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What is ambroxol for?
Ambroxol is a mucolytic or mucus-destroying drug with fluidifying and expectorant properties. It has the ability to act in its secretion and transport process in the respiratory tract, which is ideal for combating different ailments.
Ambroxol serves to:
- Antibronchial effects
- Fight viral diseases
- Treat chronic diseases
Antibronchial effects
Ambroxol is used to treat respiratory conditions such as:
- Sinusitis
- Asthmatic symptoms
- Bronchial hyperreactor symptoms
This is because its molecule, when activated in the body, helps to decongest the airways , and therefore helps to improve the breathing of patients.
In most of these cases, when dealing with diseases that need much more attention than common ones such as colds, ambroxol will only act as an aid to other more powerful drugs.
Ambroxol is used to fight viral diseases
This medicine is used to fight viral diseases of the upper respiratory tract. This as long as this cold is accompanied by a runny nose or phlegm ; It can be consumed as a simple compound, which is the most recommended for minors and adults. Its activity is not as aggressive as that of other drugs.
It is used to treat chronic diseases
In combination with other medications, ambroxol is a friendly option in the treatment of chronic conditions related to the respiratory system.
Among them are:
- Acute bronchitis
- Chronic bronchitis
- Bronchopneumonia
- Pneumonia
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Bronchiectasis
- Traqueobronquitis
- Bronchial asthma (when there is retention of secretions in the bronchial tree)
- Bronquitis asthmatiform
Does consuming ambroxol have side effects?
The abuse in the consumption of ambroxol could cause affections in the respiratory and digestive systems of the patient. Therefore, it is recommended that you visit the doctor to carry out a general check-up, and later make sure that the drug needs to be applied.
When there is a considerable excess in the ingestion of ambroxol, the effects that this produces in the patient are:
- Disgeusia
- Pharyngeal hypoaesthesia
- Sickness
- Oral hypoaesthesia
This article is informative. Please do not self-medicate, consult a doctor.
Dr. Samantha Robson ( CRN: 0510146-5) is a nutritionist and website content reviewer related to her area of expertise. With a postgraduate degree in Nutrition from The University of Arizona, she is a specialist in Sports Nutrition from Oxford University and is also a member of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.
