Almost every case of a cold or infectious inflammation of the respiratory organs is accompanied by the appearance of discomfort in the throat. The main symptom of damage to the respiratory system is coughing. Experts distinguish between two types of cough. It can be dry or, on the contrary, wet and productive. To eliminate the symptoms of inflammation, the patient should consult a specialist to determine the cause of the disease and the subsequent prescription of drug therapy.
How to relieve a sore throat and cough
To get rid of uncomfortable sensations will allow complex therapy, one of the elements of which are Doctor Mom lozenges. Medicines in this series allow you to stop coughing, ease breathing, remove sputum from the lungs within one or two days after they start.use. However, in order to completely eliminate the disease, the patient must take lozenges for at least a week.
Cough is an annoying and very unpleasant symptom of colds. It is capable of provoking severe headaches, itching and dryness of the mucous membranes of the larynx, depriving the patient of normal sleep. To get rid of such unpleasant sensations allows the plant-based drug "Doctor Mom". The drug has several pharmacological forms, which is a definite advantage.
Composition of this medicine
Doctor Mom lozenges contain natural ingredients that can improve the functioning of the respiratory system. Under their influence, a person becomes less pronounced itching in the throat, burning and dryness, the medicine stops the symptoms of inflammation.
Let's consider the composition of the drug in more detail. The active substances of Doctor Mom cough lozenges are levomenthol (7 mg) and dry extracts obtained from:
- licorice root (15 mg);
- Ginger Rhizome (10 mg);
- emblica officinalis fruit (10 mg).
Dry matter weight per lozenge. Vegetable lozenges "Doctor Mom" have a special taste due to the addition of fruit extracts.
Auxiliary substances are: sucrose, liquid dextrose, glycerol, citric acid monohydrate, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, orange flavor, mint flavor (mint essence), Sunset dyeyellow.
Properties of this medicinal product
Active ingredients in combination with additional substances allow you to get rid of the sore throat that occurs with increased coughing. Along with this, "Doctor Mom" has the ability to eliminate the inflammatory process and produce a rapid outflow of sputum and mucus.
One of the additional properties of lozenges is antipyretic effect.
Thanks to the composition, you can change many medicines for Doctor Mom lozenges. They have a beneficial effect on the respiratory tract, and make breathing easier.
Lozenges have a round biconvex shape. The color depends on taste and can be orange (orange), from greenish to yellow (lemon), red of varying degrees of saturation (raspberry, strawberry), green (pineapple), brown (fruit). Lozenges are packaged in four pieces in aluminum strips. Each carton contains five strips.
Use lozenges
The natural composition of the drug allows it to be used in the treatment of a wide variety of inflammatory throat diseases. Most often it is used in the development of severe inflammation in the bronchi. In such a case, coughing provokes not only painful sensations, but also causes damage to the walls of the mucous membranes. Using lozenges, the patient accelerates the healing of affected tissues and can eliminate spasms in the larynx.
Doctor Mom lozenges can be used as an element of complex therapy for the followingdiseases:
- Inflammatory processes in acute and chronic form, affecting the mucous membranes and lymphoid tissue in the throat.
- Severe bouts of coughing.
- Difficulty in the outflow of sputum.
- The defeat of the mucous membranes of the respiratory system with a cold.
- Diseases of the sinuses and pharynx.
- Inflammatory process affecting the mucous membranes of the trachea.
- Pathological changes in the vocal cords and mucous membranes of the larynx.
- Pathologies of the respiratory organs, which are accompanied by an inflammatory process in the bronchi.
What else can lozenges help with
In addition, lozenges can be used in the treatment of prolonged rhinitis, which causes discomfort in the nasopharynx. In some cases, experts recommend using lozenges if the patient has damage to the larynx of a mechanical nature. Are Doctor Mom lozenges allowed for children? More on that below.
Contraindications for lozenges
This product is contraindicated in children under 18 and pregnant women due to lack of clinical data.
According to the instructions for Doctor Mom lozenges, there are no aggressive components that can provoke the development of negative reactions in the composition of the drug. However, you should pay attention to the fact that some components of the drug can provoke allergic reactions in the form of skin rash and itching. Accordingly, care should be taken if the patient is prone to allergies.
The lozenges should not be used if the patient is hypersensitive to any of the ingredients in the lozenges. A particularly dangerous outcome may be the development of Quincke's edema. The composition of the drug contains a certain amount of dextrose and sucrose, so a strict contraindication to the use of the drug is the presence of diabetes in the patient.
It is important to pay attention if the patient has dental problems. Sugar additives present in the preparation can cause pain if there is caries or gum and enamel disease.
It must be remembered that lozenges are a complete medicine, so it is strictly forbidden to violate the dosage and use additional drugs that can thin sputum and have an antitussive effect.
Is Doctor Mom always safe to use?
Adverse effects from drug use
It is important to know that a drug may cause some adverse reactions. "Doctor Mom" is considered a safe remedy, however, it is impossible to completely exclude the possibility of developing an adverse reaction. The most commonly reported side effects are:
- Nausea often occurs, which can turn into the urge to vomit.
- In rare cases, dryness of the mucous membranes in the larynx and itching, as well as hives and rash.
The indicated symptoms develop if the patient violates the recommendeddosage. For example, when people consume a large number of lozenges because of their pleasant taste. If unwanted symptoms are severe, then the use of lozenges should be discontinued. This is confirmed by the instructions for use for Doctor Mom lozenges.
Dosage
If the patient is recommended to take lozenges, he must strictly adhere to the medical recommendations. To obtain a therapeutic effect, use lozenges every day at the dosage indicated by the doctor.
Most often, experts recommend that their patients take one lozenge every three hours. If the cough does not go away, and there is no improvement after the second day of using Doctor Mom, we can take them more often. However, you should be aware of other drugs that are included in complex treatment.
The course of therapy for different patients may vary, but, as a rule, it is recommended to take the drug until the inflammatory symptoms disappear completely. Usually the course of treatment takes about two weeks. It is strictly forbidden to take more than ten lozenges per day.
It takes about ten minutes to dissolve the lollipops. That is how long it takes for the active components of the drug to penetrate into the foci of inflammation in the throat. In order to avoid disruption of the development of the therapeutic effect, you should not drink any liquid or eat food during the resorption of the lozenge. So it says in the instructions for cough lozenges "Doctor Mom".
Medication cost
The cost of the drug may differ depending on the region of distribution and the pricing policy of the pharmacy chain that sells it. On average, one pack of lozenges will cost 100 rubles.
Analogues of these medicinal lozenges
The most popular lozenge analogues are the following lollipops and lozenges:
- "Ajisept". It is an antiseptic drug with anti-inflammatory effect. The active ingredients in its composition are: sucrose, mint oil, anise oil, citric acid, amylmetacresol, dichlorobenzyl alcohol. The drug may have a different taste, can be used to treat children from five years old.
- "Bobs". Lollipops with different tastes: raspberry, lemon-honey, wild berries, mint. Allows you to alleviate sore throat, eliminate cough, freshen breath.
- "Travisil". It is a combined medicine based on herbal ingredients. The active substances in its composition are extracts of black pepper, menthol, basil, fennel, turmeric, emblica, as well as licorice root and ginger. The drug has the ability to have an immunostimulating, antiseptic and expectorant effect.
Reviews on pastilles "Doctor Mom"
Many patients report high effectiveness of lozenges if they are taken from the first days of the disease. The undoubted advantage of the drug is that it does not hide the symptoms of the disease, but acts directly on its cause. Separately note the availabilitymedication and its affordable price.
However, there are also negative reviews. Some patients have not experienced any special effect from the use of this drug. According to them, with a strong cough or sore throat, they are completely useless.
Also, in some cases, the development of adverse reactions, including allergies, is not excluded. The composition of the drug contains not only natural ingredients, so it is imperative to follow the dosage indicated in the instructions.
With the development of negative reactions from the body, you should stop taking lozenges and consult a doctor.
However, it should be remembered that the drug is a complete drug, so only a doctor should prescribe it.
