratory system. Many of them argue that such herbal remedies are good for minor symptoms of the disease, for example, in the initial stages of the occurrence of respiratory pathologies. Others noted a very quick effect on dry cough during diseases such as bronchitis, laryngitis, etc., and were very pleased.
Cough lozenges of this drug are especially popular, because, judging by the information contained in consumer reviews, they help not only to alleviate cough symptoms, but also reduce the manifestations of sore throat against the background of influenza and SARS.
Reviews about the use of this medication are very controversial. Many parents respond very positively to this remedy and consider it an indispensable herbal medicine in the treatment of any cough in children. They noted a quick relief of this symptom, a decrease in the frequency of cough manifestations, and an improvement in sleep in children. In addition, children, as a rule, like the taste of this medication, and they take it with pleasure.
Another group of parents did not observe positive dynamics during therapy with this medication; therefore, reviews about it contain information about the complete absence of a therapeutic effect. In addition, in some children, when using Doctor Mom ointment and syrup, severe allergic reactions were observed, which manifested themselves as severe sneezing, redness and a rash on the skin, nasal congestion.