"Ambroxol" syrup is an expectorant, which has a mucolytic, secretolytic and secretomotor effect. The specified preparation is issued in bottles with a capacity of 100 ml. The active substance is ambroxol hydrochloride.
The medicine "Ambroxol" syrup helps to strengthen the production of mucous secretions by the bronchial glands, due to which the sputum is diluted and it becomes more liquid. The specified drug activates hydrolytic enzymes, so sputum also becomes less viscous. Also, Ambroxol syrup acts on the ciliated epithelium, as a result of which sputum moves faster from the bronchial tree, the cough becomes smaller and the pathogenic flora in the sputum does not multiply, and the inflammation in the tracheobronchial tree stops.
"Ambroxol" syrup instructions for use
The drug is intended for the treatment of both inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system, which are characterized by difficult sputum discharge. Such diseases include bronchial asthma, pneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis, laryngitis, tracheobronchitis, tracheitis, COPD, pharyngitis, obstructive bronchitis and others. Also, the drug is used to treat wet cough.
"Ambroxol" is intended for use by adults and children who are over twelve years old. The specified category at the beginning of the drug is prescribed 10 ml three times a day, this regimen is observed for two to three days, and then the dose is reduced to 5 ml and also taken three times a day.
If the age of children is from 5 to 12 years, then 5 ml of the drug is prescribed 2-3 times a day, from 2-5 years, 2.5 ml of Ambroxol.
It is undesirable to take "Ambroxol" syrup in the first period of pregnancy, and in subsequent periods its use is not contraindicated. Although the drug partially enters the mother’s milk, but in very small doses, which does not harm the baby, therefore it can be used when breastfeeding.
Contraindications Ambroxol Syrup
The drug is not used in the initial period of pregnancy and should not be taken by people who are sensitive to Bromhexine and Ambroxol.
"Ambroxol" syrup is an expectorant, which has a mucolytic, secretolytic and secretomotor effect. The specified preparation is issued in bottles with a capacity of 100 ml. The active substance is ambroxol hydrochloride.
The medicine "Ambroxol" syrup helps to strengthen the production of mucous secretions by the bronchial glands, due to which the sputum is diluted and it becomes more liquid. The specified drug activates hydrolytic enzymes, so sputum also becomes less viscous. Also, Ambroxol syrup acts on the ciliated epithelium, as a result of which sputum moves faster from the bronchial tree, the cough becomes smaller and the pathogenic flora in the sputum does not multiply, and the inflammation in the tracheobronchial tree stops.
"Ambroxol" syrup instructions for use
The drug is intended for the treatment of both inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system, which are characterized by difficult sputum discharge. Such diseases include bronchial asthma, pneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis, laryngitis, tracheobronchitis, tracheitis, COPD, pharyngitis, obstructive bronchitis and others. Also, the drug is used to treat wet cough.
"Ambroxol" is intended for use by adults and children who are over twelve years old. The specified category at the beginning of the drug is prescribed 10 ml three times a day, this regimen is observed for two to three days, and then the dose is reduced to 5 ml and also taken three times a day.
If the age of children is from 5 to 12 years, then 5 ml of the drug is prescribed 2-3 times a day, from 2-5 years, 2.5 ml of Ambroxol.
It is undesirable to take "Ambroxol" syrup in the first period of pregnancy, and in subsequent periods its use is not contraindicated. Although the drug partially enters the mother’s milk, but in very small doses, which does not harm the baby, therefore it can be used when breastfeeding.
Contraindications Ambroxol Syrup
The drug is not used in the initial period of pregnancy and should not be taken by people who are sensitive to Bromhexine and Ambroxol.
Ambroxol syrup should be taken very carefully to people who have peptic ulcer. Also, this drug can not be used together with antitussive drugs, as this will complicate the discharge of sputum.
Possible side effects
After the use of Ambroxol, angioedema, skin itching, urticaria, skin rash, sometimes allergic contact dermatitis and anaphylactic shock can occur . Nausea and vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and possibly dryness of the membranes of the respiratory tract can also occur.
Many parents resort to self-medication, which can significantly worsen the health of their child. If Ambroxol is used incorrectly, it can harm the child. For example, if a baby falls ill with SARS, in which the upper respiratory tract suffers, and parents start giving him the indicated drug, which activates the glands of the mucous membranes, then the cough becomes even stronger, and sputum is even greater. Parents need to know that in the presence of diseases of the upper respiratory tract they are not treated with mucolytics.
"Ambroxol" drug reviews
Many patients complain that the drug quickly turns a dry cough into a wet one, but after that it does not stop completely. Other patients claim that taking the drug in tablets and in the form of syrup at the same time on the second day brings significant relief. But most people indicate that the use of Ambroxol as part of complex therapy brings a good effect and quick relief from coughing.