Coscopin Paediatric Suspension 60 ml

Coscopin Paediatric Suspension belongs to a class of medicines called expectorants used to provide relief from cough. Coughing (dry or productive) is the body’s way of clearing irritants (like allergens, mucus, or smoke) from airways and preventing infection. There are two types of coughs, namely: Dry cough and chesty cough. A dry cough is tickly and doesn't produce any vicious or thick mucus, while a chesty cough (wet cough) means mucous or sputum is produced to help clear your airways. 

Coscopin Paediatric Suspension is a combination of Noscapine (cough suppressant), Ammonium chloride (expectorant), and Sodium citrate (mucolytic agent). Noscapine belongs to the cough suppressants class that blocks the transmission of nerve signals from the cough centre in the brain to the muscles that produce cough, thereby decreasing the need to cough. Ammonium chloride belongs to the class of expectorants that reduce mucus stickiness and clear airways. Sodium citrate is a mucolytic agent (cough/sputum thinner) that works by thinning and loosening phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nasal passage. 

Your doctor will recommend how often your child needs to take Coscopin Paediatric Suspension based on his/her medical condition. Sometimes, Coscopin Paediatric Suspension may cause side effects such as headache, dizziness, nausea, constipation, and drowsiness. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects persist or bother your child, please consult a doctor.

If your child is allergic to Coscopin Paediatric Suspension or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. Use Coscopin Paediatric Suspension with caution in children with pre-existing respiratory failure or any other lung disease. If you are using any other prescription or non-prescription medicines for your child, inform your doctor.

Coscopin Paediatric Suspension is a combination of three drugs, namely: Noscapine, Ammonium chloride, and Sodium citrate. Noscapine belongs to the cough suppressants class that works by blocking the transmission of nerve signals from the cough centre in the brain to the muscles that produce cough, thereby decreasing the need to cough. Ammonium chloride belongs to the class of expectorants that reduce mucus stickiness and clear airways. Sodium citrate is a mucolytic agent (cough/sputum thinner) that works by thinning and loosening the viscous phlegm (mucus) in the lungs, windpipe, and nasal passage, which helps it to cough out easily.

If your child is allergic to Coscopin Paediatric Suspension or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. Use Coscopin Paediatric Suspension with caution in children with pre-existing respiratory failure or any other lung disease. If you are using any other prescription or non-prescription medicines for your child, inform your doctor.

• Avoid dairy products such as milk as it may increase mucus production. Also, avoid processed or refined foods to have relief from cough. Instead replace baked foods, fried foods, white bread, white pasta, French fries, sugary desserts, and chips with green leafy vegetables.
• Let your child drink plenty of fluids to avoid a dry throat while he/she has a cough which helps loosen mucus.
• Avoid citrus fruits as they may worsen the cough. Give fruits rich in water content such as pears, watermelon, peaches, and pineapples to your child.

Cough: Coughing is the body’s way of clearing irritants (like allergens, mucus, or smoke) from airways and preventing infection. Coughs may be dry or productive. A productive cough (wet cough) brings up sputum (phlegm, mucus, and other matter) from the lungs. Cough is commonly caused as a response to allergy or viral infection, but coughing up mucus is possibly an indication of infection in the respiratory tract. If you are coughing thick, solid white mucus, it indicates you may have a bacterial infection in the airways. If the mucus is clear or light-coloured, it indicates you may have allergies or a minor infection in the respiratory tract, and yellow or green mucus indicates a respiratory infection.