Sumamed application in children with angina

Sore throat is not just a serious illness, it is also dangerous with its consequences. It must be treated quickly, and the antibiotic will help in this. ”Sumamed". This drug effectively treats all types of angina in children, including purulent.

"Sumamed" is made in the form of tablets, capsules and powder for suspension ("Sumamed forte»).

Packaging "Sumamed forte" includes a glass bottle with powder, measuring spoon and syringe. Available in banana, strawberry and raspberry flavors. Tablets are available in 125 mg and 500 mg, they are packaged in blisters of 6 and 3 pieces, respectively. 250 mg capsules are also packaged in blisters of 6 pieces.

The structure of "Sumamed" in any form includes only one active component - semisynthetic antibiotic azithromycin dihydrate. Synthesized in the 80s of the last century, it gained popularity on all continents and is sold in the USA and the countries of Western and Eastern Europe. In our country, he gained fame under the Sumamed brand.

Tablets "Sumamed" also include auxiliary components - food additives and stabilizers, which preserve the effectiveness of the drug. The composition of the powder also includes natural sweeteners, dyes and flavors.

Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic; it is able to counteract various bacterial infections and viruses. When interacting with the causative agent of the disease Sumamed suppresses the protein synthesis of a harmful microorganism, which prevents the infection from spreading in the body of the patient.

Azithromycin equally effectively affects various types of staphylococcus, chlamydia, mycoplasma, streptococcus, microorganisms resistant to penicillin-type antibiotics, and also intracellular pathogens.

The properties of azithromycin allow its use in the treatment of viraland bacterial infections. The so-called cold, when a child falls ill after hypothermia, is associated with bacterial infections that develop due to a decrease in immunity. One of the most dangerous manifestations of such infections is sore throat, including purulent.

A sore throat is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the throat with tonsils In children, tonsils often appear on the tonsils. Doctors distinguish several types of purulent tonsillitis - follicular, lacunar, film and others. They differ in where pus is collected on the tonsils.

"Sumamed" is able to successfully cope with this disease in any form, since most often a sore throat is caused by staphylococci or streptococci, in some cases by a hemophilic rod. All these pathogens are well suppressed by azithromycin.

"Sumamed forte" is allowed for use for the treatment of babies from 6 months. Tablets "Sumamed" can be given to children from 3 years, but only if the mass of the child is more than 18 kg.

You can not use tablets "Sumamed" in children younger than 3 years old and with a weight below 18 kg, suspension - in babies aged less than 6 months.You also can not treat this drug baby, if he is hypersensitive or intolerant to the main or auxiliary substances of the drug.

With caution apply "Sumamed" in any form in babies who suffer from heart disease, have a tendency to arrhythmia. Warn the doctor about the presence of the disease if he wants to prescribe "Sumamed."

When treating children with Sumamed, side effects may occur, regardless of the form of use of the drug. Instructions for use lists such possible side effects as headache, dizziness, poor sleep, loss of appetite. If the child is small, parents need to pay attention to frequent crying, restless sleep, or constant waking at night. Also may appear urticaria, rash.

The likelihood of side effects and overdose is reduced if you follow the instructions for use of the drug.

Children from 6 years prescribed suspension. The dosage of the drug is calculated based on the weight of the child.

Take the suspension should be once a day for 3 days. After taking the medicine, the child should be given water or other drink to wash away the medicine left in the mouth. Sumamed should be taken one hour before or 2 hours after a meal.

Children from 3 years old can give Sumamed tablets 125 mg, if the child can swallow them.

If the drug was used incorrectly in the treatment of angina, an overdose is possible. It manifests itself by increasing the symptoms of side effects and requires the immediate discontinuation of the medication. In case of overdose, you should immediately seek medical help, and if the child is small, call an ambulance. Treatment of symptoms of overdose is carried out according to the purpose and under the supervision of a physician. No need to self-medicate, it will only worsen the condition of the child.

Azithromycin is an active substance that can interact with a large number of drugs. If the doctor prescribes treatment with Sumamed, parents should be told about all the medicines that the baby takes or has taken in the recent past. Based on this information, the doctor will decide whether to use Sumamed.

In addition, parents need to know that Antacid drugs, for example, Almagel, Rennie, Gastal and even simple soda, can slow down the absorption of azithromycin and reduce the effectiveness of the drug. If the child needs to take these medications, an interval of at least one hour should be made between doses, and preferably 2 hours.

Also, antibiotics are not combined with sorbents, which are able to quickly remove them from the body, interfering with absorption.

Like other antibiotics, "Sumamed"And"Sumamed forte»Sold only by prescription. At home, you need to store the medicine in a place out of the reach of children, to avoid accidental use by the child. The shelf life of the tablets is 3 years, and the powder for suspension is 2 years if the vial is sealed. Store ready suspension can be only 5 days.

"Sumamed" and "Sumamed forte" will quickly help with angina, even purulent. This is evidenced by reviews of parents who treated babies with antibiotics. So, at the child of 1 year of 11 months "Sumamed" won a purulent quinsy in the started form. The doctor did not immediately make the correct diagnosis and for several days the child received inadequate treatment, and the baby’s condition constantly deteriorated.

Within 12 hours after the first medication, the mother noticed clear signs of improvement: the body temperature returned to normal, the child stopped being naughty, constantly crying, slept well and ate well. After 3 days of reception from purulent tonsillitis, there was not a trace left.

Azithromycin is a popular antibiotic, therefore, according to the active substance, Sumamed has several analogues: Zintromax, Zintrolid, Azitral, Azirox and others. According to the therapeutic effect, other antibiotics are analogues of "Sumamed".

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