Expectorants. The instruction "Prospan"

The preparation "Prospan" is a herbal remedy used for coughing. The drug has bronchospasmolytic, mucolytic effects, has an expectorant effect. The drug helps to reduce the viscosity of phlegm and its faster elimination from the bronchi. As part of the product there is an extract from the leaves of ivy (dry). The product is available in various dosage forms: drops for inhalation and ingestion, as well as in suspended form.

Appointment

The instruction "Propana" recommends the preparation for inflammatory pathologies of the respiratory system of chronic and acute course, complicated by the formation of difficultly separated viscous sputum.

Dosing regimen

Drops "Prospan" are recommended by adults for 20 caps. 3-5 r / d. In the suspended form, the medication is prescribed in a dose of 5-7.5 ml three times a day. Inhalations are carried out using standard devices - nebulizers. To prevent negative consequences (irritation of the mucous throat), the instruction "Propana" recommends diluting the solution with water 1: 2. Procedures are conducted no more often than five times a day.

How to apply the preparation "Prospan" for children. Instructions. Price

Drops are prescribed to patients from year. Dosage for children under three years - 10 caps., From 4 to 7 years - 15 caps., From seven years - 20 cap. The medicine is not drunk more than five times a day. Cough syrup "Prospan" instruction recommends patients up to a year 2.5 ml 2 r / day, up to 6 l - at the same dose three times a day, adolescents and schoolchildren - 5 ml 3 r / d. The duration of therapy is determined by a specialist in accordance with the severity of the course of the pathology and the patient's tolerance. The minimum rate is not less than a week. To fix the therapeutic effect, the instruction "Prospan" recommends taking the drug for another two days after the symptoms are eliminated. Before taking the vial with the drug should be shaken.

Side effects and contraindications

On the basis of medication therapy, the development of allergic reactions is likely. They are usually associated with the presence of hypersensitivity to the components. Sorbitol contained in the medicine can provoke diarrhea (due to its laxative effect). The "Prospan" instructions do not recommend a drug for intolerance to fructose, isomaltase / sucrose deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption. The drug (in the form of drops) is not prescribed for patients with hypersensitivity to components, alcoholism and in other conditions, when the intake of ethanol is contraindicated. It is not recommended therapy during pregnancy and feeding.

additional information

When taking drops, it is necessary to refrain from carrying out potentially dangerous work, transport management. In the syrup "Prospan" there are no dyes, sugar and ethanol. During storage, a slight cloudiness of the solution is allowed, which does not affect the pharmacological properties of the drug. If side effects occur, you should visit the doctor, stopping the medication. It is undesirable to apply the drug at the same time as other antitussive drugs, as this can make transportation of diluted sputum difficult.