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Fenspirol is a cough syrup. Fenspirol cough medicine is used in children and adults with respiratory tract infections that cause sore throats, bronchitis, respiratory infections, ... Let's find out the uses and usage of this medicine in the following article.
1. Uses of the drug Fenspirol
Fenspirol drug has the main ingredient is Fenspiride hydrochloride, the drug is made in the form of a syrup. The active ingredient Fenspiride hydrochloride in the drug has anti-inflammatory and anti-bronchospasm properties. Therefore, the drug is effective in treating cough and phlegm caused by respiratory infections such as rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, alveolar wall inflammation, respiratory tract infections caused by measles, influenza, whooping cough.
2. How to use and dose of cough medicine Fenspirol
Fenspirol is taken orally, the dose of the drug can be measured in units of teaspoon or tablespoon with the calculation of 1 teaspoon corresponding to 5ml, and 1 tablespoon corresponding to 15ml. The specific dose of Fenspirol cough medicine is as follows:
Children from 2 years old: 4mg/kg body weight/day. Children weighing less than 10kg: 10-20ml/day, equivalent to 2-4 teaspoons/day. Children weighing over 10kg: 30-60ml/day, equivalent to 2-4 tablespoons/day. Adults: 45 - 90ml/day, equivalent to 3 - 6 tablespoons/day. If Fenspirol overdose is used, there may be manifestations such as nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, heart palpitations, irritability. At that time, the patient may need to be instructed to wash the intestines.
Thuốc Fenspirol được sản xuất dưới dạng siro và dùng theo đường uống
3. Fenspirol side effects
Fenspirol rarely causes unwanted side effects. Some rare manifestations such as epigastric pain, digestive disorders, lethargy, drowsiness; rare as tachycardia; and very rarely allergic reactions to the drug manifest as erythema, urticaria, pruritus, Quincke's edema.
4. Some notes when using Fenspirol
Note, taking Fenspirol is not a substitute for antibiotics. If you need to treat a respiratory infection with antibiotics, you should not delay taking it. Fenspirol cough medicine contains sucrose, so people with fructose intolerance or glucose and galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine. In addition, people with diabetes should not take Fenspirol. Women who are pregnant and breastfeeding should not take Fenspirol, because research on the drug in this group of people is limited. Fenspirol may interact with a number of medications including pain relievers, sedatives, anesthetics, other antihistamines, barbiturates, and MAO inhibitors. Fenspirol is used to treat coughs and phlegm in both adults and children with respiratory infections caused by bacteria and viruses, causing sore throats, sinusitis, bronchitis, alveolar wall inflammation, whooping cough, influenza. Measles, ... To ensure effective use, avoid unwanted side effects, patients need to carefully read the instructions or consult a doctor, pharmacist for advice.
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