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Linkas cough syrup for children
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
It is a syrup that includes plant extracts. This drug contains an extremely large number of plant components. It is difficult to list all the substances, since there are more than a dozen of them, but the main ones, which have the most noticeable effect on the body, are still worth mentioning. The active ingredients are licorice roots, long pepper fruits, sweet violet, medicinal hyssop, broadleaf cordia rhizomes, alpinia roots and other components. Glycerin, various chemicals, peppermint oil, clove oil and purified water are used as auxiliary substances.
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Indications Syrup "Linkas" cough syrup for children
According to its properties, Linkas is a syrup that has a brown color and a specific smell. The drug is prescribed as a means of having a symptomatic effect on the body, that is, it eliminates the symptoms of the disease. It is quite convenient to include this remedy in the composition of complex therapy. It is used to treat purulent-septic, infectious and inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract. It is especially recommended to prescribe this remedy to people who have a dry cough that does not go away for a long time, and it is difficult to remove sputum. Indications for use are diseases such as acute respiratory infections, tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, and flu.
Release form
The drug is produced in the form of a syrup in a dark glass bottle.
Pharmacodynamics
Belongs to the group of expectorants of plant origin.
For more information about cough syrups for children, read this article.
According to its pharmacological properties, the drug is characterized as a complex drug of the Ayurvedic direction. The main action is aimed at providing expectorant and anti-inflammatory action. It also significantly increases the intensity and productivity of cough, as a result of which sputum is more actively removed from the walls and is more easily removed from the respiratory tract, which helps to relieve the inflammatory process and prevent the progression of the infectious process.
Dosing and administration
From the age of 6 months, the drug can already be given in small quantities, starting with half a teaspoon at a time. Children aged 6 months to three years are still given half a teaspoon, starting from three years, the dosage can be increased to 1 teaspoon per day. A teaspoon is given up to 8 years of age, and starting from 8 years to adulthood, the dosage increases to a teaspoon per dose. The frequency of administration is up to 3-4 times a day.
Contraindications
The drug is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to various components of the drug, as well as individual intolerance to the drug. Increased allergization of the body can also serve as a contraindication. It is not recommended for children under 6 months.
Side effects Syrup "Linkas" cough syrup for children
Side effects are rare. If they occur, they are mostly in the form of an allergic reaction. The immediate reaction is considered dangerous, which manifests itself as Quincke's edema, anaphylactic shock. Less dangerous is the delayed hypersensitivity reaction, which manifests itself as a skin rash, urticaria, irritation, redness, dermatitis.
Interactions with other drugs
The drug is not recommended to be combined with antitussives, as well as with drugs that prevent the formation of sputum. If the child has a carbohydrate metabolism disorder and is on a hypocaloric diet, the syrup should be taken with caution, since it contains 70% sucrose.
Shelf life
It should be stored in this original packaging for no more than three years.
Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Linkas cough syrup for children" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.
Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.