Doctor mom cough syrup for children

Herbal preparations in the form of syrups are very popular in treating cough in babies, because they are easy to dose for babies, and the sweet taste makes taking medicines less unpleasant. One of the most sought after drugs of this type is Dr. Mom. When can you give children such a remedy and is it capable of harming the child’s body?

In the form of a syrup, it is represented by a thick liquid that smells like pineapple. This solution has a dark green color. One bottle of medication contains 100 ml of this liquid. In a set to the bottle sell and measuring cup with a capacity of 15 ml.

The basis of the syrup Dr. Mom are herbal ingredients represented by extracts from ten plants:

• Licorice naked.
• Nightshade Indian.
• Adatoda Vasika.
• Elecade tassel.
• Holy basil.
• Ginger medicinal.
• Terminalia Belerika.
• Turmeric is long.
• Cubeb pepper.
• Aloe Barbados.

An addition to such a plant formula is levomenthol. Also, the drug contains purified water, sodium benzoate and glycerol. There are in the composition of the drug and substances such as sorbic acid, propyl and methyl parahydroxybenzoate sodium. The color of the syrup is given by the blue and yellow dyes, the sweet taste is provided by sucrose, and the pleasant smell is given by the pineapple flavor.

Syrup Dr. Mom has a complex effect on the children's body.

Bronchodilator and expectorant the effect makes such a medicine effective aid in coughing. Its vegetable components stimulate excretion of sputum and purification of the bronchial tree, as well as reduce the severity of inflammation.

Present in the composition of menthol has antispasmodic, analgesic and antiseptic properties.

Dr. Mom is prescribed for laryngitis, tracheitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis and other pathologies that cough is a symptom of. In children, the medicine is especially in demand for ARVI.

Dr. Mom in the form of a syrup is prescribed for children over three years old.. If the child has not yet turned 3 years old, other medications with a similar effect that are allowed for his age group should be used in his treatment.

Medicine Dr. Mom in the form of a syrup should not be given to a child who has hypersensitivity to any of its components. Since the composition of this tool includes sugar, it is important to consider when prescribing the drug to patients with diabetes.

Since the composition of the medicine includes extracts from seeds, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and other parts of different plants, this causes the risk of allergy to this drug. For this reason, the side effects of taking it are severe itching, rashes on the body and hands, itchy blisters, angioedema, abdominal discomfort and other negative symptoms. Their appearance should be a reason to stop treatment and choose with a pediatrician another drug with expectorant effects.

The drug is given three times a day, offering the child to swallow the right amount of syrup and, if necessary, drink it with a small amount of water. For dosing, you can use both the cup in the pack and a regular teaspoon.

Dosage of medication depends on age:

• Children 3-5 years old at a time give only 2.5 ml, which corresponds to half a teaspoon of syrup.
• Children older than six years to the age of 14 can be given both in 2.5 and 5 ml each (from 1/2 to 1 teaspoon per reception).
• Over the age of 14, a single dose is 5-10 ml of syrup.

The instruction to the medicine notes that there is not yet any information about the negative effect of the exceeded dosage of the syrup.

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Dr. Mom should not be given to children together. with drugs for coughingthat affect the cough reflex. This combination of drugs can harm, because it will interfere with the removal of sputum from the pulmonary tract.

The drug can be purchased without a prescription. The average price of a bottle of syrup in most pharmacies is 160 rubles.

Keep the bottle at home where it can not get the child. Storage temperature should not exceed + 300C. If the expiration date of the drug, which is 2 years, has expired, it is prohibited to give the child such syrup.

About Dr. Cough syrup cough mothers respond mostly well. The undoubted advantages of the drug are natural plant base, the ability to apply to all family members and ease of dosing. In addition, parents are attracted by the safety of the drug, so that treatment with this syrup can be lengthy. According to moms, the drug is effective in dry coughs as well as in wet cough, when the sputum is too viscous.

You can replace Dr. Mom in syrup with other drugs with the same therapeutic effect, made from vegetable raw materials. These include:

• Gedelix. This medicine contains ivy extract and may be used. in syrup in babies and babies older than two years can be treated Gedelix drops.
• Bronchipret. The composition of this drug combines extracts of ivy and thyme. Syrup prescribed to children older than three months, and drops give children 6 years and older.
• Bronhikum. The expectorant effect of this drug is due to thyme extract. The drug is released in syrup (allowed from 6 months), in the form of an elixir (prescribed for children over one year) and in lozenges (prescribed from 6 years of age).
• Prospan. The therapeutic effect of such a drug provides ivy extract. The drug is allowed at any age. Available in the form syrup and drops.
• Evkabal. This syrup includes two extracts at once - plantain and thyme. It is prescribed to kids older than 6 months.
• Dry Cough Syrup. As part of this drug can be seen extract of Althea, licorice extract, anise oil and other ingredients. If necessary, the drug can be taken even in infancy.
• Althea syrup. Such a sweet medicine is made from the roots of Althea. It is used in the treatment of cough in children older than a year, but the pediatrician may prescribe it at an earlier age.

In addition to herbal medicine, the doctor can replace Dr. Mohm’s syrup with drugs containing acetylcysteine, ambroxol, bromhexyl, or carbocysteine. All of these medications have a similar effect on the respiratory tract, but each drug has its own characteristics, therefore, it is best to choose an analogue with the attending pediatrician.

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