Prospan - instructions for use, reviews, analogs and forms of release (syrup, drops or solution for ingestion and inhalation) of a medicinal preparation for cough treatment in adults, children and during pregnancy
In this article, you can read the instructions for using the drug Проспан. There are reviews of visitors to the site - consumers of this medication, as well as opinions of doctors specialists on the use of Prospan in their practice. A big request is to actively add their feedback on the drug: the medicine helped or did not help get rid of the disease, which were observed complications and side effects, possibly not declared by the manufacturer in the annotation. Analogues of Propane in the presence of existing structural analogues. Use to treat cough in adults, children, as well as during pregnancy and lactation.
Проспан - Herbal remedy for cough.Has expectorant, mucolytic and bronchospasmolytic effect.
Reduces the viscosity of sputum and promotes its spillage.
Composition
Extract of ivy leaves dry + auxiliary substances.
Pharmacokinetics
Since the preparation is a dry extract of ivy leaves and contains a complex of biologically active substances, it is not possible to carry out pharmacokinetic studies.
Indications
- as an expectorant in the treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract (bronchitis, chronic bronchitis), accompanied by a cough with hard-to-recover sputum.
Forms of release
Syrup.
Drops for ingestion and inhalation (sometimes mistakenly called a solution).
Instructions for use and how to use them
Drops
Inside. Children aged 1-3 years, 10 drops 3-5 times a day; children 4-7 years, 15 drops 3-5 times a day; children over 7 years and adults 20 drops 3-5 times a day. Drops must be taken before eating. Young children are recommended to give drops with a little water. The course of treatment is determined by the severity of the disease, the minimum course of treatment should be 1 week.
To fix the therapeutic effect, it is recommended that after the disappearance of the symptoms of the disease continue the treatment for another 2-3 days. If there is no improvement, you need to see a doctor. Shake before use!
Inhalation therapy with the use of Prospan
For carrying out inhalations using the preparation Prospan, drops for ingestion and inhalation, all standard devices and devices for spraying without heating (nebulizers) are suitable. To prevent side effects of irritation due to the content of ethyl alcohol, during the inhalation the drug must be diluted with drinking water in a ratio of 1: 2.
In a special inhalation device, drip 20-25 drops of the drug and dilute with potable water at room temperature in a ratio of 1: 2. Inhalation should be carried out 3-5 times a day.
Syrup
Breast children (0-1 year) - 2.5 ml 2 times a day.
To small children (1-6 years) - on 2.5 ml 3 times a day.
Children of school age and adolescents - 5 ml 3 times a day.
Adults - 5-7.5 ml 3 times a day.
Dosage of the drug is done using a measuring cup.
The course of treatment is determined by the severity of the disease, the minimum course of treatment should be 1 week.To fix the therapeutic effect, it is recommended that after the disappearance of the symptoms of the disease continue the treatment for another 2-3 days. If there is no improvement, you need to see a doctor.
Shake before use.
Side effect
- allergic reactions;
- laxative effect (due to sorbitol content).
Contraindications
- deficiency of sugar / isomaltase;
- intolerance to fructose;
- glucose-galactose malabsorption;
- alcoholism and other conditions in which the intake of ethyl alcohol (drops) is contraindicated;
- hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Application in pregnancy and lactation
Due to the lack of data on the safety of the drug use by pregnant and lactating women, this group of patients is not recommended to take the drug.
special instructions
The drops contain 47% vol. % of alcohol.
The maximum single dose for adults (20 drops) contains 0.25 grams of absolute ethyl alcohol, the maximum daily intake for adults contains 1.27 grams of absolute ethyl alcohol. In one drop of the drug contains 0.013 grams of absolute ethyl alcohol. Does not contain sugar, preservatives or colorings.
When using the drug, care should be taken when driving vehicles and engaging in other potentially hazardous activities requiring increased concentration and speed of psychomotor reactions.
The syrup does not contain alcohol, sugar and dyes.
During storage, slight turbidity of the syrup or drop and slight changes in taste are possible, which does not affect the therapeutic effect of the preparation. Patients with diabetes should take into account that 2.5 ml of syrup contain 0.963 g of sorbitol, which corresponds to 0.08 XE.
Drug Interactions
The drug should not be used simultaneously with antitussive drugs, as this makes it difficult to cough up thinned phlegm.
Analogues of the drug Prospan
Structural analogs for the active substance:
- Gedelix;
- Prospan sachet.
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