"Salbroxol" (tablets): the instruction, the description of the preparation, analogues and reviews

About such a preparation as "Salbroxol", probably everyone heard. This is one of the best and most affordable tablets that can qualitatively and quickly normalize the production of bronchial mucus and sputum, improve its withdrawal from the bronchus and even prevent the recurrence of spasms in the bronchi. At once two active substances, sulbutamol and ambroxol, contain "Salbroxol" tablets. Instructions for use should be carefully studied by anyone who plans to be treated with it, since this drug has a number of specific features, as well as contraindications, which must be known.

Pharmacological action of the drug

As already mentioned, "Salbroxol" (tablets), the instruction to the drug confirms this fact, contains the following necessary active substances:

1. Ambroxol is a well-known substance that is able to normalize the production and composition of bronchial mucosal discharge in a short period of time. How does this work out? Active components normalize the ratio between the main components of the mucus - serous component and mucous component. That is, the mucus secreted by the bronchi becomes more liquid, the level of its viscosity decreases, and phlegm with a cough depart easily.
2. Sulbutamol - the second component of the drug "Salbroxol" (tablets). The instruction confirms that the action of this substance is aimed at reducing spasms in the bronchi, as the elements of the sulbutamol reduce the tone of the smooth muscle layer in the bronchi. Sulbutamol is an ideal alternative to other types of beta-2 adrenoceptors, since it does not produce chronotropic effects on the myocardium.

These substances are perfectly absorbed by the tissues of the intestines, due to which the drug "Salbroxol" (tablets) acts, the instruction and the patients' testimonials also confirm this fact, it starts already half an hour after receiving. The duration of the therapeutic effect of a single tablet varies within 6-12 hours.

Basic indications

Not so many respiratory illnesses can be cured by taking "Salbroxol". Instructions for use of the tablet in the list of indications for use are presented to us by the following diseases:

1. Bronchitis is chronic (including if the patient has obstructions).
2. Bronchial asthma. With such a disease, self-medication can be dangerous. Apply "Salbroxol" (pills), instructions and reviews of patients this fact confirms, it is only after a preliminary consultation with a specialist.
3. Emphysema of the lungs. Also, it is not necessary to attribute self-medication to this disease for yourself. Visit the doctor and ask if "Salbroxol" (pills) is suitable for your treatment.

Instruction and method of application

As with most drugs, there are specific recommendations for Salbroxol that relate to its method of administration. You should take Salbroxol orally. Instructions for the use of the pill means that the person to whom the treatment with this drug is attributed will take it separately from food. In this case, the interval between the received and the subsequent dose should be within 6 hours and more. With regard to the length of the treatment period, everything here depends on the severity of the disease, which can only be determined by the practicing physician, and based on the data obtained, will be able to make for the patient the ideal course of treatment with the drug "Salbroxol" (tablets).

Instruction for children implies a more gentle method of application than for adult patients. For an adult and a teenager (that is, for a child who is already over 12 years old), an acceptable dose of the drug may be 1 tablet. For one day, the drug should be taken within 3-4 times. Only by the decision of the attending physician in special cases with serious exacerbations of diseases for an adult, the dose can be increased immediately to 2 tablets at a time. But the maximum permissible dose of the drug should reach only 8 tablets per day and not exceed this limit.

The cause for lowering the dose may come from side effects, which begin to be pronounced after the treatment with the use of the drug "Salbroxol" (tablets) began. Instructions and dosages are described in detail for such cases - they should be half as large as those previously taken by the patient.

Let's talk about analogues

Today a fairly large number of drugs are also able to fight diseases that are associated with the bronchi, not only "Salbroxol" (tablets). Instruction of analogues, of course, does not name, but practicing physicians give us an impressive list of drugs with a similar kind of effect on the body. If we talk about the most popular and affordable medicines-analogues of "Salbroxol", then it is worth mentioning the following:

• "Tetracycline";
• "Abrol";
• "Ketotifen";
• Travisil;
• "Alteika";
• "Fljuditek";
• "Gedelin";
• "Bromhexine";
• "Cook's syrup".

About all the above drugs, whose action is directed to the treatment of respiratory diseases, doctors respond only positively, and their price - not too high, so that a drug can buy even a person with low incomes.

Although analog preparations seem to act on the human body, it is not worthwhile to attribute this or that medication to themselves, because they differ not only in name but also in composition, proportion of active substances, and also indications. Only your doctor can decide to replace one drug with another.

What kind of side effects are we talking about?

The medicine "Salbroxol" (tablets), the instruction on the application and the patient's feedback, confirm this information, in the overwhelming majority of cases it is tolerated by the patients perfectly and does not cause any of the possible side effects of the treatment.

Cases in which side effects are observed are isolated, but it is also worth knowing about this factor as much information as possible before starting treatment, using "Salbroxol" (tablets).

Instruction, reviews of practitioners and most patients confirm the fact that sometimes there is dizziness and slight headache after taking the drug.

Cramps in the limbs or a feeling of lethargy and weakness in them - these are also options for side effects.

The response of the cardiovascular system to the drug may be in the form of an expansion of the peripheral vessels, but it quickly passes, so that there is no need to cancel the drug or to reduce the dose with such manifestations.

The lowered arterial pressure, which is accompanied by tachycardia, is a very rare side effect, but still it has occurred in several patients.

Mentioned and side effects in the form of allergic reactions (hives or itching, local rashes on the skin).

If a person has a weak digestive tract, at the beginning of taking Salbroxol, the body can respond not only with vomiting and nausea, but with a moderate decrease in appetite or problems with stools. But even such side effects were extremely rare, although they must necessarily be notified to your attending physician, who is going to ascribe to you "Salbroxol" (tablets).

Instructions for side effects describe in full. If a patient has a different kind of reaction than the above, the reason may be the taking of another drug, which the patient takes in parallel with Salbroxol.

A number of contraindications, which must be known

Like any other drug, has a number of contraindications and "Salbroxol" (tablets). The instruction and the description of the preparation given above make it clear that it is certainly not worthwhile to apply this medication to people who previously had been diagnosed intolerant of substances such as ambroxol and sulbutamol. But the list of contraindications is not limited only to these data. It is necessary to refuse treatment with these tablets also in the following cases:

• If the patient is diagnosed with such diseases as lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome, galactosemia;
• Problems of the cardiovascular system, such as myocarditis, arterial hypertension, tachyarrhythmia, acute heart failure and heart defects are contraindications for taking this drug;
• A stomach ulcer or an ulcer in the duodenum is the basis for abandoning "Salbroxol";
• If the patient suffers from diabetes, glaucoma or hyperthyroidism - he also can not take "Salbroxol";
• Children who have not yet reached the age of 12 years are better to replace this drug with durgis;
• If a patient has decreased renal function - to take a drug such as "Salbroxol", it is necessary with constant strict control by the attending physician.

How to be during pregnancy and lactation?

According to the instructions to the drug, "Salbroxol" can not be used during pregnancy (especially in the first trimester), even under the strict supervision of a doctor. This drug should be replaced by an analog, since the combination of abroxol and salbutamol is strictly contraindicated for women who are carrying a child.

Moreover, even during pregnancy planning it is necessary to exclude taking this medication, as this can harm the normal course of a planned pregnancy.

Breastfeeding and Salbroxol are also incompatible. If it is not possible to replace these pills with another drug, in which the baby will be breastfed safely and who can help cure the patient's illness, the doctor must warn the woman that during the period of taking the drug, lactation must necessarily be interrupted.

Reviews of doctors and patients about the interaction of "Salbroxol" with other drugs

There is a whole list of drugs, in a duet with which to appoint "Salbroxol" (tablets), the instruction and the description of the drug, this fact is confirmed, strictly forbidden.

So, for example, the combination of drugs against cough and "Salbroxol" will only harm the patient, therefore it is strictly forbidden to designate them together. If you call specific antitussive medications that Salbroxol is not compatible with, according to the recalls of physicians, it is worth remembering those containing libexin, codeine and glaucine.

Glucocorticosteroids and preparations that contain glucocorticosteroid agents are also incompatible with Salbroxol, since their interaction leads to a serious increase in the risk of hypokalemia.

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which are contained in some preparations, can not be taken with the constituent substance of "Salbroxol" - sulbutamol, therefore their parallel assignment is highly undesirable, as this can cause the accelerated development of collapse.

Symptoms of drug overdose

If the patient is engaged in self-medication or does not comply with the conditions and doses of the drug recommended by the attending physician, it is likely that the organism will react negatively to such medicamentous experiments. As a result, a certain symptomatology may arise, which is the result of excessive communication of the active substances. The most common symptoms of an overdose with this drug are as follows:

• Sufficiently pronounced pressure in the chest;
• Acceleration of the rate of contractions of the heart muscles;
• Trembling of fingers, hands, lower limbs;
• arrhythmia.

Such symptoms are observed only in those patients for whom the dose of the medicine taken was not too high. If we talk about a more serious overdose, then it will manifest itself in the form of the following symptoms:

• A sharp drop in blood pressure;
• Severe convulsions;
• Violation of sleep or even insomnia;
• Edema Quincke.

At occurrence of even one symptom from the presented list the patient should independently or with someone's help to spend lavage of a stomach. In parallel, it is necessary to contact the attending physician and report this incident. If you can not contact your doctor, you need to call an ambulance urgently so that the patient can be provided with highly qualified care.

How correctly to store "Salbroxol"?

Storage of the drug "Salbroxol" at home is not difficult, but has a number of features that should be remembered and must be performed. So, the recommendations are as follows:

• Store a drug such as "Salbroxol" in places that children can not reach;
• It is inadmissible that the medicament is exposed to direct sunlight;
• Do not leave tablets in storage in rooms where the humidity level is high;
• There is also a temperature storage framework for "Salbroxol": it is unacceptable that the air temperature in the room in which the drug is stored rises above 25 ° C.

Shelf life

According to the instructions, the medicinal product has a shelf life of three years. This period should be counted from the date of release, and not from the date of purchase of the drug in the pharmacy. That's why before you buy, you need to check the release date. It is also necessary to regularly conduct an audit in the medicine cabinet, which is in your home, and in no case should you take pills whose expiration date has expired or you can not see the expiration date.

"Salbroxol" is an excellent preparation for the treatment of the airway disease, positive responses about which leave not only patients, but also practicing doctors who trust such tablets. Due to the fact that it can be found in almost any pharmacy and its price is available, "Salbroxol" will be in demand among our compatriots.