ATS: instruction for use is a very important document

The problem of treating a cough of different origin worries humanity throughout its history, because with this unpleasant symptom-complex every person faces, at least several times a year. The drugs used to treat the pathology of the respiratory system have been created and improved over a long period of time, and the ATS, the instruction manual for which contains complete information for both the doctor and the patient, is currently one of the most sought-after cough medicines.

Mechanism of therapeutic action ATSTS

It should be noted that coughing is a complex reflex act, during which an attempt is made to reflex purification of the respiratory tree when stimulating receptors that are located in virtually any part of the respiratory tract. The development of the inflammatory process in each case undergoes several stages, and at the onset of the disease the inflammatory phenomena predominate over the exudative, and therefore the cough remains unproductive, "dry". With further development of the process, sputum formation processes begin to predominate over the inflammation processes, and a "wet" cough is formed, which, in fact, is prescribed for ACS. The medication taken orally is rapidly absorbed from the digestive tract and secreted by the cells of the ciliated epithelium into the lumen of the respiratory tract, which facilitates the escape of sputum.

ATSTS, instructions for use of which should be carefully studied before the drug is taken by both the patient and the doctor who prescribes this drug, destroys the intermolecular bonds in the secretion of the respiratory tract, whereby sputum is broken into small fragments and is actively excreted from the patient's body. The main active substance of this drug is acetylcysteine. It must be remembered that this drug is available in various dosage forms, and the correct annotation will help you to choose the correct one. ATSTS today on the shelves of pharmacies is presented in the form of soluble tablets with age-related dosages for patients of any age, long-pills, prescribed only for adults, and granules for the preparation of syrup with orange flavor, widely used in pediatric practice.

Indications for use ATSTS

It should be remembered that any form of acetylcysteine preparations, including ATSTS, the instruction for its use contains a complete list of conditions and diseases for which mucolytics are used, should be prescribed only by a qualified and competent doctor. When using this drug in the stage of a "dry", unproductive cough (in the onset of acute respiratory viral infection, influenza or tracheitis) leads to a worsening of the patient's condition precisely because there is no morphological substrate on which the drug acts - phlegm. Most doctors do not get tired of warning their patients that the use of the drug is not a full-fledged replacement for complex therapy of respiratory system diseases. Accordingly, in the program for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the respiratory apparatus (acute respiratory infections, acute and chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, sinusitis) must necessarily include antibacterial or antiviral drugs, vitamins, sufficient amounts of drinking, thoughtful application of physiotherapy and physiotherapy procedures .

In addition, the ATSs, the instruction for which provides answers to all questions arising from patients and their relatives, can be prescribed for the symptomatic treatment of a genetic disease - cystic fibrosis. In this case, the age-related dosage of the drug, the regimen of application and the duration of treatment should be prescribed by a physician (therapist, pulmonologist, pediatrician).