Dr. Mom for children

When it becomes necessary to choose medicines for a child, many parents are inclined to herbal preparations. They are produced in a large assortment by various pharmaceutical companies in the form of syrup, tablets, lozenges, ointments, creams, mixtures and other dosage forms. One of the popular lines are drugs called Doctor Mom. When are they prescribed for children and how are they used correctly in childhood?

Medicines Dr. MoM are produced in this form:

1. Syrup. It is a dark green thickish liquid smelling of pineapple, which is sold in bottles of 100 ml together with a measuring cup.
2. Pastilles. They are represented by round candies with 7 different flavors. Such vegetable candies for sucking are sold in packs of 16-24 pieces packed in blisters or strips.
3. Ointment. It is represented by a translucent white substance with camphor and menthol aroma. The ointment is placed in plastic jars in the amount of 20 g in each package.

In each of the products Dr. Mom its active substances, mainly represented by natural and herbal ingredients:

• Syrup contains extracts of 10 plants, among which are extracts of nightshade, licorice, basil, ginger, turmeric and aloe. In addition, this drug includes levomenthol, and additional substances in this form of medicine are pineapple flavoring, sucrose, dyes, water, glycerol, and other compounds.
• Base ointment are camphor, nutmeg oil, turpentine oil and levomenthol. The composition also includes thymol and eucalyptus oil, and the only auxiliary ingredient is white paraffin in soft form.
• The main components of pastillesThe extracts from ginger, licorice and emblica, supplemented with levomenthol, act as their therapeutic effect. In addition, lollipops include glycerol, sucrose, various colorants, flavorings, and other ingredients.

Preparations Dr. Mom act on the body of a sick child in a complex:

• Syrup has expectorant and bronchodilator effect. Its vegetable formula helps to remove sputum and clear the bronchi, and also eliminates the inflammatory process. Thanks to menthol, the drug also has an antiseptic and antispasmodic effect.
• The ointment noted distracting and local irritation. The drug affects the local, providing activation of the nerve receptors of the skin and its blood vessels. Turpentine in the composition of the product gives a warming effect and helps to relieve pain. Thymol and eucalyptus oil have antiseptic and antimicrobial effects, and thanks to nutmeg oil, the drug reduces the activity of inflammation. The ointment applied to the chest or skin of the nose also has an inhalation effect.
• The lozenges have an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, which is caused by the presence of ginger and emblica in the candies. Menthol in this medicine helps get rid of spasms and has antiseptic properties, and thanks to licorice, the medication also has an expectorant effect.

The line Dr. Mom is in demand for diseases, one of the manifestations of which is a cough.The drugs are especially often prescribed for dry cough caused by bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, ARVI and other pathologies. Ointment is also prescribed from the common cold to get rid of nasal congestion. This form is also effective for muscle pain or headaches.

Syrup is allowed to apply in children older than 3 years. The same age limit is the use of ointment. Both drugs are allowed for children three years and older, but should be used with caution so as not to provoke an allergy.

The instructions for lozenges warns that this remedy should not be taken by children under 18 years of age. This is due to the presence of chemicals in the composition, the large size of the candies and the lack of clinical trials in children. but in practice, this form is often assigned to adolescents 14 years and older.

Dr. Mom's drugs are not given if:

• The child has hypersensitivity to any ingredient of the medication.
• A baby has hereditary pathologies in which carbohydrate metabolism is impaired (such a contraindication is relevant for syrup and lozenges).
• A child has skin damage or skin diseases such as eczema or dermatitis (this is a contraindication to the use of ointment).

In addition, caution in the treatment of syrup requires the presence of diabetes mellitus in the child, and the ointment is not recommended for bronchial asthma.

Since all Dr.Mom medications are based on natural ingredients, an allergic reaction may appear on any of them. It may look like an itchy rash, an uncomfortable feeling in the abdomen, swelling of some part of the body, or severe itching. Inhalation of particles of ointment may cause bronchospasm or excessive tearing. The appearance of any of these side effects requires the abolition of medication and treatment to the doctor for the correction of therapy.

• Syrup is given 3 times a day, dispensing the medicine with a teaspoon or a measuring cup. The dose is selected based on the age of the small patient. For children 3-5 years old, it is 2.5 ml of the drug, for children 6-13 years old - from 2.5 to 5 ml of the medicine, and at the age of 14 years and older - from 5 to 10 ml.
• Ointment lubricated exclusively skin 1-2 times a day (no more than 3 times), trying not to get on the mucous membrane. After applying the medication gently rubbed with a simultaneous light massage of the treated area. With rhinitis, the nose wings are smeared with a remedy, with coughing, the upper part of the chest and back, with pain in the muscles, the painful area, and with headache, the temporal region.
• Vegetable lozenges are prescribed for adults on 1 pastille every two hours, but not more than 10 pieces in one day. The drug is not gnawed and not swallowed, but slowly absorbed in the mouth.
• How long to take a syrup, ointment processing or dissolve lozenges should be determined by a doctor. Usually the duration of admission is up to 2-3 weeks. If treatment is required to continue, you must first consult with a specialist.

None of the drugs should be combined with drugs that block the cough reflex or reduce the production of mucus in the bronchi. With this combination, the patient's condition will only worsen, because the sputum will stagnate in the pulmonary tract.

All medications are available in pharmacies as OTC drugs. On average, the price of a pack of pastilles is 120 rubles, jars of ointment - about 140 rubles, and one bottle of syrup - about 160 rubles.

• Keep the plates with pastilles, a bottle of syrup or a jar of ointment at home should be out of the reach of a small child. It is important that it is dry.
• The recommended storage temperature of the ointment is from 15 to 25 degrees Celsius, for syrup and lozenges it is no higher than +30 degrees Celsius.
• In addition, you need to monitor the expiration date of the drug and not give the child the drug when this period has ended. It is 2 years in syrup, 3 years in ointment, and 5 years in lozenges.

Medicines Dr. MoM receive mostly good recommendations from parents and doctors. Mothers most often choose the drug in syrup, because it is easy to dose for a child of any age. Ointment is also in demand for colds and runny nose, especially if the disease has just begun. But most parents don’t give their kiddies a lozenge, but they themselves are happy to treat with such a drug with a voice diploma and dry cough.

The main advantage of any of the medicines is their natural composition and safety, so you can take syrup or use ointment for several weeks without fear. Reviews of parents confirm the high efficacy of the sweet medicine in case of a wet cough with a very viscous secret, and with a dry cough, and ointment with a stuffed nose.

Other herbal preparations in the same dosage form, for example, Gedelix, Bronhikum, Bronchipret, Prospan, Evkabal and other syrups based on extracts from ivy, thyme, Althea, plantain and other medicinal plants.

Instead of an ointment, Dr. Mom the doctor may recommend other local remedies for coughing and sore throat for rubbing. These include Vicks Active Balsam, Dr. Theiss Eucalyptus and Pulmex baby. The last of these medications is allowed to be used from 6 months of age, and you can also take inhalations with Dr. Theiss ointment. Another option to replace the ointment Dr. Mom with a cold can be a plaster Nozzleused in children over 2 years old.

As a replacement for Dr. Moom lozenges for children, other solid forms based on vegetable raw materials may be used, for example, tablets with Althea extract. Mukaltin, herbal lozenges Travisil or pastilles Bronhikum C (they are allowed from 6 years).

From the next transfer of Dr. Komarovsky, you will learn what other cough preparations are recommended for children.