Flavamed

Description overdue on 06/30/2014

• Latin name: Flavamed
• ATC code: R05CB06
• Active substance: Ambroxol hydrochloride (Ambroxol)
• Manufacturer: Berlin-Chemie AG, Germany

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• Composition
• Product form
• Pharmacological action
• Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
• Indications
• Contraindications
• Side effects
• Instructions for use (method and dosage)
• Overdose
• Cooperation
• Terms of sale
• Storage conditions
• Shelf life
• Analogs
• Reviews
• Price, where to buy

Composition

As part of a single tablet contains 30 mg ambroxol hydrochloride   + Adjuvants ( corn starch, croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, magnesium stearate ).

Flavamed Syrup contains 15 ml of active substance per 5 ml, adjuvants (purified water, glycerol 85% hydroxyethylcellulose, raspberry flavor, benzoic acid, sorbitol   70%).

Product form

Tablets flavamed flat and round, with bevelled edges, scored on one side. Color - white or yellowish. In cardboard packs of 10, 20 or 50 pieces.

Yellowish brown or colorless, transparent solution, with the smell of raspberries. During dark glass bottles at 60, 100 or 20 ml.

Pharmacological action

Mucolytic.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

The active substance - a derivative bromgeksina . It has strong mucolytic effect of increasing the share of serous a secret component of the bronchi . There is a decrease in viscosity Sputum And its output is accelerating due to the stimulation of work mucociliary in the bronchi. The drug increases the permeability barrier of the vascular system of the lungs, the bronchi, the system   Surfactant , By exposing the clara cell   and pneumocytes   the second type.

Within an hour after entry into the body, the drug begins to operate, the peak is reached after 3 hours. Is metabolized in the liver, 90% of the active substance is bound to plasma proteins. The output unchanged Ambroxol   and its metabolites occurs via the kidneys, this period is about 8-12 hours.

In severe liver and kidney diseases pharmacokinetic figures vary. The drug penetrates well into breast milk, overcomes blood-placenta barrier .

Indications

Diseases of the respiratory tract, which form a viscous sputum:

• bronchitis ;
• pneumonia ;
• bronchial asthma ;
• bronchiectasis ;
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

Sometimes medication is prescribed for respiratory distress syndrome   in neonates and premature infants.

Contraindications

• allergy At which any of the components in the vehicle;
• stomach ulcers and 12 duodenal ulcer;
• 1 trimester of pregnancy and lactation;
• convulsions ;
• it is not recommended to use the drug if motor function of bronchi   broken or secret excreted in large quantities.

Side effects

Headache, abdominal pain, nausea, allergy . vomiting . breathlessness Weakness.

Instructions for use (method and dosage)

Instructions on flavamed tablets

Tablets drink after a meal, drinking water, do not chew. Without consulting with a specialist, the treatment should not exceed five days.

Adults and children who have reached the age of 12, appoint 90 mg per day for three meals. That is, 1 tablet three times a day. Thereafter, the dosage was reduced to 1 tablet 2 times per day.

Instructions for use syrup flavamed

The maximum daily dose of cough syrup for adults is 120 mg (4 scoops, 2 times). It is recommended to take 90 mg of syrup in the first couple of days of illness, and 60 mg in the next.

The daily dosage of syrup for children 6-12 years of age is 30-40 mg; 2-5 years - 22, 5 mg; up to 2 years - 15 mg.

Flavamed Forte, instruction for children

Children 12 years of age should take one measuring spoon 3 times a day.

At the age of 6-12 years - half a spoon 2-3 times a day.

Flavamed for children from 2 to 5 years is prescribed for a quarter of a spoon 3 times a day.

Until two years - a quarter of a spoon 2 times a day.

Overdose

Diarrhea . anxiety . vomiting , Reduction pressure   and strong salivation. It should be at least 2 hours to wash out the stomach, take fatty foods, to make the elimination of unpleasant symptoms.

Cooperation

Almost does not occur. Simultaneous reception and Flavamed antibiotics   increases the concentration of the latter in sputum and bronchopulmonary secretions .

Terms of sale

You can buy without a prescription.

Storage conditions

Cool, place inaccessible to children.

Shelf life

Tablets - 2 years.

Syrup - 3 years after opening - six months.

Analogs

Match code ATC 4th level:

• Ambroxol
• Fluifort
• Ambrogeksal
• Fluimucil
• ACC
• Atsistein
• Mucosolvan
• Bromhexine

The closest: Mucosolvan, mukolvan, ambrobene, mukosol, lazoleks, ambrosprey .

Another analogy: flyuditek, Fluimucil, Pulmozyme, ambrogeksal, pektolvan, mukolik, milistan cough Bromhexine, ACC, acetal, neo-bronchodilator, atsestad, Maddox, bronhoval, ambrolitin, ambroxol, Abrol, ambrobene .

Reviews flavamed

Reviews on the forums good. The drug is quickly and effectively fights the cough, phlegm quickly and well off. Side effects substantially do not occur. Many have noted the low cost drugs.

Reviews on flavamed children

Flavamed and flavamed Forte, because of its relative safety, often given to young children, even newborns. Conveniently, the medication is produced in the form of syrup (no need to dissolve the tablet) has a pleasant taste. The drug effectively, but it can cause an allergic reaction, especially in very young children.

Price flavamed where to buy

Price flavamed tablets is about 159 rubles per 20 pieces to 30 mg.

The syrup costs about 194 rubles per 100 ml.

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