Fluditec kids syrup 2% 125ml

Fluditec kids instruction for use

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Dosage form

Fluditec is available in the form of a syrup for oral administration. The medicine is a viscous solution, transparent, orange with a pleasant smell of caramel or banana. The main active substance is carbocysteine, in 1 ml contains 20 or 50 mg. Syrup is available in 125 ml glass bottles with a measuring spoon in the kit for convenient dosing of the medicine.

Pharmacological group

The medicine belongs to the group of mucolytics - the means that help dilute the viscous mucus accumulated in the lumen of the bronchi.

Pharmacodynamics

After ingestion, Fluditec kids syrup is rapidly absorbed through the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and enters the systemic circulation. Carbocysteine ​​regulates the secretory function of goblet cells that are located in the mucous membranes lining the bronchi. Under the influence of the drug, the activity of these cells decreases, thereby reducing the secretion of pathological mucus and facilitating its evacuation from the respiratory tract.
The duration of Fluditec kids syrup after ingestion is maintained for 6 hours, the maximum therapeutic effect occurs 1 hour after the drug. The medicine is excreted by the kidneys and partially through the liver.

Indications for use

The syrup is intended for oral administration for the complex treatment of cough for infectious and inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system, namely:
    laryngitis;
    tracheitis;
    laryngotracheitis;
    bronchitis, including obstructive;
    bronchiolitis;
    cystic fibrosis;
    bronchiectatic disease;
    pneumonia.
In addition, Fluditec kids syrup is prescribed to prepare the patient for diagnostic interventions - bronchoscopy and bronchography. Also, the use of the syrup helps the child to tolerate diseases such as acute and chronic rhinitis, inflammation of the adenoids, sinusitis, otitis media, which is associated with the ability of carbocisteine ​​to reduce the production of viscous pathologic sputum.

Contraindications for Fluditec kids syrup

Syrup is contraindicated for use if the child has one or more of the following conditions:
    age to 2 years (for a dosage of 20 mg / ml);
    age to 12 years (for a dosage of 50 mg / ml);
    individual intolerance of the components that make up the drug;
    exacerbation of chronic kidney diseases, in particular glomerulonephritis, nephritis, pyelonephritis;
    acute cystitis;
    Stomach ulcer or acute gastritis.
With caution, Fluditec kids syrup is used to treat children with a stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer in an anamnesis, as well as patients suffering from diabetes mellitus.

Dosing and Administration

1 teaspoon of syrup contains 100 mg of carbocysteine ​​or 750 mg, depending on the dosage of the drug. For children from 2 to 5 years of age, 100 mg of Fluditec kids syrup is administered twice a day - in the morning and in the evening.
Children from 5 years to 12 years give 1 teaspoon of syrup 3 times a day, that is, the maximum daily dose should not exceed 300 mg. The duration of therapy depends on the diagnosis, the severity of the disease and the individual characteristics of the body. Usually the duration of treatment does not exceed 7-10 days.
Children over 12 years of age are given a syrup with a dosage of 50 mg / ml. The medicine is dosed with a tablespoon containing 750 mg of carbocisteine, the drug is taken 3 times a day. It is best to drink syrup 1 hour after eating, so that active ingredients do not irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive system.

Adverse Events of Fluditec kids syrup

Fluditec is usually well tolerated by patients, but in children with increased individual sensitivity to carbocysteine, adverse reactions may develop:
    from the organs of the gastrointestinal tract - increased salivation, pain in the stomach, exacerbation of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer, flatulence, stool disruption, development of gastrointestinal bleeding in severe cases;
    from the side of the nervous system - headache, dizziness, drowsiness, malaise, weakness, disorientation in space (when taking a large dose);
    allergic reactions - rashes on the skin, itching, urticaria, dermatitis, development of angioedema, anaphylactic shock.

An overdose of Fluditec kids syrup

If a dose recommended by a doctor is recommended, an overdose of syrup is unlikely. If the child has taken a large amount of medicine on his own, he should be vomited as soon as possible, after which he should take the Activated Carbon tablets and send them to the hospital.
The first symptoms of an overdose are nausea, vomiting, severe cutting pains in the stomach, diarrhea. In this situation, the drug should be discontinued immediately and consult a doctor for symptomatic treatment.

Interaction with other medicinal products

Carbocysteine ​​increases the effectiveness of glucocorticosteroids, so if this drug interaction is necessary, this fact should be taken into account and dose adjustments should be made.
Under the influence of the active substance of cough syrup, the therapeutic effect of antibiotics is increased, so a dose adjustment of the latter may be required.
Fluditec enhances the bronchodilator effect of Teofillin with simultaneous administration.
Carbocysteine ​​weakens the therapeutic efficacy of antitussives and atropine.

special instructions for Fluditec kids syrup

Fluditec kids syrup is not prescribed for children under 2 years of age, as the clinical trials of the drug have not been conducted and the safety of the effect of carbocisteine ​​on the children's body has not been proven.
When prescribing this drug to children with diabetes, it should be taken into account that the composition of the drug includes sucrose.
The drug with a dosage of 50 mg / ml is not prescribed for treatment of children less than 12 years old, since in this case the risk of side effects and overdose is high.
Children with kidney disease in the acute stage of Fluditec kids syrup is not prescribed. With special care, Fluditec is used to treat patients with chronic pathologies of the urinary system, which are accompanied by a disruption in the functioning of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
Attention! Fluditec can not be administered simultaneously to children with antitussive drugs that depress the cough center, as this can lead to a buildup of viscous mucus in the bronchus and obstruction (obstruction). Such a phenomenon often leads to severe complications - obstructive bronchitis, respiratory failure, pneumonia.
During the reception of mucolytics, children must provide a sufficient amount of warm alkaline liquid - teas, mineral water, milk with the addition of soda, broth of dogrose. The liquid helps to thin the sputum and improves the process of its evacuation from the respiratory tract.

Leave and storage conditions

You can buy Fluditec kids syrup without a prescription. Keep the bottle is recommended in the refrigerator, each time, before use, heating at room temperature. Open medicine should be used within six months, if this did not happen, then the contents of the vial are disposed of.
The shelf life of the drug is indicated on the package and is 2 years from the date of manufacture. Do not give the children syrup expired!