"ACTS" medicine for children: indications and instructions for use

If the child has a cough, do not wait for him to go away in a few days. The sooner the treatment is started, the better. The key to a quick recovery is treatment only according to the pediatrician's recommendations. It is important to listen to the child's breathing, to determine if there are wheezing. The attending physician may prescribe (as an option) the drug "ACTS" (for children). About what this drug is, we now look.

The medicine "ACTS": action

This medicine belongs to the group of mucolytic agents. It is indicated in cases when a child's cough is wet, but the sputum does not go away. The drug "ACTS" dilutes sputum and promotes its unimpeded excretion. Indications for the use of the drug "ACTS" (for children) are not only impaired sputum discharge that occurs with bronchitis, pneumonia, abscess of the lungs, bronchial asthma and other diseases, but also problems with secreting secrets for purulent and catarrhal otitis, sinusitis, sinusitis.

The preparation "ACTS" for children: instructions for use

Despite all the advantages and over-the-counter holidays in pharmacies, the drug "ACTS" can be used to treat cough in children only after contacting a doctor and prescribing it after the examination of this particular medicine. After all, it is important to determine whether there are contraindications to the baby for the use of a pharmaceutical, and also to understand the etiology of coughing to decide whether the drug "ACTS" will be effective for its treatment.

The preparation "ATSTS" is currently available in the form of granules, packaged in metered bags for solution preparation, and also in the form of granules for the preparation of syrup. For the treatment of cough in children, it is easiest to use syrup, since it has a pleasant taste, is well dosed. For its preparation, the granules located in a glass bottle should be poured with clean water at room temperature, and then shaken well. Conveniently, one bottle of the drug is designed for one course of treatment. If the pellets in bags are used for treatment, they should be diluted with cold liquid in the amount of 100 g. This can be not only water, but compote, juice.

The age dose of the drug "ACTS" for children should correspond to the following data: for children from two to six years, the drug is prescribed in the amount of 5 ml of syrup or 100 mg of diluted granules (acetylcysteine) two to three times a day. Children from six to fourteen years are prescribed two to three times a day for 5 ml of syrup or 200 mg of acetylcysteine. The appointment of children under two years should be done with great care. In this case, the baby can be given 2.5 ml of syrup or 50 mg of diluted granules two to three times a day from a cough. The medicine is taken after a meal, it must be taken with warm water or compote.

It is important to ensure that after taking the drug the child drinks a lot of liquid. The last dose of "ATSTS" should be taken four hours before bedtime. The full course is 7 days, only in some cases it can be increased, if the doctor thinks so. But, as a rule, sputum begins to depart already on the third day.

The drug "ACTS" for children: contraindications

This medication should not be given to a child if there is one of the following contraindications:

• Sensitivity to acetylcysteine;

• Hemoptysis;

• ulcer;

• Pulmonary haemorrhage or tendency to it;

• Presence of kidney disease, liver or adrenal gland.

In the first days of taking the drug "ACTS" it is necessary to monitor the condition of the child, since such side effects as headache, vomiting, diarrhea, heartburn, tinnitus, skin itch, tachycardia can be felt.

It is worth noting that the drug "ATSTS" is not prescribed with antibiotics and antitussive drugs.

The drug "ACTS" for children: reviews

Parents note the positive effect of the drug on a child's cough. Sputum after taking the medicine "ACTS" begins to depart after a couple of days, the child's condition improves. It is noted that the dosing of the preparation is convenient, as well as its pleasant taste. Even small children drink it without problems. Numerous responses allow us to consider the drug "ACTS" as an effective tool in the fight against coughing, but once again I want to note that it can be appointed only by the attending physician.