In recent years, flu epidemics have acquired an unprecedented scale and frightening consequences. Scared parents are ready to do everything possible and impossible to protect their children from this misfortune. One of the widely advertised anti-influenza drugs is Ingavirin. About its features and whether it is possible to give Ingavirin to children and will be discussed in our article.
Ingavirin - a description of the drug
Ingavirin belongs to the group of antiviral drugs of the latest generation. As stated by the manufacturer, it shows high efficiency in the treatment of:
- influenza A, B;
- respiratory syncytial infection;
- parainfluenza;
- adenovirus .
The effect in the fight against viruses is achieved by suppressing the ability of viruses to multiply, in parallel stimulating the production of interferons and reducing inflammation. The action of Ingavirin occurs in a fairly short time after administration and is expressed in a significant weakening of the manifestations of the disease: headaches and pains in the joints decrease, weakness and dizziness recede. Body temperature after taking Ingavirin stabilizes, and fever periods become less. Ingavirin is produced in the form of capsules with different contents of active substance - 30 mg and 90 mg. For maximum effect, the drug should be taken no later than 1.5 days after the first symptoms were manifested in a dose of 90 mg. Further treatment is carried out during the week by taking 90 mg of the drug once a day.
Ingavirin - use in children
Despite the stated excellent characteristics, Ingavirin is not indicated for use in the treatment of children and adolescents under the age of 18 years, inclusive. Why can not Ingavirin be given to children? The thing is that this drug was tested only in animals and underwent laboratory tests, but full-scale studies of the action of ingravirin on the human body were not carried out. In addition, although the annotation to the drug and indicated that the possibility of allergic reactions after its administration is minimal, but this is not so I suggest. The responses of the people who received him suggest that the allergic reaction after taking Ingavirin is a very, very frequent phenomenon, and in many cases they occur in a rather severe form. That's why you should not put experiments on the health of your child and give him not fully explored the drug.