"Lavomax": instructions for use

With the advent of antibiotics in medicine, medical practice has moved far ahead. To date, no more effective means have been found to fight a number of diseases. We can safely say that antibiotics saved the world from a huge number of terrible infections. They will be used for a long time in the treatment of a number of diseases, but they are replaced by drugs much more perfect. Our article is devoted to one of the newest drugs of the antiviral series - "Lavomax". The instruction for use contains the following characteristic. This antiviral agent, affecting, primarily, the immune system of the patient, containing a substance that is active against a number of viral infections. The preparation includes tyloron. The tablets "Lavomax" are small, bright yellow, covered with a special coating. The manufacturer packs them in blisters and cardboard boxes.

Is Lavomax an antibiotic or ...?

Many patients confuse antiviral drugs and antibiotics. However, there is a difference between them. Antibiotics affect bacteria, not viruses, so the appearance of drugs such as levomax greatly facilitated the work of doctors. Both antibiotics and antiviral drugs occupy a special position among the remaining medicines, since they are most effective in relation to modern infections. Antiviral drugs, in addition to the main property - to inhibit viruses, also have immunomodulatory effects.

Indication for the use of Lavomax

Instruction for use as indications for the use of the drug calls the following ailments:

- viral hepatitis;

Herpes;

- encephalomelitis (in combination with other drugs);

- Chlamydiosis urogenital, as well as respiratory (as an additional tool);

- non-gonococcal urethritis;

- Tuberculosis of the lung.

In addition, use this drug as a preventive in the period of epidemics of ARVI.

Contraindications to the use of the drug "Lavomax"

Instructions for the use of the drug necessarily includes information on contraindications to its use. For "Lavomax" such contraindications are:

- state of pregnancy (embryotoxic agent);

- Children's age, until the child reaches six years of age;

- lactation;

- intolerance or a high degree of sensitivity to the components, including the auxiliary components of the tablet.

Thus, tablets "Lavomax" should be prescribed only by a qualified specialist in the field of medicine.

Side effects of Lavomax

The instruction for use contains the following information on possible side effects:

- chills;

- allergies in various manifestations;

- dyspepsia.

It should be noted that side effects are rare, and their symptoms are poorly expressed and easily eliminated by additional therapy or reduced dosage.

Dosing and the order of admission

The dosage and reception mode is determined by the doctor. Take the tablets after eating. For the treatment of acute respiratory viral infection, the drug is prescribed one tablet of 125 mg per day. Tablets are taken once a day, and the course of treatment is five to six days. For preventive purposes, the medication is taken up to one and a half months, one tablet a week. Hepatitis is treated depending on the severity of their course, the dosage is set by the doctor, he also determines the duration of the course.

Storage conditions , shelf life, overdose

Official documents to the drug do not contain information about the consequences of overdose. However, the tablets should not be freely available. They should be protected from dampness and stored at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees. The drug is usable for two years. However, with serious changes in temperature, high humidity and access to light, its shelf life is significantly reduced.