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Composition

The composition of the drug includes furazidin.

Form of issue

The medicine is produced in tablets, which are contained in a polymer bottle.

pharmachologic effect

Furagin tablets have antimicrobial activity of a wide spectrum.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

The drug affects many Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms. Its therapeutic effect is due to the fact that the drug belongs to nitrofurans and includes a molecule that can bind to the biologically active substances of a microbial cell capable of carrying a hydrogen molecule. Due to this, further activity of the microbial cell is prevented.
To achieve a positive result of the active substance of the drug in a small concentration.
The drug is absorbed into the intestines through passive diffusion. When ingested, it has a disinfecting effect on the kidneys, urethra, bladder. The drug is excreted by the kidneys.
On the forums you can often find the question, Furagin - is it an antibiotic or not? This drug is an antibacterial and antimicrobial drug. Unlike many antibiotics, it does not have a systemic effect. The drug is for topical use, and it can not be attributed to a systemic antibiotic.

Indications for use Furagin

Indications for Furagin:
    prevention of the emergence of an infectious process in the treatment of recurrent diseases;
    infectious and inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system.
Specialists can appoint Furagin with cystitis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, including after operations.
In addition, pharmacies can be found such a tool, as Furagin Lect. It also has an antimicrobial effect of a wide spectrum.

Indications for use Furagin Lect:

    infections of the skin and soft tissues;
    urogenital infections;
    prevention of urological operations;
    gynecological infections;
    infectious and inflammatory diseases of the mouth and pharynx;
    severe infected burns;
    infected wounds.

Contraindications

You can not use Furagin tablets against cystitis and other infectious and inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system with a negative reaction of the body to the drug and kidney failure.
In addition, this tool is contraindicated in the case of:
    congenital enzymatic insufficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;
    if the patient's age is less than a week;
    allergies to drugs belonging to the nitrofuran group;
    multiple lesions of peripheral nerves.
Do not apply Furagin during pregnancy and lactation.

Side effects

When taking tablets, the following adverse reactions are possible:
    gastrointestinal tract: worsening of appetite, upset of the stool, pain in the abdomen, vomiting, nausea;
    allergy: itching, rash;
    CNS: dizziness, neuritis, blurred vision, drowsiness, multiple lesions of peripheral nerves.
In addition, there may be malaise, fever, chills.

Instructions for use Furagin (Method and dosage)

For those who are prescribed Furagin tablets, the instructions for use inform you that they should be taken with meals. Do this in the following dosages:
    for children, the drug is given at 5-7 mg / kg per day with conventional therapy, as well as 1-2 mg / kg for a prolonged;
    in the case of prophylaxis of infectious and inflammatory diseases, 1 tablet is given once in the evening;
    adult patients need to take 2 tablets every day for 4 times, at the end of the course they are taken 3 times a day at the same dose.
Instructions for use Furagin recommends simultaneously to comply with the protein diet.
The duration of therapy does not depend on what Furagin is applied in each specific case. It should be a maximum of 7-10 days. If necessary, treatment of cystitis with tablets, as well as other inflammatory and infectious diseases of the genitourinary system can be extended after 10-15 days.
At long reception it is necessary to supervise job of a liver and kidneys, and also a level of leukocytes.
Instruction for use Furagin Lect reports that the product is also intended for internal use. Adults need to take 50-100 mg, children from 3 years - give 25-50 mg. The medicine in the prescribed dosage is taken daily 3 times. Therapy is designed for 7-10 days. If the course should be repeated, it is necessary to take a break for 10-15 days.
For prophylaxis, 50 mg of the drug is taken once a half hour before the procedure.
In addition, the drug can be applied externally 2-3 times every day for rinsing the wound or wetting the dressings. Also the remedy is used in the form of mouth and mouth rinse every day 2-3 times.

Overdose

Symptoms of overdose:
    dysfunction of the central nervous system: inflammation of the peripheral nerves, psychosis, mood deterioration;
    allergic reactions: angioedema, urticaria, bronchospasm;
    nausea;
    violations of the liver.
If the drug is used in doses above the norm, gastric lavage is prescribed, as well as drug removal of overdose symptoms. In severe situations, hemodialysis is indicated.

Interaction

Decrease in the effectiveness of the drug and increase in the concentration of its active substance in plasma is observed when combined with supralidic acid, as well as drugs that increase the level of uric acid in the urine.
Interaction with drugs that reduce the acidity of gastric juice and include in the triloxad of magnesium, can lead to a marked decrease in the degree of absorption of the drug.

Terms of sale

You can buy Furagin without a prescription.

Storage conditions

Keep the medicine in a dry and inaccessible place for the sun. The temperature should be up to 30 ° C. Keep away from children.
Shelf life - five years.

Furagin for children

Children of all ages often suffer from urinary tract infections. In this case, often not completely cured disease can return. You can avoid this if you take the appropriate medication as directed. In this case, experts very often recommend antibiotics. However, if they are not suitable for one reason or another, Furagin is prescribed to children. Unlike many antibiotics, it is not addictive.
In addition, this remedy is well combined with many other medicines. Children who tolerate his reception well, the drug is prescribed not only for the treatment of inflammatory and infectious diseases, but also for the prevention.
However, it should not be given to patients until 1 month, especially if the baby is not yet a week old. In addition, the drug with caution is prescribed for children under 3 years.
Dosage Furagin for children can be from 5 to 7 mg per 1 kg of weight. Toddlers till a year pound pound in a powder which is mixed with some quantity of a liquid (milk, a mix). If long-term therapy is planned, the specialist reduces the dosage to children to 1-2 mg per 1 kg of weight.

Furagin during pregnancy and lactation

Apply Furagin during pregnancy is contraindicated. If taking pills is necessary during lactation, breastfeeding is stopped and continued only after the remedy is completely removed from the body.

Reviews about Furagin

Reviews about Furagin for cystitis and other infectious and inflammatory diseases are very contradictory. Someone helped, but someone complains that they did not notice the improvements. In addition, it is often possible to meet reports that when taking tablets, side effects appeared. However, positive opinions about the drug still occur more often.
Parents who gave Furagin to children, the reviews also leave mostly good ones. They note the rapid action and effectiveness of this tool.