Prescription requirement Capval® is only available on prescription and therefore only available on prescription. Alternatives to Capval® Sedotussin is also a remedy for chesty cough. If you want to use purely herbal remedies, you can use preparations from Prospan. All articles in this series: Capval® Interactions Prescription requirement
Names Trade name: Capval® Non-proprietary name: Noscapine Other chemical names: Narcotin, Methoxyhydrastin (molecular formula of noscapine: C22H23NO7 Introduction Capval® belongs to the group of antitussives, also called cough suppressants. Antitussives can act on the one hand by inhibiting the cough centre in the brain stem (= central effect) and on the other hand by inhibiting … Capval®
Interactions Capval® should not be administered together with an expectorant, as this prevents the mucus formed from being coughed up and can lead to a congestion of secretion. In addition, combination with medications that have a central attenuating effect (such as sedatives, sleeping pills, antidepressants, neuroleptics, opioids or alcohol) is not recommended. An interaction with … Interactions | Capval®
Synonyms in a broader sense Chicks, chestnuts, irritable cough, coughing irritation engl. : to cough Prescription cough suppressants There are both prescription cough suppressants and non-prescription products. The prescription drugs are usually more effective and are used for severe irritable coughs. Codeine and dihydrocodeine, for example, belong to this group, but they have an addictive … Cough suppressant
Instructions for use in children Cough suppressants can be used for children who suffer from severe irritable cough due to a cold or bronchitis and who for this reason cannot sleep well at night. It is important that a irritable cough is present and not a so-called productive cough, i.e. cough with sputum. If a … Instructions for use in children | Cough suppressant
Rhinitis, cold, cold, rhinitis, flu Introduction Colloquially one often does not differentiate between the terms flu, cold or flu-like infection. On the basis the symptoms this is also not at all so simple, since both with a flu (influenza) and with a cold (flu-like infection) cough, sore throat and exhaustion occur as main complaints. However, … Flu or cold? – These are the differences
Diagnosis Both the flu and a cold can sometimes take a different course and not show all the typical symptoms. A correct distinction is therefore not always possible for medical laymen and in case of doubt it is always advisable to consult a doctor for the exact diagnosis. Alternatively, there are now freely available rapid … Diagnosis | Flu or cold? – These are the differences
Prevention It is possible to prevent influenza by means of flu vaccination. The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) recommends that persons over 60 years of age, pregnant women from the second trimester of pregnancy, residents of old people’s homes or nursing homes and persons at increased risk (e.g. medical and nursing staff) undergo flu vaccination annually. … Prevention | Flu or cold? – These are the differences
Daisy is a widespread plant that grows in the wild. It is not only used for decorative purposes, but also enjoys increasing popularity in the kitchen. In addition, it is used in traditional folk medicine, especially for ailments of the digestive tract, as well as for wound healing. Occurrence and cultivation of the daisy. In … Daisy: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Suppressing the coughing stimulus A coughing irritation and the dry cough that follows it can severely impair everyday life. Those affected therefore often simply try to suppress it. But is that possible? In principle, our coughing irritation can be suppressed to a certain degree. By using breathing techniques, moistening the airways or special posture, for … Suppressing the coughing stimulus | Irritation of the throat
Coughing is an important, endogenous protective reflex of our body, but also a common symptom of many diseases of the respiratory tract and lungs. Before we cough, a subjectively felt coughing stimulus occurs, triggered by various factors, such as foreign bodies or cold air. They irritate individual sensory (lat. : afferent) nerve fibres in the … Irritation of the throat
Synonyms in a broader sense Tussis, Reizhusten, Hustenreiz engl. : to coughThe best known naturopathic remedy for coughs that is also recommended by conventional medicine is hot milk with honey, which should be drunk before sleeping to suppress the cough. As cough teas, preparations with fennel, thyme, yew root, lungwort and valerian are used. Chocolate … Home remedy against cough
