"Arbidol" (suspension): instruction and description of the preparation

From year to year pharmacological companies present us with ultra-nasal agents for fighting colds. Of course, we all want these drugs to be most effective, safe and inexpensive, because every year the flu viruses are becoming more insidious, and the consequences of getting to know them can be quite disappointing.

This issue is especially acute among parents. Protecting your child from illness or minimizing the possibility of complications in the event that the baby is sick, is the task of each of them. But the children's body is different from the adult, so an effective and safe medicine to pick up is not at all easy. Recently, a drug adapted for small patients - "Arbidol" (suspension) appeared in pharmacies. How does this drug work, who is able to help and is it really safe? Let's figure it out together.

Antibiotic?

With "Arbidol" for adults, we are all very familiar. The drug is very effective when used in the early stages of the disease. It facilitates the course of the pathological process if the virus still attacks your body. So on what basis does "Arbidol" (suspension) work? There is an opinion that preparations of this type refer to antibiotics, so they do not want to give their children at all. Here you need to make it clear: the antibiotic is fighting bacteria, but colds are caused by viruses. Therefore, it will be right to refer "Arbidol" to antiviral drugs. He is not an antibiotic.

How the medicine works

The active ingredient is umifenovir hydrochloride monohydrate. It is able to bind the viral protein - hemagglutinin. Its task is to provide an unwanted guest with an attachment to a healthy human cell. If this happens, then the virus that has got on the mucous membranes will begin to spread actively throughout the body, and the disease will certainly develop. But if such a pathogen can not gain a foothold, then the risk of infection will be reduced to zero.

"Arbidol" is a suspension that is capable of interacting with several subspecies of hemagglutinin, and therefore is effective for fighting viruses of various strains.

If the disease has already developed, the drug will not be effective?

The composition of the drug also includes substances that activate the production of interferon in humans. And this means that all protective mechanisms are launched, and the immunity that is so necessary to combat the virus is significantly raised. "Arbidol" for children (suspension) will help ease the course of the disease, if the child nevertheless picked up the virus. The drug also minimizes the possible occurrence of complications.

Indications for use

The maximum therapeutic effect can be expected if Arbidol (suspension) is used from the first hours of the disease. Instructions for use recommend the drug for patients with colds, when infected with influenza A and B viruses, including strains of A (H1N1) and A (H5N1). This medication effectively fights in complex therapy with rhinovirus infection, adenovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza.

"Arbidol" - a suspension that works well for the complex treatment of viral pneumonia, significantly increases the immune processes in the body. The agent acts quickly - just an hour after receiving the patient feels relieved. The medication is used to treat children aged 2 years and adults.

Dosage

Often parents make a serious mistake at the first signs of illness in the child and resort to self-treatment. Such an attitude is not permissible. It is often difficult to distinguish a common cold from a flu from a simple person, let alone determine which type of virus has got into the body. Remember that only a specialist can choose the right treatment and choose the dosage. The same applies to the drug "Arbidol" (suspension).

The instruction has a restriction on age - the drug is prescribed only to children from 2 years of age. Thus, a single daily dose for the youngest patients (2-6 years) is 10 ml (50 mg). At the age of 6 to 12 years, the dosage is doubled. Adults and children from 12 years of age are prescribed 40 ml (200 mg) of the drug per day before meals (at one time).

How to use

It is difficult for a child to give medicines because of a particular unpleasant taste. But such a problem does not arise if you have been prescribed the drug "Arbidol" (suspension) for children. Instructions to the medicine are attached to each bottle and will always come to the rescue. This medicine has a banana or cherry sweetish taste and smells good. Young parents and pediatricians note that such a tool will not only help in the fight against the disease, but will also make the treatment process comfortable.

In each package of the drug there is a measuring spoon, which must be metered in the finished suspension. And to cook it is simple. A bottle with a dry powder has a dimensional feature that will determine the amount of liquid necessary for the preparation of the suspension. First, the water should be poured into a 2/3 vial, covered with a lid and vigorously shaken. After adding water to the measuring line, close and again thoroughly shake the bottle. The suspension is ready.

Contraindications

The drug is well tolerated by most patients. Do not prescribe the drug to children under 2 years old and nursing mothers. Carefully prescribe Arbidol to future mothers, and only if the strain of the virus can cause serious consequences. Do not prescribe a remedy for people with fructose intolerance. In rare cases, individual intolerance to one of the components of the drug may occur. The medicine is well compatible with other means, it can be used by people whose profession is associated with increased attention or interaction with different techniques.