Cough is the most common symptom of respiratory diseases. It is caused due to irritation in the respiratory system or due to any disease in it. It is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of the disease.
Causes:
• Viral inflammation in the throat.
• Change in weather/cold.
• Tuberculosis.
• Asthma.
• Pneumonia.
• Presence of foreign object in the respiratory system.
Types:
(1) Dry cough – In this, phlegm does not come out and cough keeps coming repeatedly for a short time. There is pain in the chest, throat and head, as in dry pleurisy.
(2) Phlegm cough/- when there is wet cough, phlegm comes out along with it, as in bronchiectasis. The patient does not have pain in the chest, but the head remains heavy. The patient gets relief by the removal of mucus.
Treatment:
General treatment
- Prevention of the cause.
- Give lozenges to suck such as Halls, Strepsils, Vicks, Ts-Q.
- Give lukewarm water to drink.
- Provide rest in the room.
- Forbid smoking.
- Make the patient gargle by adding salt water or Disprin tablet in warm water.
- Apply Mendels Paint on the throat.
- Ask not to eat too much spices and fried food.
- Give nutritious food.
Dry cough
Expectorant, Antitussive, Mucolytic - These medicines increase the secretion of respiratory tract, due to which the thickness of phlegm reduces and it comes out easily by coughing. The patient gets relief due to reduction in irritation in the throat and expulsion of phlegm.
- Some medicines work on the cough center in the nervous system and increase its tolerance.
- Anti-histamine medicines are also helpful in reducing cough to some extent.
Syrups used in cough
⇒ Syrup Actifed - DM Ni GSK
Dosage: 1 teaspoon three times a day.
⇒ Syrup Alex P Nit Lyca
Dose: 1 teaspoon three times a day.
⇒ Alex Cough Formula Nit Lyca
Dose: 1 teaspoon three times a day in adults, 0.25 ml in children 1-5 years, 0.5 ml in 6-12 years.
⇒ Syrup Bronoloax Nit Lyca
Dose: 1⁄2 to 1 teaspoon three times a day in children. 2 teaspoons three times a day in adults.
⇒ Syrup Bro Zedex Nit Wockhardt
Dose: 10 ml three times a day.
⇒ Syrup Clistin DMR No. Ethanor
Dose: 2 to 1 teaspoon three times a day.
⇒ Syrup Corex No. Phyjus
Dose: 0-6 years 1/2 teaspoon 3 to 4 times. 6-12 years 1/2 teaspoon 3 to 4 times. In adults 1 to 2 teaspoon three times a day.
⇒ Dilosyn Expectorant No. Allenbury
Dose: 5 to 10 ml three times a day.
⇒ Syrup Dristan No. Wyeth
Dose: 22.5 to 10 ml 3-4 times a day.
⇒⇒ Solvin Expectorant
Dose: Give in the above quantity.
⇒ Alpha-Zedex, N. Wockhardt
Dose: Children (2-5 years) 1.25 to 2.5 ml three times a day. Children (6-12 years) 2.5 to 5 ml three times a day. Adults 10 ml three times a day.
⇒ Asthalin Expectorant, N. Cipla
Dose: Adults 10-20 ml three times a day. Children 6-12 years 10 ml three times a day. Children below 6 years 5 ml three times a day.
⇒ Benadryl Cough Formula, N. Park Davis
Dose: Children 2.5-5 ml/every 4 hours. Children 5-10 ml/ every 4 hours.
⇒ Benituss Expectorant Ni. Sarabhai
Dosage: Children 2-5 years 1⁄2 teaspoonful every 6 hours. Children 6-12 years 1 teaspoonful every 6 hours. Adults 2 teaspoons every 6 hours.
⇒ Bromenyl Ne. Astra:- IDL
Dose: Adults 10-15 ml four times a day. Children 7-15 years 5-10 ml four times a day. Children 3-6 years 2.5-5 ml four times a day.
⇒ Syrup Grilinctus Ne. Franco Indian
Dose: Children 5 ml three times a day. Adults 5-10 ml three times a day.
⇒ Syrup Histakof Ne. Koparan
Dose: Children less than 6 years 1⁄2 teaspoon three times a day. Children 6-12 years 1 teaspoon three times a day. Above 12 years, 2 teaspoons three times a day.
⇒ Syrup Koflet, Ltd. Himalaya Drugs
Dose: 1⁄2 teaspoon for children. 1 teaspoon for adults, three times a day.
⇒ Kofol, Ltd. Charak Pharma
Dose: 2-3 teaspoons for adults, three times a day. 1 teaspoon for children, two-three times a day.
⇒ Mist Linctus Codeine, Ltd. Astra-I. D. L.
Dose: 2.5-5 ml twice a day. Do not use it in children.
⇒ Syp. Phenargan, Ltd. Ron Pulek
Dose: Below 1 year, 1-2.5 ml three times a day. Older children, 5-10 ml three times a day.
⇒ Phensedyl Linctus Nick Posman
Dosage: Adults 5-10 ml 2-3 times a day. Children 2-5 years: 2.5 ml three times a day. Children 5-10 years: 5 ml two-three times a day.
⇒ Solvin Expectorant, Nipka
Dosage: Children 1-4 years: 5 ml three times a day. Children 5-10 years: 5 ml three times a day. Above 12 years: 10 ml three times a day.
⇒ Syp. Tixylix, Nip Piramal
Dosage: Give in the above mentioned quantity.
⇒ Triamenic, Nip Vander
Dosage: 5-10 ml in 6 hours.
⇒⇒ Syrup Tus-Q Ne. Bluecross
⇒⇒ Syrup Zedex Ne. Wockhard
⇒⇒ Syrup Zeet expectorant Ne. Alembic
Capsules and tablets used in swine
⇒⇒ Cap. Ephedrex-N 1 cap three times a day.
⇒⇒ Tab. Tus-Q Ne. Bluecross 1 tablet three times a day.
⇒⇒ Tab. Trimonic in the above quantity.
⇒⇒ Tab. Dristan 1 tablet three times a day.
⇒⇒ Tab. Codeine Sulphate three times a day.
Keep in mind:- Many times cough is caused by viral infection and antibiotics and other medicines do not work in it. Ask such patients to take ginger juice mixed with honey. To get rid of the hoarseness of the throat, the patient should suck sugar candy or Halls or Vicks tablets.
