Various intestinal infections, as a rule, make themselves felt at the most inopportune moments - on holidays and business trips. Usually this is due to inadequate hygiene and eating disorders. In addition, in the summer, the danger is the use of poorly washed vegetables and fruits, the purchase of products in unreliable places. To remove symptoms of intestinal infections, Nifuroxazide Richter is prescribed. It helps to get rid of diarrhea in the shortest time and significantly improve digestion.
Nifuroxazide Richter - properties
This drug is an antiseptic that shows activity in the intestine. The main active ingredient is the nitrofuran derivative, Nifuroxazide Richter contains titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, potato starch, gelatin, quinoline, talc, silicon dioxide, hypromellose and magnesium stearate as auxiliary components.
This medicine destroys a certain majority of microorganisms, both gram-positive and gram-negative, which are the causative agents of infections in the intestine. After 1 hour after taking Nifuroxazid depresses the intensive growth of bacteria and prevents the synthesis of pathogenic proteins. In this case, the drug does not provoke an imbalance of the intestinal microflora ( dysbacteriosis ) and does not contribute to the resistance of microorganisms to other medicines that are similar in mechanism of action.
A distinctive feature of the drug Nifuroxazide Richter is that it is almost not absorbed and not absorbed through the mucous membranes during the passage of the gastrointestinal tract, therefore the active substance in the therapeutic concentration is guaranteed to reach the foci of infection.
Tablets and suspension Nifuroxazide is an antibiotic or not
This remedy is an antibacterial medicine, but not an antibiotic. It has only an antiseptic effect, and exclusively in the area of the intestine. Unlike antibiotics, Nifuroxazide does not have systemic antibacterial action, and therefore does not exhibit toxic effects and is excreted from the body unchanged with feces.
How to take Nifuroxazide?
In the form of a suspension, the drug is prescribed to 5 ml, which corresponds to the volume of a large measuring spoon present in the package. The drug should be drunk at relatively equal intervals, approximately every 4-6 hours, regardless of when the food is being taken. The daily dose should not be more than 20 ml. The course of treatment is about 7 days.
Nifuroxazide tablets are taken 2 times every 6 hours, but no more than 4 times a day. Drink capsules need enough water at room temperature, the diet does not matter.
It should be noted that during treatment, it is necessary to carefully monitor the water-salt balance in the body and prevent dehydration. To do this, it is desirable to limit the intake of salt and increase the amount of liquid drunk. With severe vomiting, Nifuroxazide Richter is not effective enough, since the drug is excreted from the body too quickly and its concentration in the intestine is too low.
Nifuroxazide in pregnancy
The adverse effects of this medication on the fetus are not established. Thus, it can sometimes be taken during pregnancy. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised and decisions made about therapy only after consultation with the attending physician.
Nifuroxazide analogues
Similar to the way of action drugs with a similar pharmacokinetics are considered to be Lecor and Enterofuril. Both medicines are available in the form of capsules with different concentrations of the main active substance and syrup, are intended for the treatment of acute intestinal infectious diseases, enterocolitis and dysbiosis .