The drug "Erespal" belongs to the category of antihistamines.
The pharmacological effect of the drug "Erespal"
The response of patients says that the medicine has a bright anti-inflammatory, antihistamine and antispasmodic effect.
Medicinal properties are due to the activity of fenspiride - the active substance that is part of the product. The drug reduces the reproduction of free radicals, cytokines, which play a role in the appearance of inflammation and bronchospasm. In addition, fenspiride favors antispasmodic activity, blocks adrenergic receptors, which cause an increase in the volume of bronchial secretion. The drug is made in the form of round white tablets and an orange transparent syrup, which must be shaken when a precipitate forms.
Indications for the use of the drug "Erespal"
The recall of patients indicates that the medicine effectively fights against various ailments of the respiratory organs. Primarily with laryngitis and rhinopharyngitis. Appointments are made with sinusitis, otitis media of various etiologies, including allergic ones. The medicine is used for bronchitis, rhinotracheobronchitis, respiratory infections that accompany whooping cough, measles, flu, as well as for complicated or isolated bronchial asthma.
Contraindications of the Erespal medication
The doctors' opinion says that you should not use the medicine in the form of tablets for children under 14 years of age. For these purposes, syrup is used. You can not take the drug with hypersensitivity.
The drug "Erespal": instructions
For children (reviews warn) it is better to use syrup for treatment. The daily dosage is calculated taking into account the weight: 4 mg must be multiplied by the weight of the child. Adults are shown taking 1 tablet 2-3 times. Syrup must be consumed in the amount of 3-6 tablespoons. Shake the medication before use, take it before meals. Children under two years of age are recommended to take 2-4 teaspoons. The general course of therapy is a month.
Side effect of the drug "Erespal"
Patient recall indicates negative reactions during treatment, which are manifested by various ailments.
The reason for reducing the dosage may be moderate tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, gastric and intestinal disorders, epigastric pain. Drowsiness, asthenia, dizziness, increased fatigue, and allergic reactions (angioedema edema, pruritus, urticaria, erythema) may also be observed.
Medication "Erespal": reviews, price and analogues
Some patients say that they did not prescribe the medicine during pregnancy and after the birth of the baby if breastfeeding was necessary. Indeed, due to the lack of data on the effect of the drug on the fetus, it is not recommended to take medicine in the cases described. To analogues include the drug "Fenspiride", which has a similar therapeutic effect. The cost of the Erespal medication in tablets is approximately 335 rubles, and syrup - 255 rubles.