Release form and composition
Dosage form - syrup: translucent brown liquid with a characteristic odor, the presence of fine particles and sediment of plant raw material extracts is allowed (50, 60 and 100 ml in dark glass bottles, 1 bottle in a cardboard pack).
As active substances, 5 ml of syrup contains thick extracts of the following medicinal plants:
- adatoda vascular – 30 mg;
- licorice naked – 20 mg;
- holy basil – 10 mg;
- turmeric longa – 10 mg;
- ginger officinalis – 10 mg;
- real cardamom – 5 mg;
- long pepper – 5 mg;
- yellow-fruited nightshade – 5 mg.
Excipients: sorbitol 70% solution, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, levomenthol, guar gum, bronopol, caramel, sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, sucrose, hydrochloric acid, sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate, citric acid monohydrate, purified water, raspberry flavor, fennel flavor.
Review Reviews
Having studied the reviews about Suprima-Broncho syrup, it can be noted that 88% of those who described the use of the drug are satisfied with its effect. Many patients prefer to use herbal preparations.
Parental reviews of Suprima-Broncho for children note good tolerability and a pleasant taste for the child. This is important in the treatment of young patients who take the syrup with pleasure.
Reviews from adults about Suprima-Broncho indicate significant assistance in removing sputum. Due to the expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect, rapid relief occurs.
Reviews of Suprima-Broncho by pediatricians and therapists characterize the syrup as a mild remedy that is effective for various pathologies of the respiratory tract. Doctors note the safety of using the medicine from the age of three.
Pharmacological properties
Suprima-Broncho is a complex herbal medicine that has bronchodilator, anti-inflammatory, expectorant and mucolytic effects. Its active components are characterized by the following effects:
- long pepper: antiallergic and antibacterial effects;
- adatoda vascular: expectorant, mucolytic and antispasmodic effects;
- real cardamom: bronchodilator and virusostatic effects;
- licorice glabra: expectorant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and sedative effects;
- yellow-fruited nightshade: antiallergic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and expectorant effects;
- Curcuma longa: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic effects;
- real ginger: anti-inflammatory effect;
- Holy basil: expectorant, antiseptic and antipyretic effects.
Pharmacokinetics
Since Suprima-broncho is a multicomponent drug, it is not possible to conduct a reliable study of its pharmacokinetic parameters.
Brief instructions for using syrup for children
Syrup for children Suprima-Broncho is used from the age of three. The combined use of antibiotics, antiviral and antipyretic drugs is possible, since interaction reactions do not occur. The herbal medicine is well tolerated. The only side effects you should be wary of are allergic manifestations. Syrup is contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to any component. Available without a prescription.
Compound
Suprima-Broncho contains the following extracts:
- adatoda vasika (dilutes mucus, relieves spasms in the bronchi);
- licorice glabra (pain relieves, relieves inflammation, helps with sputum removal);
- turmeric longa (has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, is a natural antiseptic);
- holy basil (helps thin mucus, relieves fever, has antiseptic activity);
- real ginger (relieves inflammatory reactions);
- yellow-fruited nightshade (removes phlegm from the lungs, reduces inflammation, body temperature, has antiallergic properties);
- real cardamom (dilates the bronchi, has a detrimental effect on viruses);
- long pepper (relieves allergic manifestations, fights pathogenic bacteria).
The drug contains menthol as an auxiliary component. The syrup has a caramel taste that is pleasant for children.
What cough does it help with?
Before purchasing a medicine, patients are interested in what kind of cough Suprima-Broncho is for. Considering the multicomponent composition, which has various therapeutic effects, the drug is used for acute viral and bacterial infections of the nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, as well as for pneumonia, the initial stages of whooping cough and exacerbation of chronic inflammatory processes.
From this it follows what kind of cough Suprima-Broncho syrup is for:
- dry;
- spastic;
- unproductive;
- with difficult to remove sputum;
- barking;
- night;
- throat;
- painful;
- smoker's cough.
How to take - before or after meals
Parents should know how to give Suprima-Broncho syrup to their child, before or after meals. The syrup contains sucrose, which is important for diabetics. It should be shaken before use.
Suprima-Broncho is taken before or after meals, namely: one hour or two hours after meals. This is due to the fact that the medicine has a local anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect on the oral cavity and pharyngeal mucosa, which will quickly be lost if you drink or eat immediately after drinking the syrup.
Doses
According to the instructions, Suprima-Broncho syrup is used in children depending on age:
- from three to five years, half a teaspoon (2.5 ml) is prescribed three times a day;
- from 6 to 14 years old, give from half to a whole teaspoon (2.5-5 ml), depending on body size, three times a day.
The duration of use should not be more than three weeks. If allergic reactions occur, the drug is discontinued.
Contraindications
The syrup should not be taken if allergic reactions to the main and additional ingredients of the drug occur. For children under 3 years of age, the pediatrician will prescribe other antitussive and expectorant medications.
In case of diabetes mellitus, the patient should not take the drug without consulting the attending physician, since 5 ml (one teaspoon) of Suprima-Broncho contains one and a half grams of sucrose.
Can I take the drug during pregnancy?
Pregnant women should consult a therapist before treatment. The drug is prescribed if the expected therapeutic effect outweighs the risk for the woman and the unborn baby.
Women who are breastfeeding should consult their pediatrician.
Prices
In Russia, the price of Suprima-Broncho ranges from 144.1 to 178 rubles per bottle. The retail price does not depend on the geographical location of the city and its separation from the capital, but on the prices of the supplier.
The average price of the drug in Russia is 160 rubles per bottle.
In Ukraine, the average price for the drug is 180 hryvnia per bottle.
In online pharmacies the price of the drug is 6-15% lower than the retail price.
Suprima-Broncho
Suprima-Broncho is a combined herbal medicine that has a bronchodilator (relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchi and thus eliminates bronchospasm), mucolytic (thin the mucus and facilitates its removal from the lungs), expectorant (ensures the removal of bronchial secretions from the respiratory tract) and anti-inflammatory effect. The therapeutic effect of the drug is a combination of the pharmacological effects of its constituent herbal ingredients. Adatoda Vasika dilutes the mucous secretion of the bronchi and facilitates its evacuation from the respiratory tract, reduces the tone of the smooth muscles of the respiratory tract. Licorice glabra has an analgesic, mild sedative, anti-inflammatory effect, and improves the rheological characteristics of sputum. Turmeric longa has a disinfecting, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effect. Holy basil has an expectorant, antipyretic (reduces elevated body temperature), and disinfectant effect. Real ginger suppresses the development of the inflammatory process. Yellow-fruited nightshade has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic and expectorant effects. Real cardamom has a virostatic (slows down the development and reproduction of viruses) and bronchodilator effect. Long pepper has antimicrobial and antiallergic effects. Considering the multicomponent composition and herbal nature of the drug, the study of its pharmacokinetic characteristics has not been carried out.
Suprima-Broncho is prescribed for symptomatic (aimed at relieving symptoms and not affecting the cause of the disease) treatment of inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract, accompanied by a non-productive cough, including influenza, acute respiratory infections, inflammation of the mucous membrane and lymphoid tissue of the pharynx, larynx (including laryngitis), trachea, bronchi (including smoker's bronchitis), lungs. The frequency of use of the drug is 3 times a day. The duration of the medication course is 2-3 weeks. Suprima-Broncho has a favorable safety profile and is well tolerated by patients. In rare cases, allergic reactions are possible. The drug is contraindicated in case of individual intolerance to the components included in its composition. In pediatric practice it is used starting from the age of 6. Suprima-Broncho combines well with antibacterial drugs. When taking the drug by people suffering from diabetes, it is necessary to take into account the sugar content of the drug in the amount of 1.5 g. Cases of overdose are not described in the medical literature. Suprima-Broncho does not enter into clinically significant pharmacological interactions with other drugs and can be used as part of combination pharmacotherapy.
Analogs
The following herbal syrups are analogues of Suprima-Broncho:
- Breast elixir (licorice root, anise seed oil);
- Linkas (licorice root, long pepper, adhatoda vascularis, hyssop officinalis, fragrant violet, cordia latifolia fruits, alpinia root);
- Travisil (long pepper, adatoda justice leaves);
- Doctor Mom (adatoda wasica, holy basil, ginger, licorice, nightshade, aloe Barbados, turmeric, long pepper, elecampane, terminalia belerica, levomenthol);
- Pertussin (thyme extract, potassium bromide);
- Bronchicum (primrose root, thyme);
- Gedelix (ivy leaves);
- Marshmallow (marshmallow root);
- Eucabalus (plantain, thyme);
- Bronchipret (thyme, climbing ivy).
When prescribing herbal medicines, individual intolerance and age of patients should be taken into account.
Other cough syrups
In addition to Suprima-Broncho syrup and herbal remedies of similar action, there are liquid forms of synthetic cough medicines:
- Ambroxol (thin the mucus and help remove it);
- Bronholitin (cough suppression at the central level, bronchial dilation, anti-edematous effect on the mucous membrane);
- Ascoril (helps to liquefy and remove sputum, expands the bronchopulmonary system, making breathing easier);
- Glycodin (reduces cough by acting on the cough center, has an expectorant effect, increases mucus secretion, thins sputum, relieves bronchospasm);
- Sinekod (blocks dry debilitating cough through the cough center, facilitates breathing);
- Erespal (has an anti-inflammatory effect, dilates the bronchi).
Their appointment is legitimate if the above means are ineffective. A combination of cough medications from different groups is undesirable due to possible difficulty in clearing mucus from the lungs. The use of even medicinal syrups should be agreed with the attending physician.
