The problem of treating cough of various origins worries mankind throughout its history, because every person encounters this unpleasant symptom complex at least several times a year. Medicines used to treat respiratory system pathologies have been developed and improved over a long time, and ACC, the instructions for use of which contains complete information for both the doctor and the patient, is currently one of the most popular drugs for treating cough.
The mechanism of therapeutic action of the ACC
It should be noted that coughing is a complex reflex act, during which an attempt is made to reflex cleanse the respiratory tree with irritation of receptors that are located in almost any part of the respiratory tract. The development of the inflammatory process in each case undergoes several stages, and at the beginning of the disease, inflammatory phenomena prevail over the exudative ones, therefore the cough remains unproductive, “dry”. With the further development of the process, the processes of sputum formation begin to prevail over the processes of inflammation, and a “wet” cough is formed, for the treatment of which, in fact, ACC is prescribed. The medicine taken orally is rapidly absorbed from the digestive tract and is secreted by the cells of the ciliary epithelium into the lumen of the respiratory tract, which facilitates the discharge of sputum.
ACC, the instructions for use of which should be carefully studied before taking the drug by both the patient and the doctor who prescribes this drug, destroys the intermolecular bonds in the secretion of the respiratory tract, due to which sputum breaks up into small fragments and is actively removed from the patient's body. The main active ingredient of this drug is acetylcysteine. It must be remembered that this tool is available in various dosage forms, and the abstract will help to choose the right one. Today, ACC on the shelves of pharmacies is presented in the form of soluble tablets with age-related dosages for patients of any age, long tablets, prescribed only for adult patients, and granules for the preparation of syrup with orange flavor, widely used in pediatric practice.
Indications for the use of ACC
It must be remembered that any form of acetylcysteine preparations, including ACC, the instructions for use of which contain a complete list of conditions and diseases for the treatment of which mucolytics are used, should be prescribed only by a qualified and competent doctor. When using this medicine in the stage of a “dry”, unproductive cough (in the debut of an acute respiratory viral infection, flu or tracheitis), the patient worsens precisely because there is no morphological substrate on which the drug acts - sputum. Most doctors do not tire of warning their patients that the use of the drug is not a complete substitute for the complex treatment of diseases of the respiratory system. Accordingly, the treatment program for inflammatory diseases of the respiratory apparatus (acute respiratory viral infections, acute and chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, sinusitis) must necessarily include antibacterial or antiviral drugs, vitamins, an adequate amount of drink, and the thought-out use of physiotherapy and physiotherapy exercises.
In addition, ACC, the instructions for use of which give answers to all questions that arise in patients and their relatives, can be prescribed for the symptomatic treatment of a genetic disease - cystic fibrosis. In this case, the age-related dosage of the drug, the mode of use and the duration of treatment should be prescribed by a doctor (general practitioner, pulmonologist, pediatrician).