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Similar to other drugs, exomuc for infants needs to be used for the right purpose and with caution, because at this stage the child is sensitive to external ingredients. Accordingly, parents need to adhere to the correct dose of exomuc for children as a mucus thinner or thinner that can be used for certain lung conditions, if large amounts of mucus are causing difficulty breathing for the child.
1. Is Exomuc medicine for babies?
Exomuc drug has an ingredient of N-acetylcysteine, commonly used with expectorant effect in exudative upper respiratory diseases.
Since being placed on the market, exomuc for infants has collected a lot of safety data. Accordingly, this is an effective agent to support the resolution of mucosal secretions on the respiratory tract in neonates, even premature infants, who are subject to limited selection and dosage. .
2. The evidence for the drug exomuc for infants
Exomuc or its component acetylcysteine is used for acetaminophen toxicity and as adjunctive therapy in respiratory conditions in pediatric patients. The mechanism of action of the drug is to perform mucolytic reactions through the free sulfhydryl group, opening the disulfide bonds in the mucoprotein to reduce the viscosity of the mucus.
In addition, for the treatment of meconium or distal intestinal obstruction syndrome, acetylcysteine can be administered orally or by feeding tube. Of these, if administered orally to infants, especially preterm infants, acetylcysteine can cause uncommon side effects including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dyspepsia, and upper upper respiratory tract rash. skin, hypernatremia and liver damage.
Thuốc exomuc cho trẻ sơ sinh cha mẹ nên thận trọng khi sử dụng
3. Indications of exomuc for infants
The main role and indication of Exomuc for neonates is to reduce the viscosity of mucus secreted from the respiratory mucous glands by cleavage of disulfide bonds in mucoproteins. Since then, the secretions are drained more effectively and the child also feels easier to breathe, and the inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract are also improved.
In addition, exomuc for infants is also indicated for many other purposes:
Meconium stools secondary to cystic fibrosis Distal bowel obstruction secondary to cystic fibrosis Stomach or intestinal obstruction Paracetamol poisoning 3.1 . Dosage of Acemuc for Children The information presented below is only applicable to the use of Exomuc for infants with the aim of thinning phlegm in respiratory tract diseases. Accordingly, in order to facilitate the coughing up of sputum through the process of mucus breakdown, the dose of exomuc for children:
Children from 1-11 months: 1-2 mL of 20% solution or 2-4 mL 10% solution by nebulization every 6-8 hours. Children over 11 months: Can use pure solution with concentration of 10 and 20% undiluted; take 3-5 mL of 20% solution or 6-10 mL of 10% solution; Administer 1 to 10 mL of 20% solution every 3 to 4 times/day or 2 to 20 mL of 10% every 2 to 6 hours by mouth or by nebulizer. In addition, Exomuc powder package for oral administration is only suitable for older children, preferably from over 2 years old. Always give your child acetylcysteine exactly as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. Do not arbitrarily use the drug in larger amounts and do not use it more often than prescribed treatment.
In order for children to spray aerosols, parents must have a special device called a nebulizer. If not available as a solution, parents may need to mix acetylcysteine with other medications such as normal sterile saline or sterile water. Do not premix the dose of acetylcysteine until the baby is ready to use it. Clean the nebulizer immediately after each use. The deposited residue can clog nebulizer components.
For children who are older and can already take this medication by mouth, parents can mix acetylcysteine with water, juice, soft drinks, or chocolate milk. Always mix acetylcysteine just before it is ready to be given to a child and the solution should be used within 1 hour of mixing.
thuốc exomuc cho trẻ sơ sinh
3.2. Contraindications to the use of Exomuc for infants Acetylcysteine should not be used when one of the following factors is suspected:
Allergy to acetylcysteine or any component of the preparation Suspected child perforation Yes Yes Abnormal liver and/or kidney function Caution in children with asthma , bronchiolitis spasm or bronchospasm In summary, neonatal exomuc is commonly used as a mucolytic therapy , improve the ventilation of the airways in inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract. Thus, when wondering "what disease does exomuc drug treat", parents need to be aware that this is just a drug that treats symptoms instead of the cause. Therefore, do not arbitrarily give medicine to infants without following the instructions of parents; At the same time, it is necessary to take the child to the doctor if the symptoms do not improve after taking the drug so that the child can be better treated.
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