Ascoril: an antibiotic or not

product characteristics

To determine whether Ascoril antibiotic is necessary to clarify what constitutes antibiotics and analyze Ascoril medicine, according to the official instructions to the drug.

Antibiotics (derived from the Greek "against" plus "life"), are substances that prevent the growth and reproduction of bacteria. It - antibacterial agents.

Clinico-pharmacological group

ATC code - R05C, which means:

• R - respiratory system;
• R05 - means used in diseases catarrhal nature and coughing;
• R05C - expectorant drugs (except medicines with antitussive combinations).

As belonging to the category of clinical and pharmacological Ascoril a medical agent with a bronchodilator, expectorant and mucolytic effect.

In relation to the pharmaco-therapeutic category, Ascoril - expectorant drug combination. This is not an antibiotic.

The composition and properties

Therapeutic effect means based on the properties of the active components ASKOR.

The main active ingredients, which are part of the drug:

Component	accessory	properties
guaifenesin	mucolytic medicine	reduces the viscosity of secretions; assist facilitate the removal of mucus from the bronchi tissue; helping the transition of dry cough in the wet state.
Bromhexinum	exhibit expectorant action; It contributes to a better removal of phlegm.
salbutamol	bronchodilator	activates the adrenergic receptors of the bronchi; eliminates or prevents bronchial spasm.

Based on the above information it is clear that antibiotic drug Ascoril is not because they do not possess antibacterial activity.

drugstore form

Ascoril has 2 versions:

Tradename	dosage forms	Manufacturing firm	Category patients
Ascoril	Pills	Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, India	A child older than 6 years of age, adults
Ascoril expectorant	Syrup	Children of all ages, adult patients

application

According to the annotation to the drug, Ascoril use as part of combination therapy of diseases of the bronchi and lung tissue with the complexities of the process of separation of viscous sputum.

List of major diseases:

• bronchitis;
• whooping cough;
• asthma;
• pneumonia;
• pulmonary tuberculosis.

Use Ascoril recommended in strict compliance with the dosage specified in the instructions to the drug, according to doctor's orders.

Interaction with antibiotics

The instructions for use ASKOR available information on the interaction included in the basic structure of matter "bromhexine" with antibiotics - erythromycin, cephalexin, oxytetracycline. If co-administration with Askorilom is their better penetration into the lung tissue.

Erythromycin - a macrolide antibiotic series. General reading with Askorilom - pneumonia.

Oxytetracycline - belongs to the tetracycline antibiotics. By the same with the drug Ascoril indications include bronchitis and pneumonia.

Cephalexin is a cephalosporin antibiotic of the first generation. Indications for which the possible simultaneous use with Askorilom - bacterial pneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis.

This analysis showed Ascoril drugs, the drug refers to a group of combined expectorants and antibiotics is not.

sources:

Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/ascoril_expectorant__1295
GRLS: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx? routingGuid = b9a86cb3-a4d7-45c6-91b4-b8a127cd2a2b & t =

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