Drugs For Cough

Drugs for Cough Details

1.Cough কি?

Lower Respiratory Tract থেকে অপ্রত্যাশিত কোন বস্তকে বের করে দেওয়ার Biological Mechanism কে cough বা কাশি বলে।

2. Classify Cough.

Cough are three types

• Productive Cough (cough with sputum)
• Non productive cough (cough without sputum)

3. Wheeze কি?

Upper Respiratory Tract থেকে অপ্রত্যাশিত কোন বস্তুকে বের করে দেওয়ার Biological Mechanism কে Wheeze বা হাঁচি বলে

4.What are the medical significant of wheeze and cough?

Wheeze is a symptom of Upper Respiratory Tract Disease and Cough is a symptom of Lower Respiratory Tract Disease Wheeze and cough at a time indicate that the problems are both in URT and LRT.

5.Define cough drug. Classify cough drugs.

The dogs which are used for the treatment of cough are cough drug.

Classification of cough drugs

• Antitussive Cough Drugs
• Expectorant Cough Drugs
• Mucolytic Cough Drugs

Antitussive Cough Drugs are 4 Types

• Narcotic Antitussive Cough Drug
• Non Narcotic Antitussive Cough Drug
• Sedative Anti Histamine Antitussive Cough Drug
• Others Antitussive Cough Drug

6. Mention the examples of Antitussive Cough Drugs

Examples of Antitussive Cough Drugs are

Antitussive Cough Drugs (Cough এর frequency কমায়)

• Narcotic Anti tussive: Codeine,
• Non narcotic Anti tussive Dextromethorphan,
• Sedative Antihistamine Anti tussive: Chlorpheniramine, Tripolidine.
• Others Antitussive. Cough lozenges, Eucalyptus inhalation

7. Mention the examples of Expectorant Cough Drugs, Mucolytic Cough Drugs and Combination Cough Drugs.

• Expectorants Cough Drugs: Guaifenessin (গুয়াইফেনেসিন)
• Mucolytic Cough Drugs: Bromhexine, Ambroxol
• Combination Cough Drugs: Combination of Anti tussive, Expectorant and Mucolytic. যেমন- Tusca plus.

8.Antitüssive drug কাকে বলে?

যে সকল drug brain এর cough center এ কাজ করার মাধ্যমে cough এর frequency কমায় তাদেরকে Antitussive drug বলে।

9.Mucolytics drug কাকে বলে?

যে drug গুলি mucous (sputum) এর ঘনত্ব কমায় তাদেরকে mucolytic drug বলে। যেমন:

• Bromhexin HCI (Mucolyt, Mucospel)
• Carbocisteine (Carbolin, Nokof, Tulsi)
• Erdosteine (Erdostin, Erdolyl)

10. Expectorant drug কাকে বলে?

যে drug গুলি broncus এর ক্ষরণ বৃদ্ধি করে, তাদেরকে expe drug বলে। যেমন:

• Guaifenessin.
• Potassium iodide.

Treatment of dry cough:

• Antitussive
• Expectorant.

Treatment of productive cough:

Sputum গাঢ় হলে Mucolytic Cough Drugs.