Colds often visit children, especially during the epidemic. One of the manifestations of ARVI in childhood is cough. There are two types of cough:
- dry - unproductive;
- wet - productive.
Depending on the type of cough in the child, one or another expectorant, mucolytic drug is prescribed. One such medication is a children's dry cough medicine.
What kind of cough does dry cough medicine help?
Children's medicine will help to save the child from a dry cough . She translates dry cough into wet, which is more productive and contributes to successful sputum discharge. Also, the medicine has anti-inflammatory and antitussive effects.
Children's dry cough medicine: composition
This medicament includes the following components:
- 0.3 grams of extract of dry althae root;
- 0,075 gram of liquorice extract;
- 0.15 grams sodium hydrogencarbonate;
- 0. 15 grams of sodium benzoate;
- 0.0375 grams of ammonium chloride;
- 0,0037 grams of anise oil;
- 0.75 grams of sugar.
Dry cough medicine: dosage
The medicine is produced in sachets with powder intended for the preparation of a solution. One packet contains 1.47 grams of substance.
The medicine is dissolved in one tablespoon of water (15 ml). At one time give the child one sachet. The course of treatment implies the use of medicine 3-4 times a day in accordance with the recommendations of the attending physician.
Children's dry cough medicine has recently gained increasing popularity among pediatricians and moms, as it is an effective way to combat coughing in children of any age, including infants.
However, do not self-medicate and before using the medicine you need to consult a specialist in advance, because the drug has a number of contraindications:
- individual intolerance of components;
- acute pyelonephritis.