Sore throat is the first sign of an infectious or catarrhal disease. To prevent the further spread of the disease, it is only enough in a timely manner to take the lozenges for resorption, spray the spray. Many consumers trust this Strepsils. Instructions, indications for use, contraindications, various analogues of the drug, customer reviews, we will provide in this material below.
The composition of the drug
The main active ingredients in Strepsils lollipops and spray:
- 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol.
- Amylmethacresol.
Auxiliary components here will be as follows:
- Peppermint oil.
- Wine acid.
- Levomenthol.
- Glucose solution.
- Sucrose solution.
- Star anise oil.
- Karmoizin.
Release Forms
The instructions to Strepsils indicate that the main form of the drug is round lozenges with company stamping - the letter S. Packed in cardboard boxes. Inside each - blisters, each of which contains 8 candies. Depending on the packaging, the package can contain from one to three such blisters.
The instruction to Strepsils indicates that the product is available in a wide range of flavors:
- Original.
- With lemon and honey.
- With menthol.
- With Vitamin C.
- Strawberry.
- Sugar-free, with herbs and lemon.
The manufacturer of the drug is the English company Reckitt Benkizer Helsker.
Indications for use
And again, expand the instructions to the “Strepsils”. The manufacturer indicates that his product is indicated for the following diseases:
- Laryngitis.
- Pharyngitis.
- Periodontal disease.
- Angina.
- Stomatitis.
- Aphtha.
- Tonsillitis.
It should be noted that Strepsils is also widely distributed in ENT practice and dentistry. In particular, after tonsillectomy and tooth extraction, patients are recommended to dissolve these candies for preventive purposes. Their use helps to prevent infection of affected tissues, to prevent the spread of inflammation.
Special instructions for use
Caution is required to use this treatment method for patients suffering from diabetes mellitus - candies contain sucrose and glucose.
There are no indications for using the medicine during pregnancy and lactation. This medication acts locally, without exerting a mutagenic, embryotoxic, teratogenic effect on the fetus. In the breast milk of a nursing mother, its components do not appear.
The instruction to Strepsils (spray, lozenges) does not contain information about the negative effect of the drug on the human body when used together with other dosage forms.
Contraindications
Instructions for use "Strepsils" also notes a small number of contraindications for the use of therapeutic lozenges:
- Children's age up to 5 years. The limitation is that a small child can accidentally swallow a candy and choke. Doctors recommend trying a spray. The instruction to Strepsils states that this product is sprayed into the oropharynx area of a child by adults, therefore it is safe for the baby.
- Individual intolerance to one and / or several components of a tablet, candy, spray. This is especially true for forms where bee products are used.
How does a candy work?
It would seem that before us is a delicious candy-lollipop. However, such a harmless-looking drug (more precisely, its active substances, and not a flavoring additive) is capable of destroying the cell membranes of pathogenic bacteria, which leads to their death.
"Strepsils" is a bactericidal, bacteriostatic agent. It has been clinically proven that streptococci, staphylococci, a number of other aerobic and anaerobic pathogenic microorganisms are most sensitive to it.
Instructions for the use of Strepsils lollipops notes that the drug also has a fungicidal effect - it fights pathogenic fungi. The most sensitive to it are Candida fungi, causing a number of lesions of the throat and pharynx.
It is impossible not to note the beneficial effect of the essential oils in the composition of the tablet candy. They cause increased salivation. And the allocation of this secret helps the drug to show its antibacterial effect, softens the mucous membranes irritated by the disease.
Candy application
Instructions for Strepsils Intensive will be presented separately. Recommendations for the use of the original form are as follows:
- Each lollipop must be dissolved until the tablets are completely dissolved.
- The maximum number of medicinal sweets per day is 12 pieces.
- Children over 5 years old, adults for effective treatment take one lollipop every 2-3 hours.
- The duration of the course of therapy depends on the severity of the course of the disease. As a rule, lollipops stop taking in the absence of characteristic symptoms of the disease.
Side effects
Instructions for use "Strepsils Intensive", "Strepsils" note that the most common side effect is an allergic reaction to the component (s) of the tablet. In rare cases, the patient's taste sensations somehow changed.
Basically, unpleasant side effects made themselves felt when exceeding the permissible rate of use of the drug. They expressed themselves like this:
- Hives.
- Itching
- Burning, other uncomfortable sensations in the pharynx, oral cavity.
- Glossodynia.
- Erythema.
- Nausea.
- Stomatitis.
- Dyspepsia.
- Paresthesia affecting the oral cavity.
- A very rare manifestation is pharyngeal edema.
With an overdose of the drug, unpleasant sensations from the gastrointestinal tract can also be felt. Instructions for their elimination advises the use of gastric lavage.
Intensive Form
It is, as we see from the name, a more potent drug. The effect is achieved due to the addition of one more agent, flurbiprofen, to the two active components of the standard agent.
This substance is not an antibiotic, but has a non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. But note that Strepsils Intensive is not an antimicrobial drug, which is why they cannot be replaced by a comprehensive treatment of an infectious disease.
This form of the drug is indicated in the following cases:
- Tonsillitis.
- Pharyngitis.
- Laryngitis.
- Sore throat caused by frequent smoking.
- Inhalation of irritating mucous substances.
- Overexertion of the vocal cords.
It is best to use this form from 12 years old. Patients take one tablet every 3 hours, keep in their mouth until completely resorbed. It is recommended to use no more than 5 tablets per day. The maximum duration of treatment is three days.
Plus form
It includes two types of medicine - spray and lozenges. Their main composition is almost identical:
- 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol.
- Amylmethacresol.
- Lidocaine (the component has a local anesthetic effect).
- Peppermint and anise essential oils (soften the mucous membranes, relieve swelling, make breathing easier and freshener, have an anti-inflammatory effect).
The form of lollipops is best taken only by adults and children from 12 years old. Spray is shown to kids. If desired, it can be used by adults.
The use of drugs of the Plus group is as follows:
- Lollipops are scattered until completely dissolved every 2-3 hours. A maximum of 8 tablets is permissible per day.
- Instructions for use "Strepsils" -spray: irrigation with the preparation of the oropharynx by double-clicking on the head of the container. The procedure per day is recommended to be repeated no more than 6 times. The course of treatment with the drug is five days.
Special form for children
Special Strepsils lozenges are available for children - they do not contain sugar, have two tastes - lemon and strawberry. This allows the drug to have excellent taste qualities that the kids love so much. And do not cause tooth decay.
However, the form is shown to children only from 6 years old. The manufacturer does not recommend offering candy treatment to children under 5 years old. There is a danger that the child will choke on the candy. In addition, for the proper effect of the treatment, the tablet needs to be absorbed in the mouth for a long time. Toddlers, as a rule, quickly crack or bite it, minimizing all the benefits of Strepsils.
Drug Reviews
Strepsils in the form of lollipops and spray is quite popular among Russian consumers. About this drug, buyers leave the following reviews:
- Taste makes this form of medicine pleasant for children — much better than swallowing a bitter, unpleasant potion.
- The drug is very convenient to use, without breaking away from work - at home, at work, on the road.
- It is convenient to carry even in a small handbag or purse.
- The acceptable cost of the drug.
- Most who have tried Strepsils notice the effect after using even one tablet - painful sensations in the oropharynx go away, redness weakens, and the general condition improves.
Drug cost
Prices for popular Strepsils candies vary widely. They depend on the specific Russian region, the pharmacy network, the packaging of the drug, its form - normal or Intensive. Somewhere, the price is even influenced by the variety of flavoring additive (with stock sales in pharmacies).
The average price of Strepsils, therefore, varies between 150-350 rubles.
Alternative medicine
Strepsils sprays and sweets, of course, are not a panacea in the pharmacy world. Preparations have a number of complete analogues:
- "Lugol."
- Lysac.
- Hexalysis.
- "Yodikol."
- "Cameton".
- "The color of linden."
- "Tincture of calendula".
- Anzibel.
- Yoks.
- "Furasol".
- Hepilor.
- Ingalipt.
- Angisept.
- Hexaspray.
- Islamint.
- Hexoral.
- "Faringosept".
- "Suprim-ENT".
Inexpensive analogues
Imagine also drugs that are slightly lower in cost than Strepsils. Moreover, their effectiveness is not lower than the effectiveness of the English remedy. This is the following:
- "Gorpils" (within 150 rubles).
- Agisept (100-120 rubles).
- "Suprim-ENT" (100-120 rubles).
Strepsils is a pleasant and effective medicine for various diseases of the throat (from a simple cold to a sore throat). It allows you to alleviate the condition with diseases of the oral cavity. It is available in several forms - for adults and children, with different tastes and intensities, in the form of lollipops and spray.