The spectrum of pharmacological preparations dispensed in out-of-the-box pharmacies has significantly narrowed after the adoption of a law banning over-the-counter drug sales with codeine or analog narcotic blockers of the cough center. Below is a rating of non-narcotic antitussive drugs selected based on real consumer feedback.
Contents:
- Principles of ranking the best medicines for cough
- Best antitussive medicines
- What cough medicine to buy
Producers of pharmaceutical products offer suffering a large number of different antitussive syrups, tablets, potions, decoctions of natural and synthetic components. They have different degrees of efficiency and are presented in a different cost segment. The treating specialists and patients prefer drugs such as: libexin( has a powerful therapeutic effect), mucaltin and bromhexine( low in cost), kodelak, doctor momm, herbion( high popularity is largely due to advertising campaigns in the media).All these drugs took a worthy place in the rating of non-narcotic antitussives, presented in this publication.
Principles of ranking the best medicines for cough
Rating is completely independent and does not cooperate with any of the manufacturers and sellers of pharmacological products. Created in the interests of the consumer and provides information about medicines in order to facilitate the choice when purchasing them. The rating is based on reviews of real buyers and patients who used positioning drugs.
In analyzing the recall, the focus was on the following components of the consumer choice( the parameters are listed in descending order of importance):
1. Therapeutic efficacy for symptomatology is cough suppression.
2. Therapeutic efficacy for the underlying cause of a cough is the treatment of a disease, one of the main symptoms of which is coughing.
3. The cost of the medicinal product. It is worth noting that approximately half the time, namely, the price became one of the decisive criteria for selection. However, when compiling a rating, this parameter is on the second place after qualitative indicators, as the economy is not objectively impractical. Nevertheless, drugs with an artificially high price( for example, drugs that have cheaper analogues with identical composition) automatically descended to a lower step in the rating.
4. Side effects of lump-sum or cure treatment. The less pronounced and less dangerous side effects, the higher the drug in the rating.
5. Safety of the composition. Preference was given to medicines for cough with natural active substances of vegetable / animal origin.
The narcotic antitussive medicines did not participate in the rating, as they significantly benefit from the parameter "therapeutic efficacy in relation to symptoms" and are dispensed solely on the prescription of the doctor, which contradicts the essence of freedom of consumer choice, which is taken as a basis for research for the benefit of customers. Also, the products did not participate in the study, adapted for use by children, since they have a lower concentration of active ingredients or weak components that, at the recommended dosage, usually do not have the desired therapeutic effect on the adult body.
The best antitussive medicines
Libexin
Product: tablet. Active ingredient: prenoxydiosin hydrochloride.
Advantages of libexin:
- the strongest effect on the cough center, among existing over-the-counter drugs;
- is not addictive;
- is used to treat a number of respiratory diseases( bronchitis, emphysema and so on).
Disadvantages of Libexin:
- high cost;
- has a weak therapeutic effect in the treatment of specific respiratory diseases.
Most reviews about libhexine are positive( over 88%).
Mukaltin
Product: tablet. Active ingredient: extract of althea medicinal.
Advantages of mucaltin:
- naturalness of the drug;
- low cost;
- is topical for use in the treatment of respiratory problems associated with difficulties in separating sputum.
Mucaltin deficiencies:
- poor efficacy in symptomatic treatment;
- the need for long-term therapy in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
Much of the feedback on mucaltin is positive( about 85%).Negative and neutral reviews, as a rule, are connected with the unjustified expectation of patients about the onset of instant relief when using this drug.
Bromhexine
Product: tablet, syrup. Active ingredient: bromhexine.
Advantages of bromhexine:
- low cost;
- high degree of therapeutic efficacy for cursive use.
Disadvantages of bromhexine:
- The therapeutic effect begins to occur no earlier than a day after the start of treatment with bromhexine;
- need a long course of treatment.
The overwhelming number of reviews are positive( approximately 79%).As in the previous case, negative feedback is due to the expectation of a momentary effect on the cough center.
Ambrobene
Product: mortar. Active substance: ambroxol( active metabolite bromhexine).
Advantages of the ambroben:
- therapeutic effect begins only 30 minutes after taking the medicine and has a prolonged effect( from 6 to 12 hours);
- acts on the root cause of the disease, stimulating and restoring the respiratory system.
Disadvantages of the ambroben:
- price is overpriced.
Reviews of the ambroben due to its high efficiency are in most cases positive( about 80%).
ACS
Form: tablets soluble in water for the purpose of obtaining a medicinal solution for oral administration. Active ingredient: acetylestein.
Advantages of ACS:
- high degree of curative effect at cursive reception;
- in complex therapy is prescribed for the treatment of a wide range of respiratory and respiratory diseases( bronchitis, sinusitis, pneumonia, emphysema and so on).
Reviews about ATSTS in 78% of cases are positive.
Doctor Mom
Product: syrup, lollipops, ointment. Active substance: extracts of medicinal plants( aloe, elecampane, licorice, nightshade, turmeric, basil, ginger and so on).
Advantages of Dr. Mom:
- naturalness of components;
- possibility of use by both children and adults;
- high degree of effectiveness of lump and course therapy.
Disadvantages of Dr. Mom:
- need long-term therapy until the symptoms are completely eliminated.
Reviews about the drug "Doctor Mom" are positive in 68% of cases.
Herbion
Product: syrup. Active ingredient: extract of medicinal plant( primrose or plantain).
Benefits of the Herbion:
- naturalness of components;
- high degree of efficiency in the dilution of sputum( according to consumers the best therapeutic effect is syrup with plantain extract).
Herbion deficiencies:
- in syrup with primrose extract has a low therapeutic effect.
The number of positive responses about syrup "Herbion" has the following percentage: syrup with plantain - 82%, syrup with primrose - 47%.
Sinekod
Product: solution, syrup. Active substance: butamyrate.
Advantages of sinecode:
- has a moderate symptomatic effect;
- is implemented in various forms, depending on the purpose of use.
Disadvantages of the sinecode:
- is not relevant for use in order to influence the root cause of the disease;
- can cause dyspepsia.
The number of positive reviews about the sinecode is 59%.
Stoptussin
Product: drops, tablets. Active substance: butamyrate.
Advantages of stopptissin:
- Has complex mucolytic and antitussive effect;
- Available in various forms.
Disadvantages of STOOTUSSIN:
- may have a side effect such as nausea;
- to achieve a therapeutic effect on the root cause of the disease requires a long course of treatment.
The number of positive responses about the stop-loss is 64%.
Which cough remedy to buy
Cough preparations are divided into two main groups: for symptomatic treatment( suppressing cough) and for the full treatment of the disease( expectorant and mucolytic drugs).Given this circumstance, the conclusion will include two drugs that have received the most positive reviews and have the greatest therapeutic effect. For the suppression of cough, Liebexin is the most suitable.
This article is for informational purposes only. The remedy should be appointed by your doctor!