Efferalgan syrup for kids 30mg/ml 90ml

Efferalgan syrup for kids instruction for use

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The mechanism of action is to inhibit the activity of the enzyme cyclooxygenase, which regulates the metabolism of arachidonic acid and the formation of prostaglandins.
The analgesic effect is achieved by reducing the amount of prostaglandins in the tissues of the central nervous system, as a result of which the generation and pain impulse is reduced.
Decrease in temperature, elimination of heat (antipyretic effect) is achieved due to the direct influence of paracetamol on the center of thermoregulation in the hypothalamus. The syrup is not characterized by an anti-inflammatory effect, since paracetamol is inactivated by cellular peroxidases.
After ingestion, Efferlangan syrup is rapidly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, the highest plasma concentration of the drug is observed after 30-60 minutes.
Metabolised in the liver with the formation of pharmacologically inactive metabolites. It is excreted mainly by kidneys in the form of metabolites, about 5% of the drug is excreted unchanged.
The half-life is 2-4 hours. In patients with impaired renal function and decreased creatinine clearance, the half-life of paracetamol is increased.
Children Efferalgan syrup produced in the form of a syrup - viscous solution, which has a tan color, with a caramel-vanilla flavor. Packed in bottles of 90 ml, a cardboard box and a measuring spoon is inserted.

Indications for use

What helps the child syrup Efferalgan? According to the instructions, the drug is prescribed in the following cases:
    Moderate or mild pain syndrome (headache, toothache, migraine pain, neuralgia, muscle pain, back pain, pain in injuries and burns, sore throat, painful menstruation);
    elevated body temperature for colds and other infectious and inflammatory diseases.
Syrup is intended for the treatment of children aged 1 month to 12 years (with a weight of 4 to 32 kg).

Instructions for use Efferalgan syrup, dosage

The syrup is taken orally in a dosage that depends on the weight of the child's body.
For convenience and accuracy of dosing should use a measuring spoon. On the measuring spoon, there are divisions indicating the child's body weight: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 or 16 kg. Undetected divisions correspond to the intermediate body weight: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 or 15 kg.
According to the instructions for use, the standard dosages of Efferlangan syrup for children:
    A single dose is 10-15 mg per 1 kg of the child's mass, taken 3-4 times a day.
    The maximum daily dose should not exceed 60 mg / kg of body weight.
    The interval between doses of the drug should be 4-6 hours.
Follow regular intervals between taking the drug.

Standard dosage

    age 1-3 months. - only on the recommendation and under the supervision of a doctor.
    3-5 months and a weight of 6-8 kg - label 6 (90 mg / 3 ml)
    5 months - 1 year, weight 8-10 kg - label 8 (120 mg / 4ml)
    1-2 years, weight 10-12 kg - label 10 (150 mg / 5ml)
    2-3 years, with a mass of 12-14 kg - a label12 (180 mg / 6ml)
    3-4 years, weight 14-16 kg - label 14 (210 mg / 7 ml)
    4-6 years, weight 16-20 kg - label 16 (240 mg / 8 ml)
    6-7 years, weight 20-22 kg - label 16 then before label 4 (300 mg / 10 ml)
    7-8 years, weight 22-24 kg - label 16 then before label 6 (330 mg / 11 ml)
    8-9 years, weight 24-26 kg - label 16 then before label 8 (360 mg / 12 ml)
    9-10 years, weight 26 ~ -28 kg - label 16, then up to the mark 10 (390 mg / 13 ml)
    10-11 years, weight 28-30 kg - label 16, then even before the label 12 (420 mg / 14 ml)
    11-12 years old, weight 30-32 kg - label 16 then before label 14 (450 mg / 15 ml)
The ratio of age and body weight of the child is approximate.
Duration of treatment - 3 days as an antipyretic and up to 5 days as an analgesic. If you need to continue taking the drug, you need to have a doctor's consultation.

Side effects of Efferlangan syrup for kids

The instruction warns about the possibility of developing the following side effects when prescribing Efferalgan syrup for children:
    Allergic reactions: hypersensitivity reactions, skin itching, rashes on the skin and mucous membranes (erythema or urticaria), Quincke's edema, erythema multiforme exudative (including Stephens-Johnson syndrome), toxic epidermal necrolysis (Lyell's syndrome), anaphylactic shock, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis.
    From the central and peripheral nervous system (when taking high doses): dizziness, psychomotor agitation and disorientation in space and time.
    On the part of the digestive system: nausea, diarrhea, epigastric pain, increased activity of hepatic enzymes, usually without the development of jaundice, hepatonecrosis (dose-dependent effect).
    From the endocrine system: hypoglycemia, up to hypoglycemic coma.
    From the hematopoiesis: anemia (cyanosis), sulfogemaglobinemia, methemoglobinemia (dyspnea, heart pain), hemolytic anemia (especially in patients with deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase), thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and leukopenia.
    Other: decrease in blood pressure (as a symptom of anaphylaxis), change in PV and MHO.

Contraindications for Efferlangan syrup

It is contraindicated to prescribe syrup Efferalgan to children in the following cases:
    severe violations of liver function; severe renal dysfunction;
    blood diseases;
    deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;
    children under 1 month;
    hypersensitivity to drug components
Caution should be applied to the drug for violations of the liver or kidneys of mild to moderate degree, with Gilbert syndrome.
Caution should be applied to the drug for violations of liver function of mild to moderate
Caution should be applied to the drug for violations of kidney function of mild to moderate
Possible use in children over the age of 1 month by indications and in doses that take into account the age or body weight of the patient.
The drug is not used concomitantly with other medicinal products containing paracetamol and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
When used concomitantly with indirect anticoagulants, it is necessary to control blood coagulability.

Overdose

Signs of acute poisoning are nausea, vomiting, pain in the stomach, sweating, pale skin. After 1-2 days, there are signs of liver damage - soreness in the liver, increased activity of "hepatic" enzymes in the blood, increased prothrombin time.
In severe cases, hepatic failure, hepatonecrosis, encephalopathy and coma are developing.
If symptoms of poisoning appear, stop using the drug and consult a doctor immediately.
We recommend gastric lavage, intake of enterosorbents (activated charcoal, polyphepan), intravenous administration of N-acetylcysteine ​​antidote, methionine intake.

Special instructions for Efferlangan syrup kids

Efferalgan syrup contains paracetamol, therefore, in order to avoid exceeding the maximum daily dose, the drug should not be used simultaneously with other medicines containing paracetamol.
When using the drug for more than 5-7 days, monitoring of the picture of peripheral blood and the functional state of the liver is necessary.
In case of taking the drug by children suffering from diabetes or on a diet with a low sugar content, it should be taken into account that in 1 ml of the drug contains 0.335 g of sugar.
Syrup Efferalgan distorts the results of laboratory studies of glucose and uric acid in blood plasma.
In the absence of therapeutic effect - the continuation of fever more than 3 days and pain syndrome for more than 5 days - you should consult your doctor.
Before taking syrup, you should consult a doctor.
To determine the dose and regimen of taking the drug by children aged 1 to 3 months, consult a doctor.

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