Instruction "Inspiron". Medications

Inflammatory diseases of respiratory tracts are especially common in the autumn-winter season. Most often, such pathological conditions are observed in children.

To prevent your body from getting sick, you need to regularly drink vitamins, eat well and exercise.

If the prevention of influenza and seasonal colds has not helped you, then we recommend using a drug such as "Inspiron". For children and adult patients, this medication is available in various forms. In which, we will tell a little further.

Composition, description, packaging and shape

The drug "Inspiron" can be purchased in two forms:

• The tablets are white, biconvex, round, coated. The active component of this agent is fenspiride hydrochloride. In addition, the drug contains additional substances in the form of calcium hydrogen phosphate, colloidal silicon dioxide, dihydrate, povidone, hypromelose, magnesium stearate and a mixture of Opadry. You can buy this medicine in blisters and in packs of cardboard, respectively.
• Suspension "Inspiron". Syrup for oral administration has a light yellow color (can be colorless), as well as a specific flavor. In the medicinal liquid, slight opalescence is allowed. The active ingredient of the agent under consideration is fenspiride hydrochloride. As for the additional components, the following substances are used as such: licorice root extract, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, sugar, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, glycerin, potassium sorbate, vanillin, honey-lime flavor, sodium saccharin and water. The drug goes on sale in vials, which are placed in packs of thick paper.

Pharmacodynamics of the drug

How does the medicine "Inspiron" work? Tablets and syrup have anti-inflammatory and anti-bronchoconstrictive properties, which are caused by the following mechanisms:

• Inhibition of histamine H1 receptors, which contributes to a relaxing effect on the smooth muscles of the bronchi;
• Anti-inflammatory effect, leading to a decrease in the synthesis of a number of anti-inflammatory factors (cytokines, TNF-a, thromboxane, free radicals, leukotrienes, arachidonic acid metabolites, prostaglandins) that produce a bronchoconstrictor effect;
• Suppression of alpha-1-adrenoreceptors, stimulating the production of viscous mucus in the bronchi.

Kinetics of the preparation

Instruction "Inspiron" reports that the maximum content of this drug in the blood is reached after 6 hours after its use.

The half-life of the active ingredient is 12 hours. It is allocated with urine.

Indications for taking medication

What diseases are prescribed such a medicine as "Inspiron"? Syrup and tablets are recommended to be taken for:

• Symptomatic therapy of pertussis;
• Treatment of inflammatory processes in the respiratory tract and ENT organs of acute and chronic nature (for example, sinusitis, rhinitis, otitis, tracheitis, rhinotraheobronchitis, rhinopharyngitis, bronchitis), as well as obstructive lung diseases (chronic form) and as part of the complex therapy of bronchial asthma ;
• Elimination of respiratory symptoms of measles and influenza;
• Elimination of allergic rhinitis of all types, as well as other manifestations of hypersensitivity reactions on the part of the respiratory system and ENT organs.

Contraindications to taking medication

The medicine "Inspiron" for cough and other diseases is forbidden to be given to pregnant women, with increased sensitivity to its components and breastfeeding.

It should also be noted that the drug in the form of a syrup is contraindicated to people with intolerance to galactose, a lack of lactase and a syndrome of glucose-galactose malabsorption.

Detailed instructions of "Inspiron" (tablets)

Any form of the drug should be taken orally after eating.

The daily dosage of "Inspiron" tablets, which is used to treat chronic diseases, is 1 tablet twice a day.

To strengthen the action of the drug in the treatment of acute pathological conditions, it is recommended to use three tablets three times a day.

The duration of taking this medicine depends on the clinic of the disease and is decided individually by the attending physician.

Method of application of medicinal syrup

Instruction "Inspiron" says that the drug in the form of a suspension is prescribed to children from 2 years of age. It is recommended to take inside at a dosage of 2-4 mg per kg of body weight. In this case, the total amount of the medicine is divided into three doses.

With a child weighing less than 10 kg, the drug is prescribed in a dose of 20-40 mg (10-20 ml of syrup) three times a day. At a weight of more than 10 kg the drug should be taken in an amount of 60-120 mg (30-60 ml) three times a day.

As for adolescents from 12 years old, as well as adult patients, they are prescribed a daily dose equal to 90-180 mg (45-90 ml of suspension) per day (divided into three doses).

The duration of treatment with syrup depends on the clinic of the disease and is determined by the doctor on an individual basis.

Side effects

Can the medicine "Inspiron" cause undesirable reactions? Tablets and syrup rarely cause the appearance of negative effects. Although in some cases, the following phenomena can still develop in patients:

• Nausea, stomach pain, digestive disorders, diarrhea and vomiting;
• Erythema, Quincke's edema, rash, erythema pigmentosa, pruritus and urticaria;
• Sinus tachycardia, which usually occurs after dosage adjustment;
• drowsiness;
• Fatigue and weakness.

Overdose Symptoms

Instruction of "Inspiron" informs that this preparation should be taken in the strictly recommended by the doctor dosages. If you disregard this advice, the patient may experience signs of overdose such as agitation, drowsiness, vomiting, sinus tachycardia and nausea.

To eliminate the listed phenomena, the affected person is washed with a stomach, and also conducts an electrocardiogram and symptomatic therapy.

Compatibility of the drug with other drugs

This drug is not recommended to combine with alcoholic beverages, as well as sedatives. Otherwise, it can cause sedation.

Special Recommendations

Therapy with Inspiron does not replace antibiotic treatment.

In view of the fact that the medicine in the form of a syrup contains sugar, it is forbidden to give it to patients with diabetes mellitus, and also to people who observe a low-calorie diet (in one dessert spoon of "Inspiron" contains about 3 g of sugar). In addition, this drug with extreme caution should be used by drivers of vehicles and those whose work is associated with the management of dangerous and complex mechanisms.

Shelf life, terms of sale and storage

To buy tablets or syrup "Inspiron" in the pharmacy can be without the presence of a medical prescription. This product should be protected from children, and stored in a package at a temperature of up to 26 degrees.

Shelf life of the drug in question is 24 months.

"Inspiron" medicinal product: analogues and price

If there are contraindications to taking "Inspiron" doctors recommend to replace it with one of the following means: "Bronchomax", "Erespal", "Fosidal", "Amispiron IC".

It should be especially noted that these drugs can have completely different side effects, dosages and contraindications. Therefore before their reception it is necessary to familiarize with the instruction.

The price of this medicine varies within 200 rubles.

Reviews of consumers about the drug

The patients' reviews of syrup and tablets "Inspiron" are very similar. According to their reports, this medication copes well with the task. It quite quickly eliminates the symptoms of respiratory infections.

As for negative reviews, then, as a rule, they are associated with frequent occurrence of allergic reactions. Also, patients often complain of an unpleasant smell and taste of the drug.