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Antigrippin kids instruction for use

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A child with a runny nose, fever and other symptoms of ARVI often needs high-speed drugs that can alleviate his condition. One of the popular means for colds is Antigrippin for children. Can I give it at an early age, how much is such a tool and what can I replace it if necessary?

Form of issue

Antigrippin for children is manufactured in the Netherlands or Poland by Natur Produkt. The product is released in effervescent tablets, which can be packaged as in strips (one contains 6 tablets, and in the pack there are 30 tablets), and in plastic tubes (10 tablets are packaged in one such package). These tablets differ in pink color, and the drink prepared from the medicine has a fruit sweet taste.
Antigrippin from Natur Produkt is also presented:
Effervescent tablets for adults. This Antigrippin has a raspberry or grapefruit flavor.
The powder from which the solution is prepared for internal use. This is also an adult version of Antigrippin, which is lemon-honey or chamomile. The medicine is packed in a portioned package.

Composition of Antigrippin kids

In such a combination medicine as Antigrippin kids, there are at once 3 active substances:
Paracetamol. This compound is presented in one tablet in a dose of 250 mg.
Chlorphenamine maleate. Such a substance is contained in each tablet in a dosage of 3 mg.
Ascorbic acid. The content of this vitamin in 1 effervescent tablet is 50 mg.
Additional ingredients of the drug are silicon dioxide, sorbitol, carbonate and hydrogen carbonate Na, citric acid, flavor, Na saccharinate, as well as povidone and macrogol. There is no sugar in the medicine, therefore, Antigrippin is allowed in diabetes mellitus.

Operating principle

Thanks to the combination of several active ingredients, Antigrippin kids alleviates cold symptoms and accelerates recovery in ARVI.
Paracetamol in its composition has antipyretic, as well as analgesic effect. This ingredient helps to get rid of headaches and other pains, and also normalizes the patient's body temperature.
The ascorbic acid present in Antigrippin kids is important for restorative and oxidative processes in tissues, and also contributes to the body's resistance to disease.
Chlorphenamine, which is also found in children's antigrippin kids, blocks histamine receptors. This causes the antiallergic effect of such an ingredient and the effectiveness of the drug against itching, redness, feelings of congestion, lacrimation, sneezing and other symptoms of ARI.

Indications

Children's variant of Antigrippin is prescribed for inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract caused by viruses. The drug is prescribed for influenza and ARVI if the child has chills, fever, joint pain, headaches, runny nose, muscle aches and other symptoms of a viral infection.
At what age is it allowed to take?
Antigrippin, intended for children, is shown from the age of three. If the child is not yet 3 years old, treatment with Antigrippin, even a child's option, is strictly not recommended.
Can I give an adult Antigrippin? In the instructions to this medication it is indicated that up to 15 years does not follow, because the dosage of active substances in the adult form of the drug is much higher than in the drug for children.

Contraindications

Effervescent tablets Antigrippin for children are not prescribed:
If the child has intolerance to vitamin C, paracetamol or some other component of the drug.
If an exacerbation of peptic ulcer is diagnosed.
If the kidneys or liver function of the child is severely impaired.
If the age of the baby is less than 3 years.
If the ophthalmologist's examination revealed a closed-angle glaucoma.
With viral hepatitis or congenital hyperbilirubinemia, the drug should be used very carefully. On the appointment of Antigrippin in tumorous processes or high levels of iron in the child's body it is important to consult a doctor, because with these problems ascorbic acid is undesirable. In pregnancy or breastfeeding Antigrippin is not recommended.

Side effects

The drug is a water-soluble form, so its negative effect on the digestive tract is minimal.
Instructions for use Antigrippin for children indicates such rare side effects of treatment with this drug:
Headache.
Feeling tired.
Pain in the stomach.
Nausea.
Decreased glucose level (extremely rare hypoglycemic coma).
Anemia (sometimes hemolysis of red blood cells develops).
Decreased platelet count.
Quincke edema, rash and other manifestations of allergy.
Violation of metabolic processes.
Feeling of heat.
Drowsiness.
Sensation of dryness in the mouth.
Problems with the allocation of urine.

Instructions for use and dosage

The medicine completely dissolves in warm water, taken in a volume of 200 ml. The optimum temperature of water for the preparation of a medicinal solution is 50-60 degrees Celsius.
The obtained solution of Antigrippin kids should be taken immediately after preparation. Keep the medicine in a diluted form not.
It is best to drink Antigrippin kids for children between meals.
The next dose of the drug should not be earlier than 4 hours after the previous one, and if the child has problems with the kidneys, the next dose is given 8 hours after the previous one.
At the age of 3-5 years, the drug is given twice a day on a half tablet. For a child older than 5 years, a single dose will be a whole effervescent tablet. If the child is 5-10 years old, the medication is given twice a day, and at the age of over 10 years, a three-time admission is acceptable.
Without consulting a physician, give Antigrippin kids to children no longer than three days if the drug is used to reduce high fever, and no longer than five days if the main reason to give the medicine become severe pain.
Adult effervescent antigrippin kids is given to children over 15 years in a dose of one tablet or one sachet twice or thrice a day.

Overdose

Exceeding the dose recommended by the child for age, Antigrippin kids causes diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, severe sweating, dizziness, loss of appetite, severe nausea, insomnia, seizures, an agitated condition and other negative symptoms. If given Antigrippin in the right dose, but for too long, it can negatively affect the function of the kidney or liver, and also affect the peripheral blood.

Interaction with other drugs

If you designate Antigrippin kids together with antipsychotic drugs or antidepressants, the side effects of such treatment will manifest itself to a greater extent.
The use of antigrippin kids together with glucocorticoids increases the risk of glaucoma.
The antipsychotics prescribed together with Antigrippin kids will act weaker.
Treatment with rifampicin, phenytoin, barbiturates and some other drugs with the additional appointment of Antigrippin can provoke severe intoxication, and the effectiveness of therapy will decrease.
The use of antigrippin kids reduces the effectiveness of drugs that reduce the level of urate.

Storage conditions and shelf life

Packaging effervescent tablets are advised to store in a dry place, hidden from direct sunlight. The temperature should not be within + 10 + 30 ° C. Give the drug to children, if its expiration date is three years, it is contraindicated.

Reviews

Often the use of Antigrippin for the children of the mother is satisfied, noting that the remedy is very effective in the treatment of fever and other symptoms of ARI. To the pluses means include convenient packaging, ease of preparation of the drink and its pleasant taste. The advantage of Antigrippin is also called absence in the composition of caffeine and phenylephrine, which makes the drug less harmful for children.
According to the doctors, small patients tolerate children's Antigrippin kids mostly well. Such side effects as nausea, fatigue, allergies or headache are very rare.