Actovegin is a drug that significantly improves the nutrition of damaged tissue, enhances metabolism and glucose consumption and promotes effective cell repair. Especially valuable are these properties in the event of a breakdown in the "supply" of brain cells due to hypoxia (insufficient intake of oxygen).
Fetal hypoxia, in turn, is a fairly frequent complication of pregnancy and childbirth, which is accompanied by neurologic symptoms in newborns. In these cases, the use of actovegin significantly improves prognosis. So, let's talk more about the use of Actovegin for newborns and infants.
Actovegin - indications for children
Indications for the use of actovegin in children:
- chronic fetal hypoxia, with functional and / or organic changes in the brain;
- acute hypoxia;
- brain trauma.
As we noted earlier, most often Actovegin is used in case of chronic hypoxia during intrauterine development of the fetus. The reason for insufficient blood supply, most often - improper work of the placenta, severe toxicosis and low hemoglobin in a pregnant woman.
Also, actovegin for newborns is prescribed after acute acute hypoxia (for example, cord roundabout around the neck or long delivery).
How to give Actovegin to newborn children?
Most often, actovegin is recommended to take a newborn and a baby in pricks, as this causes the greatest effectiveness of the drug. Also important is the fact that using the drug intramuscularly or intravenously, you can choose the right "portion" of the drug. It is important to know that there are no
Actovegin to children - dosage
- newborns and infants are prescribed in a dose of 0.4-0.5 ml / kg 1 time per day IM or IV;
- children aged 1-3 years - in a dose of 0.4-0.5 ml / kg once a day IM or IV;
- 3-6 years - 0,25-0,4 ml / kg 1 time per day in / m or iv.
Contraindications and side effects
- increased reactivity to the drug (allergy);
- heart failure;
- edema (evidence of water retention in the body);
- improper functioning of the kidneys.
Usually, actovegin is well tolerated by children of any age.