Expectorant drug 'Lazolvan'. Reviews and opinions

Kids catch cold often, especially in the winter, probably there is not a single parent who would not face a cough with his child. At the beginning of the disease, it is so dry and painful that the children do not sleep well, complain of pain in the throat and behind the breastbone. In this case, you need drugs that are able to increase the secretion of bronchial mucus and take it out. This drug is a syrup "Lazolvan", reviews about which can be both positive and negative. Many parents doubt the need to use such funds for children, is this view justified?

The drug "Lazolvan". Instructions

The medicine has in its composition ambroksol, contributing to the sputum, which is simply necessary in childhood, because kids can not expectorate it themselves. It is prescribed for chronic and acute diseases of the respiratory tract (laryngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiectatic disease, asthma and other pathologies, accompanied by difficulty in sputum discharge). Premature babies may have a respiratory distress syndrome, when the lungs can not be dealt with due to immaturity, in this case they inject the "Lazolvan" solution intramuscularly, which gives a positive effect.

The drug is available in the form of tablets, syrup and a solution for inhalations and injections.

Dosage depends on the age, up to 6 years, 15 mg per reception, from 6 to 12 years - 30 mg, at the older age is prescribed 60 mg of the drug (adult dose). Syrup and tablets are taken with water two or three times a day during a meal.

You can not drink medication at night, it can cause coughing attacks during sleep, since the active substance (ambroxol) keeps its activity up to 12 hours after ingestion.

Basically, the drug "Lazolvan" is well tolerated, in rare cases, allergies to components of the syrup (flavor, color) may occur.

This drug in combination with antibiotics increases their concentration in lung tissue, in addition, it is proved that in the laboratory, the active substance of the drug has a disastrous effect on the causative agent of tuberculosis.

Do not give to drink syrup or tablets "Lazolvan" with drugs that suppress cough. This combination leads to the accumulation of sputum in the lumen of the bronchi.

Lazolvan for children, reviews

There are many opinions about this medication, mostly they are positive. Many are satisfied with the result, the syrup helped to get the sputum out of the lungs faster and recover from the disease.

However, about the drug "Lazolvan" reviews can be negative, this is due, for example, to the allergy, which often occurs in children. Some mothers complained of a negative reaction of the baby - vomiting, diarrhea, rash, nausea. With prolonged admission, pain in the stomach and heartburn may occur.

Some parents consider the purchase of Lazolvan syrup as a waste of money, because there are cheaper drugs based on the same substance (ambroxol).

Not always a child should drink Lazolvan (syrup for children), negative reviews are associated with the fact that cough can be allergic, for example, with laryngitis, when you can not eat sweet and red, it is better to give the child drops of "Ambrosan", they do not contain Dyes and flavors.

Another alternative may be a solution for inhalation "Lazolvan", reviews about it are positive. The fact is that if you get directly into the lungs, the medicine starts to act faster, and its consumption decreases significantly. However, for the procedure, you must have an inhaler or nebulizer, and it is not cheap.

Based on the reading, we can conclude how effective and available the drug "Lazolvan", the reviews say about its high activity, but at the same time, and a considerable price (about 300 rubles per 100 ml of syrup).

In any case, without consulting a doctor, starting any medication is not recommended.