• Kofarest Drop is a medicine that helps treat wet cough (cough with mucus) associated with an acute sore throat and asthma in children
• It also relieves throat irritation, clears congestion, and enables easy breathing in your child
• Give Kofarest Drop to your child by mouth with or without food
• If your child develops an upset stomach, prefer giving it with food
• You may require to give this medicine to your child for a few days to weeks, depending upon the severity of the disease
• For maximum benefit, do not stop the medication abruptly by yourself even if your child starts to feel better and continue the medicine until the full prescribed course
• Also, do not give more than the prescribed dose for fast relief as it may cause unwanted effects and worsen your child’s condition.
• Some of the common side effects of this medicine include excessive salivation, altered taste, dry mouth and throat, oral numbness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, indigestion, and skin rash
• Usually, these episodes subside once your child’s body adapts to the medicine
• However, if these effects persist or become bothersome for your child, report to your child’s doctor immediately.
• Narrate your child’s complete medical history, including any previous episode of respiratory illness, allergy, heart-problem, blood disorders, birth defects, airway obstruction, lung anomaly, sinus issues, liver impairment, and kidney malfunction
• This information is critical for dose alterations and for planning your child’s overall treatment.

Uses of Kofarest Drop

• In Treatment of Cough with mucus Kofarest Drop helps gently soothe and relieve your child’s cough
• It loosens thick mucus thereby making it easier to cough out
• This makes breathing easy and reduces the frequency of coughing
• Along with medications, drinking lukewarm water and gargling with warm salt water may also help ease symptoms for your child
• In Treatment of Acute Sore throat Sore throat refers to pain and discomfort in the throat that is usually seen in bacterial or viral infections
• Kofarest Drop works quite quickly to reduce the pain and discomfort for your child
• It helps soothe the irritated throat and speeds up the recovery process
• In Treatment of Respiratory tract disorders associated with viscid mucus Kofarest Drop helps to loosen thick mucus, making it easier to cough out
• This makes it easier for air to move in and out
• It will relieve symptoms such as tightness in your chest, shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing and help you carry out your daily activities more easily
• This medicine is safe and effective
• It usually starts to work within a few minutes and the effects can last up to several hours
• Take it as prescribed by the doctor
• Do not stop using it unless you are advised to by your doctor
• Taking this medicine enables you to live your life more freely without worrying so much about things that set off your symptoms.

Missed Doses

Do not panic. Unless your doctor has advised a specific regime for your child, you can give the missed dose as soon as you remember it. Skip the missed dose if it’s almost time for the next dose. Do not give the double dose and follow the prescribed dosing schedule.

Frequestly asked Questions

Common and Known Side effects of Kofarest Drop

• Kofarest Drop does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur
• Excessive salivation
• Taste change
• Dry throat
• Dryness in mouth
• Numbness in mouth
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Stomach pain
• Indigestion
• Skin rash