'Ascoril': instruction on the use of the drug

Respiratory diseases are a real scourge of modern society. The reasons for their spread are a variety of factors. Most often, the disease is accompanied by a cough, which should be treated in order to avoid serious complications. The effective means that the medical science offers us is "Ascoril". Instructions for use are applied to each package with the preparation.

The medicine "Ascoril" - what is it?

The drug is available in the form of white round-shaped tablets. Each of them contains active substance - salbutomol in the amount of 2 mg, bromhexine hydrochloride in the amount of 8 mg, and also guaifenesin - 100 mg. In a cardboard box there is one blister for ten tablets. Twenty packages are also available. In addition to the active substances, the "Ascoril" tablets contain a number of auxiliary components. There is also the syrup "Ascoril".

The effect of the drug is bronchodilator, mucolytic and expectorant effects on the respiratory tract.

Salbutomol has an effect similar to adrenaline on the body, that is, it narrows the vessels, expands the bronchi and increases heart rate.

Bromhexine hydrochloride liquefies phlegm and provides expectorant properties of the drug "Ascoril". Instructions for use, as a rule, describe the complex effect of the drug, which is not always convenient for the doctor.

Guaifenesin has an expectorant effect and promotes the excretion of mucus accumulated in the respiratory tract.

Thus, the action of your tablet "Ascoril" is due to the exactly observed proportion of antitussive active substances.

Indications for use

"Ascoril" - a universal medicine, because it is used to treat both children and adults. Take it should be on the recommendation of a doctor with the following diseases:

• Broncho-pulmonary diseases with the release of viscous, hard-to-separate sputum;
• bronchial asthma;
• Pneumonia;
• Obstructive bronchitis and tracheobronchitis;
• whooping cough;
• Emphysema is light;
• tuberculosis;
• Pneumoconiosis.

The final decision on prescribing the drug is taken by the doctor on the basis of the survey data.

Contraindications

It should be considered cases in which it is not recommended to take "Ascoril". Instruction for use contains information on the following contraindications:

• glaucoma;
• pregnancy;
• Decompensated diabetes;
• Tachyarrhythmia;
• Heart defects;
• myocarditis;
• lactation;
• Thyrotoxicosis;
• Hepatic or renal failure;
• Acute ulcerative diseases of the digestive tract;
• arterial hypertension;
• Early childhood (before the child reaches 6 years of age).

In addition, the drug may have side effects. The medicine "Ascoril" can cause:

• migraine;
• Dizziness;
• tremor;
• Sleep disorders;
• Hyperexcitability;
• Convulsions
• Vomiting;
• collapse;
• Nausea;
• Allergies;
• Diarrhea
• Bronchospasm;
• Staining urine;
• cardiopalmus
• Exacerbation of ulcerative intestinal and gastric diseases.

Side effects are manifested when taking the drug at higher dosages, and also without taking into account the indications.

Mode of application

When the symptoms indicated in the section of this Instruction "Indications for Use" are displayed, the doctor appoints the patient "Ascoril". Instructions for use of the drug provides the following dosages of the drug:

Patients from six to twelve years are prescribed from 0.5 to 1 tablet three times a day.

Those who are more than twelve years old, the doctor appoints a dose of 1 tablet three times a day. Tablets are not prescribed for children under the age of six, since they recommended the syrup "Ascoril". Instruction for use contains only frame limitations, and the specific dosage and frequency of medication is determined by the doctor, based on the patient's condition.