Amiksin: analogues of an antiviral drug, instructions for use, active substance, dosage

To combat the flu and acute respiratory viral infections today, they use a huge amount of a variety of means. Amixin is considered one of the most effective - it is an antiviral drug that acts systemically, allowing the body to fight against pathogens and develop immunity to them. Amiksin has analogues that can replace the drug if the patient has contraindications to it.

Composition and active substance Amiksin

Amiksin is one of the most popular and popular antiviral drugs that are used to prevent SARS and influenza. The medication has an effect on the immune system and thereby enhances its protective functions, allowing you to resist diseases and block various pathogens. This is due to the chemical properties of tilorone - the main active substance of Amisin. Tiloron stimulates the production of various forms of interferon in the body - proteins that fight and destroy cells of pathogenic microorganisms. Under the influence of Amiksin, interferon produce epithelial cells of the intestine, liver and T-lymphocytes.

Amiksin is available in the form of tablets with various dosages (60 and 125 mg) of tilorone - the active component. In addition to the active substance, the composition of the drug also includes:

• povidone-K30;
• calcium stearate;
• starch;
• cellulose;
• crosscarmellose sodium;
• macrogol-4000;
• polysorbate-80;
• titanium dioxide;
• dyes.

The medication is absorbed from the digestive tract and does not accumulate in the body, however, the dosage is prescribed by the attending physician. In addition to colds, Amiksin is used to treat infections of various nature and chronic liver diseases.

Russian analogues for adults and children

Despite the effectiveness of Amiksin, its price for many people is very high, because the packaging of tablets in a pharmacy is sold within 530 rubles. However, the pharmacological market today is filled with numerous analogues of all known drugs, including Amiksin. Among the possible substitutes for the medicine, the following drugs are presented:

1. Arbidol - the price for a package with 10 capsules (100 mg) is about 220 rubles. At the same time, it is recognized as an analogue in therapeutic effect, since its active substance umifenovir destroys influenza viruses of type A and B, as well as coronavirus. The medicine activates the production of interferons in the body, due to which an enhanced immune response occurs. Arbidol has a powerful immunomodulatory property, which allows you to quickly cope with the disease, as well as reduce the incidence of any complications.
2. Kagocel - the cost of packaging with 10 tablets is only 250 rubles. The antiviral drug contains the active substance kagocel, which effectively fights colds and respiratory diseases, and also helps reduce the symptoms of herpes in adult patients. And also belongs to the class of immunomodulating agents.
3. Ingavirin - the medicine is made in the form of capsules of 60 and 90 mg, for 7 pieces of which you need to pay 350 rubles. The main active ingredient is vitaglutam. This is a popular Russian analogue of Amiksin, which shortens the period of suppression of pathogens and thereby makes the disease short-lived. It helps to reduce viral load and the possible occurrence of complications. Ingavirin has a positive effect on the immune system, making it stronger.
4. Cycloferon - packaging (10 tablets of 150 mg each) costs 165 rubles. One of the cheapest analogues of Amixin with an active ingredient in the form of acridonoacetic acid. Its immunomodulatory effect allows you to actively fight against inflammatory and tumor processes. It acts in the same way as Amiksin, modulating the production of interferons in the body as soon as it is absorbed into the blood. In addition, the medicine strengthens the stem cells and strengthens the skeletal system.
5. Lavomax is a structural analogue of Amiksin, since it basically contains the substance tiloron. Instructions for use with Lavomax and Amiksin coincide - they are both prescribed for the prevention and treatment of viral infections of various nature.

Amiksin has cheap analogues among Russian medicines, therefore, if necessary, the remedy can always be replaced with a more affordable option. All of the listed pharmacological substances are extremely effective, therefore they are successfully used in antiviral therapies.

Foreign substitutes for an antiviral drug

Amiksin abroad is used much less often, since it is not used there for the prevention of colds, but is actively used during therapy against hepatitis. Among foreign analogues are presented:

1. Immunal is a Swiss-made drug based on echinacea purpurea juice. The medicine has an immunostimulating effect, due to which the suppression and destruction of pathogenic microorganisms occurs. It is used to prevent colds.
2. Overin is a drug in the form of a solution for injection, which is based on the active substance sodium oxodihydroacridinyl acetate. It is used to treat viral diseases (colds, hepatitis, HIV), as well as in cancer formations. It is produced by the Ukrainian pharmacological company.
3. Oscilococcinum is a homeopathic remedy in the form of a powder for suspension, created on the basis of barbarielium anas.It is used to treat only mild respiratory diseases. It is made in France and can be used as a prophylactic.

Foreign analogues can also be prescribed only by the attending physician if there are significant contraindications to Amiksin.

Are there generics for use during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, a woman is weakened and more susceptible to the negative effects of various bacteria and viruses. However, the fetal organism inside the mother’s womb is extremely susceptible to any type of medication, because pregnant women are forbidden to use most of the known drugs, including for the treatment of colds. This prohibition is especially strict in the first trimester, since in such a period the child is most vulnerable and medications can cause serious pathologies.

Among the permitted medications are:

1. Viferon - is used to treat herpes, rubella and other viral infections, the drug is highly effective in combating pathogenic microorganisms and stimulates the production of immune cells.
2. Anaferon - a drug is prescribed for pregnant women only if the potential benefit to the mother is higher than the risk of developing fetal disorders. The medicine is used to treat viral and colds, however, it can cause allergic reactions.
3. Oscillococcinum is a homeopathic medicine that can be used by pregnant women even in the first trimester. It does not destroy pathogens, but reduces the manifestation of symptoms and allows the immune system to cope with bacteria on its own, facilitating the course of the disease.

Despite the list of approved antiviral drugs, any pharmacological agents should be avoided as much as possible during pregnancy., with the exception of those that were prescribed to the woman by the attending physician.

Amiksin tablets have a number of analogues both in structural and in therapeutic effect. However, the replacement should be done only with the permission of the doctor and under his supervision. The therapeutic result when using another medication can differ significantly from the effect of Amiksin.