"Influnet": testimonies, indications, instructions for use

Cold season is not only snow, blizzard and low temperatures, but it's time for colds. If there is a fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, do not pull, and you should immediately take the drug "Influnet". The patient's comments indicate that he acts quickly, effectively, and on the third day of using the medication a person feels almost healthy.

Means "Influnet": composition

The drug is in the form of powder for oral administration and the form of capsules.
One package-sachet "Influneta" contains about 350 mg of paracetamol, vitamin C or ascorbic acid - 300 mg, 120 mg of succinic acid, 20 mg of rutoside trihydrate and about 5 mg of phenylephrine hydrochloride have been added to it.

A solution prepared from a powder can have the following taste:

• Cranberry;
• crimson;
• Lime;
• mint;
• Forest berries.

One capsule contains about 175 mg of paracetamol, 150 mg of ascorbic acid, 60 mg of succinic acid, 10 mg of rutoside trihydrate, and 2.5 mg of phenylephrine hydrochloride. Auxiliary components in the capsules are: giprolose, silicon dioxide colloid, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate. The gelatin capsule shell consists of: gelatin, dye of brilliant blue, indigo carmine, titanium dioxide.

The powder is packaged in 5 grams in bags, which are made of heat-sealable film material. In a cardboard bundle there may be 3, 6, 10, 16 or 50 sachets. The capsules are enclosed in a cellular package. In the packaging of cardboard contains 1, 2 or 4 blisters with tablets "Influnet".

The manufacturer of the medicinal product is domestic, it is the firm "Ozone". Also, this preparation can be manufactured by enterprises "FarmVilar" and "FarmProekt." The medicine was developed by Russian scientists in the laboratory "AnviLab".

Pharmacological effects

Means "Influnet" (reviews note that after first use the drug removes weakness, relieves pain and sore throat, facilitates breathing) is a combined preparation that has antipyretic, anti-edematous, angioprotective and analgesic effects.

Paracetamol in the composition of the medicine removes fever, fever. It has analgesic effect.

Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, normalizes carbohydrate metabolism, participates in oxidation-reduction functions, produces steroid-type hormones, is involved in the regeneration of cellular tissues, stimulates the protective functions of the body, reduces the susceptibility of capillaries, increases detoxification properties of the liver, normalizes blood coagulability. Replenishes the lack of vitamin C, which occurs in diseases of acute respiratory viral infections, influenza and colds.

Succinic acid contained in this drug improves both the physiological and biochemical processes of recovery in the body. It is characterized by immunomodulatory, hepatoprotective, and also antioxidant properties. Stimulates the energy metabolism in the mitochondria, normalizes the permeability of cell membranes, is considered an intermediate in the Krebs cycle. Increases the positive effects of drugs, reducing intoxication when taking medication.

Rutozid reduces the vulnerability of capillary canals, removes swelling of tissues and inflammatory process in the body. It makes the walls of the vessels stronger, delays aggregation and increases the level of erythrocyte deformation.

Phenylephrine hydrochloride activates postsynaptic α-adrenergic receptors, reduces edema and hyperemia of the nasal mucosa, normalizes breathing, lowers the level of pressure in the sinuses and the auricle.

Complex action of these components provides the most effective effect of the drug on the human body during the period of illness.

Indications for use

It is necessary to use strictly in recommended doses and only after the appointment of a doctor the drug "Influnet". Indications for use are advised to use the drug in the treatment of symptoms caused by colds, flu, SARS, which manifest themselves in the form of fever, chills, sore throat, nasal obstruction and headache.

Contraindications to use

Tablets "Influnet", as well as powder for ingestion, can not be taken with liver diseases that are in a difficult stage. It is also not recommended to take medicine for severe pathologies of the renal system.

Contraindication to use is a stomach and duodenal ulcer, a diabetes disease. Do not prescribe this remedy to patients with a predisposition to thrombosis, suffering from glaucoma and having arterial hypertension. Do not use the drug for bradycardia, heart failure and tachycardia, and do not use a medicine to treat patients with ventricular tachycardia. It is forbidden to take this medication with the expressed degree of atherosclerosis and aortic stenosis. Do not prescribe the drug for myocardial infarction, hyperthyroidism and pheochromocytoma.

People who are diagnosed with "prostatic hyperplasia" should also refrain from taking this medication.

It is not recommended to combine the use of "Influent" with the use of antidepressants tricyclic series, beta-adrenoblockers, as well as MAO inhibitors. This condition applies to the period of cancellation, which is equal to two weeks. It is forbidden to combine the reception of "Influnet" with other medicines containing paracetamol. This combination can lead to an overdose of paracetamol, with all the ensuing consequences.

Do not use this medication for people with lactose intolerance, as well as with a lack of lactase. It is not possible to prescribe a drug in the syndrome of malabsorption of glucose-galactose and even in the diagnosis of phenylketonuria.

Contraindicated medication during pregnancy and women breastfeeding. The prohibition is the age of children up to eighteen years, as well as hypersensitivity to the substances contained in the product.
Particular care should be taken by patients with benign hyperbilirubinemia and a congenital deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.

Medication "Influnet": instructions for use

The drug, both in powder form and in the form of capsules, is intended for oral use. Take the drug after the main meal.

A solution is prepared from the powder for ingestion. To do this, the contents of one sachet package are dissolved in a glass of hot (boiled) water. All stir thoroughly. The product is used hot. It is recommended to use one sachet every 4-6 hours. The maximum daily dosage is four packs. The course of treatment is three days.

Capsules drink two pieces, washed down with water, with an interval of 4-6 hours. The daily dosage is equal to eight capsules. The therapeutic course lasts three days.

If during three days the given medication failed to produce a result and there was no improvement in the state of health, the receipt of the Influnet (instructions for use is attached and should be read before treatment) should be discontinued and the doctor should be consulted for another treatment.

Side effects

The use of the drug "Influnet" (powder and capsules) strictly according to the instructions, as a rule, does not cause side effects and is well tolerated by patients.

Agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia, hyperprothrombinemia, erythropenia, neutrophilic leukocytosis and anemia are rare. In some cases, patients have increased blood pressure, angina, bradycardia and arrhythmia. Sometimes patients are worried about excessive excitation, headache, unreasonable anxiety and excitement, irritability, dizziness, trembling in the limbs, respiratory depression. From time to time, nausea, diarrhea, and gag reflex may occur. In exceptional cases, the metabolism is disrupted, the synthesis of glycogen is suppressed, and the formation of corticosteroids is excessively large.

When taking the drug in fairly rare situations, a delay in water and sodium in the body was detected, as well as hypokalemia. To a small extent, both an increase and a decrease in diuresis were manifested, a malfunctioning of the renal system was observed, and stones were formed. Some were concerned about an allergic reaction in the form of skin rashes and redness of the dermis.

Special instructions for taking the medicine

The duration of the drug "Influnet" (capsules and powder for ingestion) without the appointment of a doctor should last no more than three days.

The drug distorts the laboratory analysis of uric acid and glucose in the blood. The combination of "Influnet" with alcohol can cause serious damage to the liver, so people who are addicted to ethanol should consult a specialist before therapy.

The joint use of this drug with other drugs should be controlled by a physician.

Activators of microsomal oxidation in the hepatic organ increase several times the production of hydroxylated metabolites of paracetamol, which implies the occurrence of severe poisoning with a small overdose.

Paracetamol in the drug increases the effect of MAO inhibitors, as well as drugs that have a sedative effect. The same effect is caused by the combination of paracetamol and ethanol.

If the prescribed doses are not observed, an overdose of the drug may occur. In general, the symptoms of overdose are due to an overabundance of paracetamol. Negative phenomena are manifested in the pallor of the skin, loss of appetite, in the form of nausea, vomiting reflex and pain in the abdomen. An overabundance of the drug can stimulate a "hepatic" transaminase. If you consume large doses of medication, the prothrombin period may last, and hepatonecrosis may appear. Non-compliance with the instructions for use leads to arrhythmia and ventricular tachycardia. Symptoms of overdose may manifest in an increase in blood pressure.

If such ailments occur, immediately wash the stomach and drink activated charcoal. Treatment is carried out with acetylcysteine. This agent is an antidote of paracetamol. It is not necessary to engage in self-medication in this situation, but should seek medical help as soon as possible.

The medicine should not be used after the expiry date, which is two years from the date of manufacture.

"Influnet" in any form must be stored in a dry place protected from the sun and children, at a temperature regime not exceeding + 25 ° С.

Cost of preparation

You can buy a drug "Influnet" in any pharmacy without a doctor's prescription. The price of the drug fluctuates around 200 rubles for 10 packages, and the cost of 20 capsules varies within 150 rubles. These data, depending on the mark-up in the pharmacy network, may vary.

Analogs and Substitutes

If, for some reason, the drug "Influnet" has not approached, the doctor will always help you to make analogues. At the moment, there are no structural analogs that are similar to Influnet for active substances.

Despite this, this drug can successfully replace many imported drugs designed to treat colds. "Influnet" from many of them differs only in the content of succinic acid. This component belongs to strong antioxidants, is an immunostimulant and a hepatoprotector. Its presence in the composition of the drug makes the treatment much more effective.

On the impact on the human body, "Influnet" may well replace the domestic drug "Maxikold-RINO" in bags for oral administration. Among imported preparations, the "Fervex" and "Teraflu" have a similar effect. The latter cost twice as much, but they are more effective and softer.

Patient Reviews

Virtually does not have negative opinions about the medicine "Influnet". Feedback satisfied with the result of treatment of citizens note the relief of the condition after the first reception of this remedy. These people say that the drug quickly removes heat, removes weakness, sore throat, significantly facilitates breathing. Eliminates nasal obstruction. During treatment with Influnet, patients do not have a feeling of drowsiness. Also, patients claim that the medicine is well tolerated, has a pleasant taste and quickly dissolves in hot water. These people consider this medication as an excellent tool for fighting colds.

Despite the many positive responses, there are people who have not been helped by the drug Influnet. The testimonies of these people indicate that this remedy is completely useless. It does not relieve the symptoms of a cold, and therefore they advise choosing another medicine to treat the flu, colds and SARS.

Significantly different from other in its effectiveness, the drug "Influnet" (the price of this medication is very acceptable). In just a few days it will help to remove all the symptoms of a cold, get on your feet and return to a full life.