At pharmacy shelves now you can find many drugs against viral diseases, intended for different age groups. For example: Viferon, Ergoferon, Aflubin, Anaferon, Groprinosin and others. Each such medicine is directed to a certain range of viruses, has its pros and cons, as well as age limitations. Among the variety represented in the pharmacy, you should choose not the most famous, but the most suitable for your family.
From the article you will learn in which cases and how to take children for the treatment and prevention of diseases Ergoferon, as well as what side effects he has.
Ergoferon - description
This drug is used as an antiviral and antihistamine, and it also has immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. The active substances are antibodies to it:
- human interferon-γ;
- histamine;
- CD4.
Also present are, as auxiliary constituents: microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate and lactose monohydrate.
The release is made in the form of absorbable tablets of 20 pieces each.
Indications for the use of Ergoferon
It is used as one of the medicines from a medical complex for treatment in childhood of such bacterial infections as whooping cough , pneumonia, pseudotuberculosis , yersiniosis and others. Most often, Ergoferon is used for prevention and treatment of the following diseases:
- ARVI;
- bacterial complication after a viral infection;
- influenza A and B.
- herpes infection;
- enteroviral and meningococcal meningitis;
- acute intestinal infections caused by different microorganisms (adenovirus, rotavirus, enterovirus, etc.);
- encephalitis, obtained as a result of a tick bite.
How to give Ergoferon to children?
Duration of administration and dosage of Ergoferon tablets for children is prescribed by a doctor who takes into account the state and weight of your child's health. The instructions for the drug prescribed such recommendations for use:
- for treatment: with the first signs of the disease, take 1 tablet in half an hour during the first 2 hours, and then 3 more in 7 hours. In the following days, dissolve 1 tablet 3 times a day.
- for prophylaxis: 1-2 tablets a day.
The ergoferon to a baby from 6 months and children up to 3 years can be taken only by the pediatrician, while the tablet should be dissolved in 1 tablespoon of warm water. It is recommended not to combine the drug with food.
Ergoferon - contraindications
It can not be used in patients who have the following diseases:
- congenital galactosemia or lactose insufficiency (due to the presence of lactose in it);
- glucose malabsorption syndrome;
- intolerance or sensitivity to any of the components of the drug.
Ergoferon has no particular side effects, except for the individual reaction of the organism in the above cases.
Ergoferon for children can be used in conjunction with other drugs in the form of suppositories, suspensions, tablets that have an antiviral effect and treat the symptoms of the disease.
When an overdose of the drug Ergoferon possible various disorders of the digestive system (dyspeptic phenomena), which is due to the excipients that make up the drug.
Keep it in a dark place at a temperature of no higher than +24 ° C. The drug will be useful for 3 years.
Before using antiviral drugs, especially Ergoferon, for the prevention and treatment of children, it is necessary to consult a doctor, and not to use the recommendations of friends, as each organism, and especially the kids, reacts differently.