Children under 12 years amoksiklav inside administered as a suspension. It is used for non-severe infectious and inflammatory diseases of various organs and systems of children who are being treated on an outpatient basis. Amoksiklav children may appoint a doctor.

Amoxiclav suspension - the composition and effects on the child's body

Amoxiclav for suspension is a powder, which is composed of amoxicillin clavulanic acid and adjuvants that help proper absorption of the antibiotic. The suspension is available in a different dosage:

• 400 mg + 57 mg / 5 ml - 5 ml of the suspension contains 400 mg of amoxicillin and 57 mg of clavulanic acid in a ratio of 7: 1;
• 250 mg 62 + 5 mg / 5 ml - 5 ml of the suspension contains 250 mg of amoxicillin and 62 mg of 5 clavulanic acid in the ratio 4: 1;
• 125 + 31 mg, 25 mg / 5 ml - 5 ml of the suspension contains 125 mg of amoxicillin and 31, 25 mg clavulanic acid in a ratio of 4: 1.

Excipients included in the slurry - anhydrous citric acid, anhydrous sodium citrate, sodium benzoate, fine crystalline cellulose and some other substances. With this composition, amoksiklav in suspension can be given to the child regardless of the meal.

Sucked into the intestine, the drug components enter the blood, and thence into the fabric of the child - the whole process of absorption and distribution of tissue in less than an hour. At the same time they suppress the livelihoods of all sensitive Amoksiklava pathogens. Clavulanic acid protects amoxicillin from being destroyed by enzymes that produce certain types of bacteria, so amoksiklav Amoxiclav - an effective tool against infections   It has a broad spectrum of action.

Which diseases appointed suspension amoksiklava and when it is contraindicated

Amoxiclav suspension administered to children up to 12 years in infectious and inflammatory diseases of moderate severity of upper respiratory tract, broncho-pulmonary system, urinary tract, biliary tract, soft tissues, joints, periodontal tissues. The suspension amoksiklava usually administered to children in an outpatient setting.

Contraindications suspension amoksiklava little. The drug is not prescribed, if in the past against the background of his admission there were violations of the liver with jaundice. Precautions suspension amoksiklava prescribed for all diseases of the liver and kidneys - those bodies involved in the decomposition products of metabolism and excretion of amoksiklava. So often in diseases of the kidney and liver dose amoksiklava adjusted downward.

Not appointed suspension amoksiklava in infectious mononucleosis and lymphocytic leukemia, as well as hypersensitivity to the components of the child's suspension.

What side effects may occur when taking the child suspensions amoksiklava

Despite the fact that children are usually very well tolerated suspension amoksiklava, unpleasant side effects do happen.

For example, goiter - the suppression of vital functions of normal intestinal microflora. As a result, the baby suffers from improper digestion of food and the lack of certain vitamins (normal microflora performs the functions of digestion and synthesis of vitamins). If an adult person feels goiter simply as a feeling of discomfort, without losing efficiency, the child dysbiosis can completely unsettle. He does not eat, it becomes sluggish and sedentary. Nausea, diarrhea and bloating - is an incomplete set of symptoms of dysbiosis in children Dysbacteriosis children - Digestive Disorders .

There may be unwanted side effects, and the nervous system - the increased activity of the child, anxiety Anxiety - how to distinguish normal from disease? , Sleep disturbances Dreams: how to understand our dreams , Convulsive readiness, sometimes in children with perinatal lesions of the nervous system may have seizures.

In some cases, amoksiklav causes inhibition of hematopoiesis - in the blood can reduce the number of formed elements (white blood cells, platelets and red blood cells) - a condition called pancytopenia. But this phenomenon is usually temporary and disappears after discontinuation of the drug.

Employment Opportunities amoksiklava and allergic reactions such as urticaria, angioedema. Very rarely have allergic reactions such as Stevens - Johnson syndrome, when the skin and mucous membranes appear bubbles with extensive tissue necrosis.

The suspension amoksiklava widely used in pediatric practice.

Galina Romanenko

Advantan in the form of a cream for topical application is assigned, both adults and children. But if an adult can afford to use this cream for a while without a prescription, the children (especially the year before) on their own parents can not apply it.

Which diseases in children applied cream advantan

Some children are born with allergies, the first manifestations of which usually develop on the second or third month of life in the form of atopic dermatitis (before the disease was called exudative diathesis). Atopic dermatitis and edema on reddened skin areas appear small vesicles with clear or bloody content. Bursting, they form areas soak, next to which adjoin dried brownish crust. If to this inflammatory process joins a bacterial infection, the child's condition deteriorates further. A child with atopic dermatitis is very restless, not sleeping and breastfeeding, is lagging behind in the neuro-psychological and physical development.

On the second or third year of life, these effects usually disappear and are replaced by the phenomenon of neurodermatitis. In the region of the folds of the skin appears tight swelling, redness, small rash, severe itching, peeling with plenty of scales. During an exacerbation of the skin of the cheeks, the neck, the elbow, and in other places the skin thickens, it becomes dry, her skin is visible distinct pattern. Children worried about severe itching. Subsequently, atopic dermatitis and neurodermatitis may be transformed into other allergic diseases, for example, bronchial asthma.

There are children and contact dermatitis. In contact with any skin irritating substance and shows the swelling, redness, and fine bubbles with clear content. If contact occurs with substances that cause allergies, developing allergic contact dermatitis. Thus all inflammatory elements in the skin are the same as in simple dermatitis, but they do not appear immediately, but after some time.

When skin manifestations of allergies in children Allergies in children - how to help your child?   advantan often prescribed a cream.

As advantan cream acts on children

0, 1% cream advantan is used to treat adults and children. It includes a main active substance methylprednisolone (1 g of cream contains 1 mg of active substance, which belongs to the glucocorticoid Drugs - SCS) and adjuvants which help the main penetrate the skin. Cream, ointment differs from that in its composition less fat and more water.

Advantan cream is quickly absorbed into the skin of the child and acts locally, getting into the skin cells. Advantan inhibits the formation of prostaglandins that contribute to the expansion of small blood vessels and stimulates the action of adrenaline on blood vessels, which they sharply narrows. This leads to rapid removal of edema Prevention and treatment of edema - it is important to understand the root cause , Redness, itching and pain.

How to apply cream advantan childhood

Cream advantan apply to children after four months only on prescription. It is applied to the affected skin with a thin layer of the child once a day. Do not apply the cream to very large areas of the skin: the child's skin breathing is much better developed than an adult. Besides Advantan too high dose may have the overall effect including give side effects.

The duration of treatment of the child shall not exceed one month, otherwise it may begin to manifest side effects of this drug, both local and general.

Contraindications

Do not apply the cream advantan tuberculosis skin TB skin - a rare form of the disease   and any viral skin lesions. This will contribute to the spread of infection. Especially dangerous is the use Advantan varicella and herpes in the child (eg on the lips).

Do not apply the cream advantan and if around the mouth of the child has irritation of the skin (dermatitis), as well as increased sensitivity to the body of the child and the age of four months.

How does the side effects

If the cream is applied correctly and advantan courses prescribed by your doctor, you are usually no side effects arise. In rare cases, the baby's skin may appear redness, burning, itching and blisters with transparent contents.

If you apply the cream properly, very long time (over a month), then there are local side effects such as atrophy of certain areas of the skin, the appearance of her stretch marks - a consequence of the fact that under the influence of Valium breaks down protein collagen fibers, they decrease in size and burst, forming white stripes - the striae or stretch marks. On the baby's skin in places of permanent long-term application of the cream can appear white spots, spider veins Spider veins - a sign of several diseases   and so on.

Cream advantan applies to children only on prescription.

Galina Romanenko