"Glaucina hydrochloride": composition, instructions for use, analogues

"Glaucine hydrochloride" - drug based on herbs, taken with infectious diseases affecting the lungs or upper respiratory tract, helps to soothe dry cough and dilute sputum when wet.

Description of the drug

The drug has an antitussive effect, lowers blood pressure. With a damp cough liquefies phlegm, promotes its excretion, when dry - removes shortness of breath, breathing becomes easy and not difficult. Especially good for diseases such as bronchitis, tracheitis, pharyngitis. Because of its hypotensive qualities is indicated at high arterial pressure, it can be used in a complex manner.

Feature of the drug is that it is made on the basis of a medicinal plant, so it is natural, is indicated for the treatment of children.

"Glaucine hydrochloride": composition

The antitussive drug is made from the aerial part of the medicinal plant of the yellow mackerel, belonging to the family of poppy. Glaucilum grows on the sea coasts, sandstone, gravelly slopes, common in Europe, the Near East, New Zealand, North America. Far from the sea is almost not found, but it can be in river valleys.

Macchus yellow is rich in alkaloids, which have antitussive effect, treat any manifestations of cough: dry and wet.

Instruction for the use of the drug

The drug releases in the form of tablets of 50 mg, syrup, including for children. To get a positive effect, it is necessary to take "Glaucine hydrochloride" correctly. Instruction for use is calculated for both adults and children:

• children under 4 years of age are usually prescribed per day to take 2 times 5 mg, from 4 to 7 years, the same amount of the drug is drunk three times;
• for schoolchildren under 14, the recommended daily dose is 10 mg 3 or 4 times;
• adults need to take 2 times 50 mg, with a strong cough at night it is allowed to drink up to 80 mg of medicine at a time.

The drug is recommended to eat after meals, the treatment usually lasts 3-4 days, with whooping cough - up to 10 days, but the exact course can only appoint a doctor.

It is important to fully comply with this instruction to avoid unwanted effects, including dizziness, nausea, weakness, allergies.

Contraindications to taking medication

Despite its herbal composition, "Glaucina hydrochloride" has contraindications, which are mainly associated with its hypotensive properties. Due to the fact that the drug is able to lower blood pressure, it is strictly forbidden to admit people with the following diseases:

• arterial hypotension, i.e., low blood pressure;
• myocardial infarction.

In addition, the drug is contraindicated in case of a disease accompanied by abundant phlegm from the lungs. Do not take it and those who do not tolerate the components of the drug because of individual characteristics.

Similar drugs

The analogs available for "Glaucine hydrochloride" analogs are similar to it in terms of composition or principle of action. You can replace it with the following drugs:

• "Bronchoton" is an antitussive drug used for bronchitis, whooping cough and other lung diseases. The main components of the drug are glaucine hydrobromide, ephedrine hydrochloride, basil oil.
• "Glauvent" is used for dry cough during various infectious diseases. The main substance is glaucine hydrobromide.
• "Libexin" has the same indications for use, however it differs in composition. Contains a synthetic antitussive substance - prenoxdiazine hydrochloride.
• "Sinekod" is effective in the treatment of various coughs, the main component is butyrate citrate.
• "Tusuprex" is indicated for laryngitis and tracheitis, chronic or acute bronchitis, coughing. It includes oxeladine, known for its antitussive qualities.

For "Glaucine hydrochloride" you can pick up other analogues, however, on the basis of the yellow skull, only "Bronchoton" and "Glauvent" are made.

Thus, with a strong cough, bronchitis, whooping cough and other such diseases it is important to choose the right medicine that will effectively treat the disease. An important part of this is the composition of the facility. The herbal preparation "Glaucina hydrochloride", the instruction for use of which is contained in each package, well eliminates the above diseases, while it does not depress the breath, makes it light and free from coughing.