There are many causes of child coughing as colds, bacterial, viral, allergic reaction to foreign objects ... Cough cough only temporarily reduce that incurable cough.
Only when the child is taking medications properly, it causes cough cough to clear. So care must find cause to use specific medicines without prolonged cough medication.
Can be used cough medicine for children
Dextromethorphan: Drugs commonly used phase as very convenient syrup for young children, also have low staff levels for older children. Do not use this medicine in children under 2 years of age (for fear of causing respiratory insufficiency).
This drug is less likely to cause side effects in the gastrointestinal tract, less toxic, but if high doses may cause central nervous inhibition, causing respiratory failure or strange behavior, the phenomenon may experience fatigue, dizziness , tachycardia, nausea, flushing skin, well you day.Than important use cough medicine for children
Codeine: This drug can be used but should be limited. Use as a dry cough causes mild or moderate insomnia, inability to reduce the cough with heavy coughs. About reduce cough, do not use this medicine in children under 1 year of age (for fear of causing respiratory failure). Avoid taking in case of cough and phlegm, but there are signs of difficulty breathing.
Codeine may impair breathing. Respiratory expression is decreased breathing, with Cheyne Stokes respiration rate type, cyanosis, drowsiness, leading to drowsiness or lethargy, soft body, skin cold and damp, sometimes slow and blood vessels pressure, severe cases can attack vessels, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest resulting in death. When using the expression that saw this immediately and urgently stop taking the child to the emergency place.
OTC cold medications: These medications may be used but must be considered. Drugs on the market that coordinated antipyretics, cough suppressant and antihistamine medications with muscle relaxant drugs, anti-bronchospasm, anti runny nose, nasal congestion ... developed the dual-drug form called OTC cold medicines (-counter cold medicines). When using these drugs will reduce symptoms in patients should prefer. However, should consider carefully when used in children for two reasons: First, the cytotoxic drug combinations: pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, to raise blood pressure, increase heart rate, in addition to toxic propylpropanolamin can cause meningeal brain hemorrhage (many countries have banned the use). Second, in addition to those for children also for adult forms in which the levels of high-toxicity, if used the wrong would be very dangerous. So whether OTC medications but subject to new users when absolutely necessary and should ask a physician before use.
Illicit drug use in children under 2 years
phenothiazines often derivative of brand-application mode (Phenergan syrup, syrup alimimerazin) used to treat coughs caused by allergies. Phenothiazines derivatives have very dangerous side effects that make respiratory distress, apnea, sudden death while sleeping children should not be used in children under 2 years old. Children over age 2 can be used as needed, but only uses the lowest effective dose in a short time
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