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Bromhexine

The prices in Internet drugstores:

from 23 rub.

Бромгексин в таблеткахBromhexine - the mucolytic means possessing expectorant action.

Form of release and structure

Bromhexine is produced in shape:

  • Tablets of 8 mg (in strip packagings and banks of various packing);
  • Tablets for children of 4 mg (in blisters on 10 pieces);
  • Solution for intake of 4 mg / 5 ml (in bottles on 100 ml);
  • Syrup of 4 mg / 5 ml (in bottles on 100 ml).

Active ingredient of drug is Bromhexine the hydrochloride.

Indications to use

Use of Bromhexine is reasonable at treatment of respiratory diseases which course is accompanied by formation of the hardly separated viscous secret:

  • Chronic bronchitis with a bronkhoobstruktivny component;
  • Tracheobronchitis;
  • Bronchial asthma;
  • Chronic pneumonia;
  • Mucoviscidosis.

Contraindications

Contraindication to use of drug is hypersensitivity of the patient to Bromhexine.

Route of administration and dosage

The dosage of Bromhexine is defined proceeding from age of the patient:

  • To children 2 years are younger it is recommended to accept on 2 mg 3 times a day;
  • To children from 2 to 6 years – on 4 mg 3 times a day;
  • Children are from 6 to 10 years old – on 6-8 mg 3 times a day;
  • To children 10 years and the adult - on 8 mg 3 times a day are more senior;
  • In case of need the dose can be increased: for adults – to 16 mg 4 times a day, for children – to 16 mg 2 times a day.

Use of Bromhexine in the form of inhalations:

  • To children 6 years - to 2 mg 2 times a day are younger;
  • Children are from 6 to 10 years old - 2 mg 2 times a day;
  • To children 10 years - 4 mg 2 times a day are more senior;
  • Adult - 8 mg 2 times a day.

The therapeutic effect usually appears for 4-6 day of use. Duration of treatment makes from 4 to 28 days.

Parenteral administration is applied in hard cases and in the postoperative period, for the purpose of the prevention of accumulation of a dense phlegm in bronchial tubes. The drug is administered (intravenously or intramusculary) by 2-3 times a day on 2 mg slowly within 3 minutes.

Side effects

Use of Bromhexine can cause the following side effects:

  • From the central nervous system: dizziness and headaches;
  • From respiratory system: bronchospasm, cough;
  • From the alimentary system: tranzitorny increase in activity of hepatic transaminases in blood serum, dispepsichesky manifestations;
  • Dermatological reactions: skin rash, excessive sweating.

Special instructions

At treatment of the patients suffering from a peptic ulcer of a stomach and also persons in whose anamnesis there are instructions on gastric bleeding use of drug has to be carried out under control of the doctor.

To patients with the diagnosis bronchial asthma Bromhexine is appointed with care.

It is not recommended to take medicine along with drugs as a part of which codeine contains that is explained by difficulty of expectoration of the liquefied phlegm.

Bromhexine can be applied as a part of the combined drugs of a plant origin containing essential oils (including menthol, oil of an eucalyptus, a peppermint, an anise).

Analogs

For tablets: Solvin, MS Bromhexine, Bromhexine Obolenskoye, Bromgeksin-Egis, Bromgeksin-UBF.

For solution: Bromgeksin-Egis, Bromgeksin Nikomed, Bromgeksin 4 Berlin-Hemi.

For syrup: Bronkhostop, Bromhexine Acre.

Terms and storage conditions

Period of validity of tablets and syrup – 5 years, solution – 3 years. To store in dry, protected from light and the place, unavailable to children. To store syrup and tablets at a temperature not above 25 °C, solution – is not above 30 °C.

The prices in Internet drugstores:

Name of drug

Price

Drugstore

Bromhexine of a tablet 8 of mg of 50 pieces

23 rub.

Аптека вер.ру, ОООApteka вер.ру, LLC

Bromhexine тбл 8 mg No. 20, Pharmstandard-Leksredstva of joint stock company (Kursk)

25 rub.

Сеть московских аптек ИФКNetwork of the Moscow drugstores of IFC

Bromhexine of a tablet 8 of mg of 20 pieces

29 rub.

Аптека вер.ру, ОООApteka вер.ру, LLC

Bromhexine of a tablet 8 of mg of 50 pieces

29 rub.

Аптека вер.ру, ОООApteka вер.ру, LLC

Bromhexine тбл 8 mg No. 20, HFK (г.Москва) Quinacrine

30 rub.

Сеть московских аптек ИФКNetwork of the Moscow drugstores of IFC

MS Bromhexine тбл 8 mg No. 50, Medisorb of closed joint stock company (Perm)

36 rub.

Сеть московских аптек ИФКNetwork of the Moscow drugstores of IFC

Bromhexine тбл 4 mg No. 50, HFK (г.Москва) Quinacrine

44 rub.

Сеть московских аптек ИФКNetwork of the Moscow drugstores of IFC
 
 
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