Cough is like a protective reflex of the human body. Coughing, the body "removes" toxins, bacteria, sputum. Therefore, doctors and do not rush to prescribe medications from him.
However, cough, at times, persists up to several weeks, causing severe inconvenience and causing complications.
That's why it's so important to know which disease caused a cough, the better to cure it and which cough tablets are inexpensive, but effective at the same time.
What tablets are from dry cough better
Cough is usually divided into dry or wet( wet).The treatment of each type of cough has its own peculiarities and predetermines what cough pill should be selected.
- If the cough is dry , painful, without sputum excretion, interferes with normal sleep and is hard for the affected, then for its treatment antitussive drugs will be the most preferable.
- For wet cough , usually this cough for colds, recommended drugs that dilute sputum( mucolytics) and facilitate its excretion( expectorant).
Remember that coughing occurs because of a variety of causes and various diseases, which makes it necessary to select strictly defined, most effective cough tablets for the treatment of a corresponding ailment, eliminating or alleviating a certain type of cough.
What are the tablets for cough?
The choice of effective and inexpensive cough tablets depends on its nature.
- Drugs with bronchodilator effect .They relax the smooth musculature of the bronchi and relieve spasm, thereby eliminating a fit of coughing. These drugs are used for bronchitis and other diseases accompanied by spasm of the airway walls.
- Mucolytics .Such pills today are considered one of the main components in the therapy of wet cough. They also restore the mucous membranes of the bronchi and the elasticity of the lungs. Their action is aimed at diluting the thick and viscous secretion of the bronchial glands without increasing the secretion of phlegm to facilitate their evacuation from the lower and upper respiratory tract. To this group of drugs are - Ambroxol, ATSTS, Bromheksin, Carboccithin.
- Drugs that suppress the cough reflex at the central level - in the cough center of the brain, by raising the threshold of irritability and almost complete cough blocking. Classical representatives - opioids such as codeine( Kodelak, Terpinkod), the main drawback of which is oppression of the entire nervous system, incompatibility with alcohol, a weak but still developing addiction.
- Non-opioid antitussive central action - butamirate( Sinekod, Omnitus), which is devoid of opioid deficiencies and does not affect the central nervous system.
- Expectorant oral medications for coughing do not work, they rather locally affect the mucus itself in the airways, diluting it. This makes it easier to cough up faster and easier. Most experts acknowledge the fact that the best thinning cough is considered to be the usual mineral water, and among the cough medicines, the leader positions are for Gwaithenesin. Guaifenesin cleanses the respiratory tract from mucus, but the list of side effects of the medication is nausea and vomiting, so it's worth to be careful and observe the dosage.
- Combined cough medicines have an immediate impact in several directions and help to solve several problems simultaneously.
The most common causes of cough: pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchial and lung inflammation, bronchial asthma, lung cancer, whooping cough, heart and vascular pathology, allergies.
Stoptussin
Tablets or drops containing butramate and guaifenesin. These substances have a local anesthetic, bronchodilator and antitussive effect, reduce the viscosity of phlegm, facilitate its departure. Side effects that occur when coughing "Stoptussin": allergic reactions, dyspeptic symptoms, dizziness.
This medicine enhances the effects of alcohol, sleeping pills and analgesics. Use the drug should be only in cases where the cough becomes stubborn, violent and requires intensive treatment.
Mukaltin
Tablets from coughs of vegetable origin on the basis of althea medicinal. The drug has an anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect, dilutes sputum and speeds up its excretion.
After receiving Mukaltin, a film of plant mucus is formed on the surface of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract. This contributes to the longer lasting effects of other cough tablets that are used concomitantly with Muciltin. Reviews are positive.
Falimint
Is a topical product - it is a resorption tablet that is effective for dry, unproductive cough. Falimint relieves irritation, dilutes sputum, and anesthesizes. The agent is rapidly absorbed, so that relief comes almost instantaneously.
The Falimint tablets can be resorbed up to 10 times a day, but they should not be used for longer than a few days. This drug is not prescribed for children under four years of age, breastfeeding and pregnant women.
Ambrobene
Another classic anti-cough drug that allows you to get rid of all cold symptoms with your famous mucolytic and expectorant effect.
As a rule, tablets and syrup are used in the transition of a dry cough to a wet cough, when there is a difficult passage of sputum( pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis).A similar composition and effect has the drug "Lazolvan".
Thermopsis - tablets against cough
Tablets, which include the herb itself thermopsis and sodium bicarbonate, which increases the secretion of sputum, reducing its viscosity at the same time.
Many years have passed since the appearance of these inexpensive pills, but the effectiveness and popularity of this drug in the treatment of cough does not decrease. The cost is only 50-60 rubles for 20 tablets.
ACT Long
Effective cough remedy for prolonged action. The product is available in a convenient form of tablets, dissolving in water. A day requires only one reception. The active substance is acetylcysteine. It reduces the viscosity of phlegm and quickly removes it.
The product is contraindicated in children under 14 years of age, during lactation and during pregnancy. The price is about 320 rubles per package of 10 tablets.
Synecode
The medicinal preparation Sinekod is prescribed for the treatment of dry cough of any etiology. This laryngitis, chronic and acute bronchitis, tracheitis, influenza, etc. It should be noted that it is worth using with a painful dry cough, in case of a damp cough, it is recommended to use the drug only at night.
The active ingredient in this medicinal syrup is butarate, which has an anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator effect.
Travisil
A herbal remedy that exerts an expectorant effect. Active components Travisila have immunostimulating and antiseptic properties. The drug is prescribed for cough of different etiologies. Lollipops are applied orally.
Admission: adults and children from 12 years - 3 tablets three times a day, and children over 3 years are not recommended to eat more than 3 candies per day.
Dr Mom
A medicinal preparation that is a plant cough syrup and is used as a symptomatic drug for the treatment of respiratory problems accompanied by a dry irritant cough or a cough with hard-to-separate sputum.
At the heart of Dr. Mom are dry extracts from the roots, leaves, seeds, flowers, bark of such medicinal plants: aloe barbados, adatodes basilica, elecampane brush, basil sacred, ginger medicinal, licorice nude, turmeric long, pepper cubebe, nightshade indian and terminaleibeleriks.
Kodelak
Presented in the form of tablets and syrup. It is a combined antitussive opioid drug, it helps to reduce the excitability of the cough center. Contains codeine, a herb of thermopsis, a root of licorice. With prolonged use may be addictive.
Contraindications: pregnancy, lactation, respiratory failure, bronchial asthma, children under 24 months of age, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug. Application: 1 tablet no more than three times a day, the daily dose should not exceed 200 mg.
What is a good cure for a plant-based cough?
In addition to medicines, any pharmacist will offer herbal medicines.
- Bronchicum,
- Eucabal,
- Dr Mom,
- Gedelix,
- Bromhexine( flegamine, solvine, bisolvon),
- Acetylcysteine (ACTS, flumucil, mucobene),
- Carbocysteine (estyl, bronkoklar, mucosol),
Ambroxol( ambroben,lazolvan).
As you can see, there are a lot of drugs, and it is almost impossible to determine what good cough medicine is.
Folk remedies
There are a lot of recipes for traditional medicine for cough treatment at home. Here are just some of them.
- Mix hot milk with alkaline mineral water( 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of Borjomi) or honey( 1 teaspoon of honey for a glass of hot milk).Take 1 glass three times a day.
- Cowberry juice with honey. Take three times a day for 1 tablespoon.
- Take: althaea( root) - 40 g, licorice naked( root) - 25 g, mother-and-stepmother( leaves) - 20 g, fennel( fruits) - 15 g. Put in a thermos 2 tablespoons of the mixture, pour a glassboiling water, insist 10-12 hours, filter. Drink 1 / 4-1 / 3 cup 3-5 times a day.
- A tablespoon of leaves of mother-and-stepmother is poured a glass of boiling water, insist for half an hour and filter. Take a tablespoon 5-6 times a day.
Choose effective cough tablets, consulting the doctor.