The modern pharmaceutical market offers a lot of cough suppressants, which, first of all, help the expectoration process - a natural mechanism of lung cleansing. They come in 2 types: mucolytics and natural preparations. As practice shows, the best effect produces a combination of these varieties.
Dry cough medicine
The form of the medicament in question is produced relatively recently by Moscow and St. Petersburg pharmaceutical companies. Cough medicine is a dry powder, which must be previously dissolved in a small amount of warm water.
You can apply this medication in all forms of lung and bronchial diseases, it helps to excrete mucus, liquefaction of secreted secretions.
Composition of medicine for coughing
The powder is based on such ingredients:
- sodium benzoate;
- aniseed oil;
- extract of thermopsis;
- sodium bicarbonate;
- extract of licorice root;
- ammonium chloride;
- sucrose.
Apparently, the drug is developed using both natural components and chemical mucolytics. This combination allows you to achieve the desired effect as quickly as possible, without the need for long treatment courses.
How to take medicine?
Expectorant medicine for dry cough is used as follows:
- The contents of 1 packet should be dissolved in a tablespoon of clean water (about 15 ml).
- Drink, regardless of the time of the meal, the whole serving.
- Repeat the procedure up to 4 times a day.
- Continue taking the medicine until a normal expectoration process appears.
It should be noted that the drug is produced not only in portion packets, but also in bottles. In order to prepare the medicine, it is necessary to fill the container with cool water to a mark of 200 ml and shake the suspension thoroughly. Store the resulting solution in a refrigerator, and before each intake, it is recommended to shake the mixture.
It is also important to remember the contraindications to the medicine:
- pyelonephritis, acute and chronic;
- glomerulonephritis;
- hypersensitivity to any of the constituents of the drug.
Side effects often include severe nausea , stools, vomiting, and allergic reactions in the form of skin rashes.
Names of medicine for coughing
There is no special name for the medicine in question. It is called - "dry cough medicine", indicating the dosage and form of release. Often on the packaging an additional Latin version of the name is written: mixture conta tussis for adults siccum.