Inexpensive antibiotics: examples and instructions for use

Colds can be caused not only by viruses. Quite often, the fault of bad health is bacteria, which can only be controlled with antibiotics. Many inexpensive antibiotics belong to the old generation and work on pathogenic microorganisms is selected. Consider the most effective drugs in this category.

When are antibiotics needed?

Almost every person faces the manifestation of cold symptoms several times a year. Nasal congestion, slight fever, sore throat are the first signs of ARVI. Use in this case, even inexpensive antibiotics are not necessary. The active ingredients that are available in such preparations do not affect the viability of the viruses.

In the absence of proper treatment for a viral disease, complications often occur in the form of a bacterial infection. This can be determined by the deterioration of the condition, increased temperature, increased lymph nodes, severe pain in the throat. Cough, pain in the ears, a touch on the tonsils can also appear. Similar symptoms usually occur on the 5th-6th day of ARVI.

Antiviral drugs are not able to withstand staphylococci and streptococci. Disease-causing microorganisms, in turn, can penetrate deeper into the respiratory tract, which will only exacerbate the situation and prolong the period of recovery. To prevent the development of complications, it is necessary to start taking antibiotics on time in the cold. Low-cost and effective medicines are prescribed by the doctor, given the type of causative agent of the disease, the age of the patient and the features of the course of the disease. Usually they are recommended for use as part of complex therapy.

Types of antibiotics

Existing antibacterial drugs can suppress the multiplication of pathogenic microbes or cause their death. In the first case we are talking about the bacteriostatic effect, and in the second case it is bactericidal. Modern antibiotics possess both that and other mechanism of influence on vital activity of pathogenic microbes. What kind of medicine is suitable in a particular case, can only be determined by a doctor.

When fighting colds, the following types of antibiotics are prescribed:

• Penicillins are low-toxic agents that can be used in large dosages. They can be natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic. Rarely cause side effects and have a minimum of contraindications. This group includes such drugs as Amoxicillin, Ospamox, Amoxiclav, Flemoxin Solutab.
• Cephalosporins are relatively inexpensive antibiotics. With a cold, they are usually prescribed as injections (intravenously or intramuscularly). In tableted form ("Tsefaleksin", "Zinnat", "Supraks", "Cefixim"), medicines have a different degree of therapeutic effect.
• Macrolides are one of the safest antibiotics. "Erythromycin", "Clarithromycin", "Azithromycin" is prescribed when the penicillin group is intolerant.
• Fluoroquinols - have a bactericidal effect and create high concentrations in tissues. Preparations of the last generation ("Ciprofloxacin", "Levofloxacin") are used for respiratory diseases of chronic course.

How to choose?

To choose an inexpensive antibiotic of a wide spectrum of action without the help of a specialist is rather difficult. Each drug produces its therapeutic effect, has contraindications to the use and a number of side effects. Therefore, without consulting a specialist, use of this group of medicines for treatment is highly discouraged.

Preparations of the group of cephalosporins and penicillins of the old generation mainly prevent further multiplication of pathogens, and tetracyclines, fluoroquinols and macrolides are able to completely suppress protein synthesis in microbial cells. Some are more often used to treat inflammatory processes in the respiratory system, others will help with diseases of the genitourinary or digestive system.

Antibiotics for colds

Inexpensive and effective antibacterial drugs are produced mainly by domestic pharmaceutical companies. However, experts often assign more expensive foreign counterparts. For example, with bacterial sore throat, you can use not only "Augmentin", but also inexpensive "Ampicillin". In general, antibiotics of the penicillin series are considered to be most effective in inflammatory processes in the organs of the upper respiratory system. They are also used in pediatric practice.

Cephalosporins have a powerful therapeutic effect and are often prescribed for the treatment of bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis in adult patients. "Cephalexin", "Cefaclor", "Cefazolin" - inexpensive antibiotics, which possess high bactericidal activity. The first and second generation of these medicines have a narrow range of effects. Cephalosporins of 3rd and 4th generation show high activity with respect to gram-positive, gram-negative bacteria and anaerobes.

"Amoxicillin": description of the drug

"Amoxicillin" is a semisynthetic antibiotic from the category of penicillins. Like any other drug, it can be used for treatment strictly in the presence of certain indications.

The preparation is available in the form of a suspension for oral administration, tablets, capsules and a dry substance for the preparation of injections. It is an inexpensive antibiotic of a wide range of therapeutic effects that will be effective in diseases of the respiratory and digestive system, skin pathologies.

To the active substance show the sensitivity of streptococci, staphylococcus, gonococcus, meningococcus, chlamydia, salmonella, klebsiella, shigella, anaerobic microorganisms. Apply "Amoxicillin" for the treatment of the youngest patients, calculating the dosage depending on the weight of the child.

Contraindications and side effects

The drug is prohibited in the following cases:

• Intolerance or hypersensitivity to penicillins;
• The need for treatment of mononucleosis, lymphocytic leukemia;
• Severe liver disease in history;
• Disruption of the digestive system against a background of severe infection.

Inexpensive broad-spectrum antibiotic "Amoxicillin", like other penicillins, causes some side effects more often than other antibiotics. It manifests itself usually in the form of allergic reactions: urticaria, itching, redness of the skin. Less often there is a nausea, a headache, a diarrhea, a rhinitis, raised tear.

The drug "Cephalexin"

Another inexpensive antibacterial agent from the group of cephalosporins of the 1st generation. The drug exhibits the greatest activity against streptococci, protea, esherekhia and klebsiella. It is not necessary to use it in the event that the pathogen is Gram-negative bacteria, enterococci. "Cephalexin" is released in the form of tablets with a dosage of 250 and 500 mg, and also in the form of granules for the preparation of a suspension.

Apply antibacterial agent is necessary for infectious lesions of ENT organs and respiratory system, diseases of the genital area, purulent pathologies of the skin. It is worth paying attention to this remedy if cheap antibiotics are needed.

For colds, it should be used with extreme caution. The active substance can cause a number of side effects: dysbacteriosis, abdominal pain, allergic skin reactions, dry mouth. Medication is taken in large doses, which can provoke the development of candidiasis of the genital organs and intestines, colitis, vaginitis, diarrhea, nausea, convulsions.

"Azithromycin": instructions for use

"Azithromycin" is an inexpensive antibiotic of wide therapeutic effect, related to macrolides. In the form of tablets, the drug contains 250 and 500 mg of the active ingredient. Also, the agent is discharged in powder form for the preparation of a suspension. In 20 ml of the prepared solution there are 100, 200 or 500 mg of azithromycin dehydrate.

Use "Azithromycin" for colds only if there are serious indications. Antibiotic prescribe for angina, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis, tonsillitis, scarlet fever. The active component is able to cope with the majority of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, microorganisms synthesizing beta-lactamase.

Reviews about the drug

Inexpensive antibiotics for adults and children can be used in the treatment of a variety of diseases of bacterial etiology. "Azithromycin" has not only a powerful antimicrobial effect, but also has an immunostimulating and anti-inflammatory effect. The drug rarely causes side effects. Unlike other antibiotics (penicillins and cephalosporins), it should be taken within 3-5 days.