In infectious diseases, the patient is prescribed drugs that can fight specific viruses. How to take Ingavirin, the doctor decides. This medication is universal. This is due to the fact that it is allowed to be used to treat children and adults.
Material Content:
- 1 Forms of release and composition Ingavirin
- 2 Pharmacological properties
- 3 How to take the drug
- 4 Dosage and special instructions for admission for children and adults
- 5 During pregnancy and lactation
- 6 Ingavirin Alcohol Compatibility
- 7 Drug interaction
- 8 Contraindications, side effects and overdose
- 9 Antiviral drug analogues
Forms of release and composition Ingavirin
The specified tool is based on vitaglutam. This is the name of the compound of pentanedioic acid, which was synthesized in the 70s of the last century. All properties of the obtained substance were revealed during clinical trials. The medicine is sold in capsule form.
They contain crushed powder and granules, which are characterized by white color, cream color is allowed. Due to the heterogeneous consistency, the rate of occurrence of therapeutic action and bioavailability increase.
Another advantage of Ingavirin is the ability to dispense them. The blue pills contain 60 mg of the active ingredient. Red capsules contain 90 mg of active ingredient. The drug in contour packs (7 pieces each) in the form of blisters is placed in cardboard packs.
The medication consists of the main and auxiliary ingredients. The latter include azorubine, silicon dioxide, dyes, starch, gelatin and magnesium stearate.
Pills of different colors differ in dosage and additives. The shell in which the therapeutic composition is enclosed dissolves in the digestive tract. One package is enough for a standard course.Thanks to vitaglutam, replication of the pathogen is interrupted. The remaining components are designed to preserve the internal contents from exposure to an acidic environment.
Pharmacological properties
It is allowed to use Ingavirin for the prevention and treatment of infectious pathologies.
Using this medication you can:
- stop the inflammatory process;
- strengthen the immune system;
- reduce the duration of fever;
- eliminate harmful microflora;
- prevent the occurrence of complications;
- get rid of catarrhal manifestations;
- shorten the treatment period.
Due to the wide spectrum of action, a person’s well-being improves several days after the start of therapy.
Ingavirin slows down the process of synthesis of cytokines, reduces the functionality of myeloperoxidase. The maximum concentration of the active substance is fixed 30 minutes after use. Ingredients that remain unchanged are excreted via the intestines.
The drug is prescribed if the following ailments are present in the patient's history:
- flu, parainfluenza;
- adenovirus infection;
- respiratory syncytial pathology.
The list data supplement SARS and ARI.
Despite relative safety, Ingavirin can only be prescribed by a doctor. When choosing a therapeutic regimen, the diagnosis, individual characteristics and general condition of the patient must be taken into account.
The advantage of the tool is the absence of irritating, mutagenic, teratogenic, carcinogenic and embryotoxic properties.
After penetration into the blood, the substance enters the foci of inflammation. At the next stage, the synthesis process of nuclear RNA of pathogens is disrupted. As a result, the regeneration of damaged mucous membranes is accelerated.
The virus does not have its own cell structure. Propagation requires host cells into which he will be able to introduce the genetic code. The protective cells activated by Ingavirin reveal specific codes and neutralize them. The drug stimulates the production of interferons.
These substances are antigens that act on pathogenic microflora. Thanks to the anti-inflammatory effect, swelling of the mucous membranes is reduced, the pain syndrome is relieved and hyperthermia is eliminated.
Ingavirin is allowed to take with colds of a mixed etiology. In this case, it plays the role of an immunostimulant. The active component accumulates in physiological fluids and functional tissues.
The preventive effect lasts for several weeks, thereby reducing the risk of relapse.
How to take the drug
The medicine is used regardless of the diet. It does not affect the ability to concentrate. This is because the drug does not have a sedative effect. Ingavirin and alcohol are not recommended to be combined. Otherwise, partial liver dysfunction occurs.
For preventive purposes, the medication is used during seasonal exacerbations. A significant cause for concern is the increasing incidence of infection. The only restriction for admission is a minor age.
Ingavirin in adult patients is indicated for the diagnosis of influenza and SARS. For respiratory infections, treatment with this tool is carried out if the patient is more than 13 years old.
In some cases, the medicine is prescribed for primary school children. They are able to swallow the capsule. Damage to it before entering the intestines is strictly prohibited.
Before starting therapy with Ingavirin, the patient should consult with your doctor. This will help to avoid negative consequences.
You can not violate the therapeutic regimen yourself. Otherwise, the risk of side effects will increase.
Dosage and special instructions for admission for children and adults
Pills, in which 60 mg and 30 mg of the active ingredient are present, are not used to treat babies under 7 years old. Other patients with influenza and SARS are prescribed one capsule three times a day.
The duration of therapy is 5-7 days. The standard dosage is adjusted, focusing on the type of virus and the stage of the disease.
Children's Ingavirin is often used as a prophylactic. Under the circumstances, a minor must take one pill per day. The need for such prevention arises if the patient has been in contact with infected people in the last few days.
Ingavirin 90 mg capsules are used for the treatment and prevention of adults. They are allowed to use with influenza and SARS. To prevent infection, the drug is drunk for a week. Medication (regardless of dosage) is not recommended to be combined with other antiviral agents. This will negatively affect the effectiveness of all drugs used.
During pregnancy and lactation
During the gestation period, the specified tool is not used. This is due to the lack of information about the possible consequences for the future mother and fetus. If Ingavirin was discharged to a nursing patient, the baby is transferred to the mixture. A return to the previous diet is possible only 5 days after the end of therapy.
Ingavirin Alcohol Compatibility
Drinking alcohol is prohibited. Ethanol retains the active ingredients in the body. As a result, the toxic effect increases, the risk of serious complications increases.
The harmful compounds that make up alcohol are broken down by liver enzymes. With excessive intake, the parenchymal organ ceases to cope with its functions. Signs of intoxication appear. The combination of an antiviral agent with alcohol-containing drinks neutralizes the pharmacological effect of the substance.
This is not the only complication, the list of negative consequences also includes:
- acid-base imbalance (alcoholic acidosis);
- decrease in the concentration of minerals;
- the appearance in the blood of unoxidized substances;
- hypoglycemia.
Drug interaction
The presented remedy can not be combined with other medicines characterized by antiviral properties. This is fraught with the appearance of signs of immunodeficiency and parenchymal organ dysfunction. The same can happen when Ingavirin is combined with antibiotics.
The need for a combination of antiviral and antibacterial agents arises if bacterial infection joins the main cause of the disease. Even with a single drink, the area of damage to the liver increases.
There are no direct contraindications to the parallel administration of Paracetamol and Ingavirin. The first drug has analgesic and antipyretic effects, due to which it helps to strengthen the therapeutic result from the medicine.
Contraindications, side effects and overdose
The list of restrictions on admission includes:
- pregnancy;
- hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the composition;
- lactase deficiency.
If you ignore the doctor's recommendations, the patient may experience adverse reactions. Among them, erythema, itching and skin rashes are distinguished. Perhaps the development of dyspepsia (nausea, vomiting, flatulence). They disappear after refusing to use the medication. In special cases, the doctor prescribes symptomatic therapy. Upon its completion, there will be a restoration of working capacity and opportunities for concentration.
Antiviral drug analogues
In the presence of contraindications, Ingavirin is replaced with structural and functional analogues.
The following medicines are ranked among them:
- Kagocel;
- Amixin;
- Arbidol;
- Lavomax;
- Amizon.
Each of them has its pros and cons, so the doctor should deal with the selection of a substitute. Arbidol acts more slowly than Ingavirin.Amiksin is recommended to be included in a comprehensive regimen in the treatment of hepatitis and herpetic infection.
Kagocel is allowed to use for the treatment of babies over the age of 3 years. The medication is combined with other antiviral agents and antibiotics. The drug has no toxic and cumulative properties.
In the list of cheap analogues are:
- Acyclovir (ARVI, herpes);
- Ergoferon (meningitis, viral respiratory infections, encephalitis);
- Arpeflu (flu, acute respiratory infections);
- Tsitovir-3;
- Interferon;
- Arpetol (ARVI, influenza, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis);
- Remantadine (tick-borne encephalitis, flu);
- Alpizarin.
The intensity of the therapeutic effect depends on what stage the cold treatment was started on. The sooner the activation of the immune defense occurs, the less likely the occurrence of side effects.
Therapy should be supervised by a doctor.
The patient needs to regularly take biomaterial for laboratory research. This is necessary to evaluate the measures taken.
