Amoxicillin - a broad-spectrum antibiotic group of semisynthetic penicillins, penicillinase collapsing, which emit certain types of pathogens. Release amoxicillin in the form of drugs for oral administration - tablets, capsules and suspensions. Young children are encouraged to nominate amoxicillin in the form of a suspension.

How does the suspension of amoxicillin

To prepare a suspension of amoxycillin produced special beads which home enough water to dissolve. The result is a slurry yellowish strawberry or raspberry flavor. The suspension teaspoonful (5 ml) contains 250 mg of amoxicillin. Auxiliaries in the slurry are saccharin sodium, simethicone S 184, guar gum Guar gum - Applications , Sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sucrose, passionflower edible, raspberry or strawberry flavoring.

It staphylococcus, streptococcus, E. coli, Proteus, and so on. But this antibiotic, as with all penicillins, there is a drawback: it can destroy penicillinase (beta-lactamase) - enzymes that produce certain types of pathogens. Therefore today amoxicillin usually combined with drugs, resistant to penicillinase example clavulanic acid (amoxiclav), which greatly improves the efficiency of its operation.

Which diseases in children will help amoxicillin

Amoxicillin - is an antibiotic that is used primarily for the treatment of children (of any age) in an outpatient setting. Most often, his appointment is required for bacterial complications of respiratory viral infections. This inflammation can be in the nasopharynx (including the sinuses), middle ear, larynx, trachea, bronchi. In viral infections amoxicillin does not help distinguish between viral infection and from its bacterial complications can a doctor.

Perhaps the use of amoxicillin for non-severe infectious and inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. But these diseases, particularly pyelonephritis occur in children often heavy and require antibiotics in injectable form.

Children often develop and skin infections as streptococcal or staphylococcal impetigo, including in secondary infection of skin diseases. Amoxicillin possessing broad spectrum of activity, and will have a positive impact in this case.

To a lesser extent amoxicillin has an antibacterial effect in intestinal infections in children Intestinal infections in children - a serious risk Caused by E. coli, salmonella Salmonellosis - features of the disease , Dysentery. But in some cases it can be most effective amoxicillin in such diseases.

It is prescribed for the prevention of exacerbations of rheumatic fever in children as part of anti-treatment.

Since sensitivity to amoxicillin shows pathogen of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcers (Helicobacter pylori) in some cases, amoxicillin is prescribed for treatment and prevention of recurrence of the disease in children.

Finally, out of the woods in summer, you can bring the mite on the body, some of them are carriers of borreliosis - severe, often runs a chronic infection that affects the skin, nervous system, joints and heart. Pathogens borreliosis are sensitive to amoxicillin.

In some cases, it is impossible to assign the child amoxicillin

Contraindicated amoxicillin children with individual intolerance to this drug, suffering from allergic diseases (asthma, hay fever, atopic dermatitis and so on - amoxicillin often cause or exacerbate allergic processes), infectious mononucleosis, lymphatic leukemia, severe liver disease with impaired function of the body, bowel disease associated with the use of antibiotics.

With care prescribe amoxicillin for children in violation of renal function (perhaps to a lesser daily dose) and increased bleeding.

Side effects

In most cases, children are allergic to amoxicillin, which may occur as a minor skin rash, and in the form of severe allergies. In any case, amoxicillin should be stopped immediately.

In addition, you may experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomatitis, inflammation of the tongue, the short-term liver problems, pain during bowel (perhaps a heavy defeat of the large intestine in the form of pseudomembranous colitis). Perhaps the development of dysbiosis.

On the part of the central nervous system may cause headaches, mental and motor agitation, increased anxiety Anxiety - how to distinguish normal from disease? , Anxiety, sleep disorders, sometimes confusion, seizures.

Characteristic changes may occur in the blood: reducing the number of white blood cells (leading to decreased immunity), red blood cells (anemia), and platelets (increased bleeding).

Amoxicillin may assign the child a doctor.

Galina Romanenko

Anaferon children different from anaferon mixture dilutions. It is found that the mixture in a dilution ANAFERON Anaferon - activates antiviral immunity   more suitable for the treatment of adults than children, and the mixture dilutions Anaferon child is more suitable for the treatment of children. In this small children will not be given portion of the tablet - the effectiveness of the treatment is not related to dose.

Anaferon children - how it works

Anaferon children are made on the basis of the preparation of homeopathic remedies. It contains ultralow doses of antibodies to the antiviral protein interferon. It is found that such ultra low doses of interferon are not neutralized, but rather stimulate the synthesis and its activity as regulators affect intracellular immunity - cytokines.

Antibodies are immunoglobulin produced by immunization of rabbits with recombinant human gamma interferon. Then isolated from the blood of rabbits antibodies to gamma-interferon human with simultaneous cleaning by various impurities. The next step - potentiation procedure: the resulting solution was diluted with the desired number of times a hydroalcoholic solution at the rate of one part solution to 99 parts Antibody Diluent.

Anaferon has antiviral activity and stimulates the immune system, so it can be used as in viral and in any other (especially bacterial) infections.

When children are prescribed anaferon

Despite the fact that the effectiveness of many anaferon doubt, pediatricians love this drug and it is often prescribed in all infections in children. Especially effective anaferon acute respiratory viral infections in children and intestinal infections of viral origin, as inhibits virus replication in the tissues.

However, it is often prescribed for bacterial, fungal infections, and infections caused by protozoa to stimulate general immunity - it makes it easier to cope with the effect of any infectious agent.

Effective child anaferon varicella and infectious mononucleosis caused by herpes viruses, tsitomegelovirusnoy infection. Perhaps the use of child anaferon in the complex therapy for the treatment of various forms of herpes infection in children caused by herpes simplex viruses Herpes simplex - in fact, not so simple .

To stimulate the immune system it is administered frequently and chronically ill children with reduced immunity.

How to take

Older children take anaferon by sucking in the mouth. Children up to three years previously tablet is dissolved in a small amount of boiling water at room temperature. Babies anaferon better to take prescribed by a doctor, not because it has toxic properties, but in order not to miss a serious illness in a child.

In acute respiratory viral infections, neuroinfections, intestinal infections of viral origin is recommended to start treatment as early as possible. Thus children of all ages are assigned the same dose child anaferon (preparation is nedozozavisimym) in the first two hours after beginning the treatment it received on tablet every 30 minutes, then three more times throughout the tablet during the first day at regular intervals. On the second day anaferon children begin to take on a tablet three times a day and take as to the recovery.

To prevent the viral disease in the midst of the epidemic, and to strengthen the immune system Strengthening the immune system - help the immune system   anaferon take children on a specially designed circuit manufacturer. For epidemic-prone season held two three-month course of treatment with this drug with a monthly break. The first course - October, November, December, one tablet a day, a break in January and another three-month course on a tablet a day. Sometimes children anaferon administered as an individual course of treatment and prevention.

An individual rate of child anaferon appointed and in the treatment of immunodeficiency states.

Do you have children anaferon contraindications and side effects

Contraindications This drug is only when you are hypersensitive. Do not appoint him and the children of the first month of life. Precautions should be prescribed for children anaferon children with diabetes Diabetes - threatening and incurable disease   and enzyme deficiency - deficiency of the enzyme lactase to degrade lactose (milk sugar lactose is excipient in tablets children anaferon).

Because of the side effects of child anaferon known only to allergic reactions, which are very rare.

Children anaferon can accelerate the recovery of the child in infections of any origin, but in viral infections it is more effective.

Galina Romanenko