Stopdiar suspension 220mg/5ml 90ml

Stopdiar suspension instruction

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Composition and form of release

Suspension Tepdiar has a light yellow color, a homogeneous character and a viscosity. When standing, a precipitate may form which disappears after the suspension has been agitated. The main active ingredient of the drug is nifuroxazide, its content in 5 ml of suspension is 220 mg. It also includes auxiliary components, which include:
    Sodium hydroxide.
    Carbomer.
    Banana flavor.
    30% emulsion of simethicone.
    Sucrose.
    Methylparahydroxybenzoate.
    Purified water.
Emulsion Stopdiar is in a 125 ml glass vial. Cardboard pack contains one bottle with a suspension, a double measuring spoon for 2.5 and 5 ml, as well as instructions for the use of the drug.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Nifuroxazide, which is the main active component of the Stopdiar suspension, refers to the chemical derivatives of nitrofuran. It has antiseptic properties and is capable of leading to the death of various pathogenic (pathogenic) and conditionally pathogenic bacteria of intestinal infection causative agents, which include staphylococci, enteropathogenic E. coli, Klebsiella, proteus, enterococci, streptococci. Antiseptic effect is realized due to suppression of enzymes of dehydrogenases of a bacterial cell with a disturbance of metabolic processes in it and subsequent death. At low dosage, the drug has a bacteriostatic effect (inhibits the division and development of a bacterial cell), with an increase in dosage it has a bactericidal effect (leading to the death of bacteria). In the therapeutic dosage and the recommended duration of therapy, the suspension of Stopdiar does not violate the symbiosis of the intestine.
After taking the Stopdiar suspension inside the active ingredient is not absorbed into the systemic bloodstream, it has a therapeutic effect in the lumen of the intestine and is excreted unchanged with faeces.

Indications for use

The main medical indication for the reception of the Stopdiar suspension is etiotropic therapy of diarrhea with acute or chronic course of the pathological process caused by various bacteria that are sensitive to nifuroxazide (E. coli, streptococci, proteus, klebsiella, enterobacter, hemophilic rods).

Contraindications for Stopdiar suspension

There are several pathological and physiological conditions of the patient's body that are medical contraindications for the suspension of Stopdiar, they include:
    Prematurity of the child.
    Age of the child up to 2 months.
    Allergy to nitrofuran and its chemical derivatives.
    Hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug.
Before starting the suspension of Stopdiar it is important to make sure there are no contraindications to its use.

Dosing and Administration

Suspension Stopdiar is intended for oral administration. It is taken with the help of a measuring spoon included in the package of the preparation, it allows measuring 2.5 and 5 ml of the suspension. Before taking the drug, the vial with suspension should be shaken thoroughly. It must be taken at regular intervals. Dosage and mode of admission depend on the patient's age:
    Adults - 5 ml, 4 times a day.
    Children aged 6 to 18 years - 5 ml, 4 times a day.
    Children aged 6 months to 6 years - 5 ml, 3 times a day.
    Children aged 2 months to 6 months - 2.5 ml, 2 times a day.
Suspension is taken regardless of food. The average duration of treatment is 5-7 days.

Side effects of Stopdiar suspension

In general, the active component of the Stopdiar suspension is well tolerated. Sometimes, against the background of taking the drug, negative pathological reactions develop on the part of the digestive system. These include nausea, short-term pain in the abdomen, increased diarrhea. Such phenomena are transitory and do not require withdrawal of the drug. Somewhat less often, an allergic reaction may develop with skin rashes and their itching. Such reactions require observation, and the drug is usually not abolished.

special instructions

Before the appointment of a suspension Stopdiar the doctor must carefully read the instructions to the drug. There are a few special recommendations that are taken into account during its application, they include:
    Before starting the use of the drug for young children, one must be sure that there is no inherent deficiency of enzymes that break down sucrose (carbohydrate, which is an auxiliary substance of the drug).
    During treatment should adhere to special dietary recommendations aimed at reducing the functional load on the intestines (limiting the consumption of fatty, fried, spicy foods, raw fruits or vegetables).
    With the development of dehydration (dehydration) in conjunction with the use of a suspension of Stopdiar, rehydration therapy is prescribed, aimed at restoring the level of fluid and ions of mineral salts in the patient's body.
    With the development of intestinal infection, complicated by the spread of bacteria in the body, antibiotics of systemic action are necessarily prescribed together with the drug.
    The use of alcohol during the reception of the Stopdiar suspension is avoided, as this can lead to the formation of toxic compounds in the intestine, leading to abdominal pain, increased heart contractions (tachycardia), redness of the skin, increased body temperature, a feeling of heat, feelings of anxiety and fear.
    It is possible to use the drug for pregnant women and breastfeeding women under strict medical conditions and under the supervision of a doctor.
    In the case of taking other medications for oral (oral) use, the interval between taking the suspension should be at least 40 minutes.
    The active components of the drug do not directly affect the functional state of the nervous system, the speed of psychomotor reactions, and the ability to concentrate.
In the pharmacy chain, the Stopdiar suspension is dispensed by prescription. The use of the drug alone without the appropriate appointment of a medical specialist is excluded.

Overdose

Cases of overdose in the clinical practice of the suspension of Stopdiar have not been documented. In cases of significant excess of the recommended therapeutic dose, the stomach and intestines are washed.

Terms and conditions of storage

Shelf life of the suspension is 3 years from the date of manufacture. It must be stored in the original factory packaging, dark, dry, inaccessible to children at an air temperature of no higher than + 25 ° C.

Terms of sell

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