Tablets "Sumamed" for children: instructions for use

The use of tablets "Sumamed" 125 mg in children gives excellent results, according to the testimony of parents. This drug can cure green snot and bronchitis, get rid of prolonged cough. But only a doctor can prescribe an antibiotic.

«Sumamed"Available in tablets of 125 and 500 mg, as well as capsules of 250 mg. Tablets of lower dosage and capsules are packaged in blisters of 6 pieces, and tablets of higher dosage are packaged in blisters of 3 pieces.

One active ingredient is included in Sumamed - a semisynthetic antibiotic azithromycin dihydrate, which is often called simply azithromycin. It was synthesized over 35 years ago, in 1980. Since then, azithromycin has been a part of widespread drugs in Europe and the USA, and in Russia.

Sumamed tablets contain auxiliary components: calcium phosphate, several types of starch, microcellulose, magnesium stearate. Some of these substances are food additives, others are designed to maintain the effectiveness of the main active ingredient during the entire shelf life.

Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is able to fight infections that cause various organisms, including anaerobic, receiving energy without the presence of oxygen, intracellular and many others, in contrast to specialized antibiotics acting against a particular type or group of infections.

When ingested, azithromycin inhibits protein synthesis in the pathogens of the disease, as a result of which they lose their ability to reproduce. Thus, the infection ceases to seize new human cells and gradually dies.

An important quality of azithromycin is its ability to penetrate cell membranes. Moreover, studies show that in the foci of infection the concentration of the antibiotic is several times higher than its average content in the blood of the person taking the drug. This explains high efficacy of the drug against many diseases.

However, there are pathogens that initially, and not as a result of addiction, demonstrate resistance to azithromycin. This, for example, some types of staphylococci. The half-life of blood plasma is 35-50 hours, from tissues - longer. The drug is eliminated through the kidneys and intestines.

Due to its ability to act on many types of pathogens, azithromycin is used to treat a wide range of diseases. For example, Sumamed children treat infectious diseases of the nasopharynx and upper respiratory tract: tonsillitis, sinusitis, rhinitis, otitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis.

Sumamed is prescribed to children with lower respiratory tract infections. It can be: acute bronchitis or exacerbation of chronic, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

It is well treatable by "Sumamed" Lyme disease. The drug is also effective in infectious lesions of soft tissues. Much worse treatment can be a sexually transmitted disease, for example coldmidosis. Teenagers with this drug treat severe or moderate acne.

You can give Sumamed tablets to children from 3 years old with a body weight of more than 18 kg. If the child is younger or weighs less, then it is better to give him a child format - suspension "Sumamed forte"Made from powder.

In some cases, the doctor may prescribe an antibiotic to a child under 3 years old, but only on individual testimony and under supervision.

Sumamed can not be taken at any age, if the patient previously had an individual sensitivity or even intolerance to any component of the drug. It can be either azithromycin or one of the auxiliary components. Caution is prescribed "Sumamed" for children with impaired liver or kidney function.

Do not prescribe for children who have not yet turned 12, tablets Sumamed 500 mg, since the dosage of the main component in them is too large and is designed for adolescents and adults.

In some cases, when taking "Sumamed" side effects occur. Most often, they are associated with individual sensitivity to the drug, but manifest in other cases.

A parent should be attentive to the appearance of a child who is taking the drug, dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, poor sleep. If the child is small and can not clearly formulate a complaint, then you need to pay attention to anxiety, frequent crying, rejection of the usual food.

An older child may also complain of visual impairment when objects lose clarity, tinnitus, hearing loss, abdominal pain, accompanied by flatulence, belching, and sometimes nausea and even vomiting.

Some children experience shortness of breath, nosebleeds, or urticaria. Often, children complain of pain in the back, neck, fatigue, general malaise. In severe cases, there is swelling of the face, hyperemia, chest pain, hepatitis and jaundice.

If a child has one of these symptoms or any other non-characteristic symptom, parents, even if they do not associate it with the drug, should stop the treatment with Sumamed and seek medical help. Only a doctor will be able to compare the symptoms with a drug intake, prescribe appropriate tests and decide whether these signs are a consequence of taking the medicine or are caused by other reasons.

The exact dosage of the drug contains instructions for use. We give them in the table.

Table. Dosage of the drug "Sumamed"

These dosages are given to children with infections of the respiratory tract, nasopharynx, soft tissues and skin. If a child has tonsillitis or pharyngitis, as a rule, prescribe a dosage calculated by the formula: 20 mg per 1 kg of body weight per day.

With an overdose of "Sumamed," there is an increase in the symptoms of side effects. The most common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. In case of overdose, stop taking the medicine immediately and seek medical attention.

Azithromycin is able to interact with many drugs. If the doctor prescribes a child "Sumamed“, It is necessary to warn about taking other drugs. Perhaps the treatment will need to be adjusted. For example, you should not take medicine at the same time as antacids, since this reduces the amount of azitrocin in the blood by 30%. Accordingly, the effectiveness of treatment decreases. In the same time Do not increase the dosage of the antibiotic.

If necessary, treatment with antacid drugs between doses should take at least 1 hour, optimally - 2 hours.

Despite the popularity of the drug "Sumamed", it is released in pharmacies by prescription, like most antibiotics. This is due to the fact that uncontrolled medication can be harmful to health.

At home, the drug is stored at a temperature not higher than 25 ° C, that is, it is not necessary to put it in the refrigerator, it is enough to store it in any cool place. Shelf life of tablets is 3 years from the date of issue. The production date is indicated on the packaging of the tablets and the blister. You can not treat children with expired medicine.

Parents who treated children with Sumamed leave positive comments about the preparation on the respective sites. For example, a case is described where a child of school age (7 years) for about 2 weeks was treated with various drugs, including antiviral and symptomatic, but his health did not improve. After a three-day course of taking Sumamed, the student recovered and began to attend classes. Cough leftovers disappeared in about a week without additional treatment.

There is another case. 4-year-old child got sick on New Year's Eve. The initial diagnosis by the doctor was ARVI, which meant a spoiled holiday for the whole family. High fever, green snot, cough - a complete set of symptoms of this disease. Upon re-admission, the diagnosis changed to “bronchitis”, the doctor wrote out “Sumamed”. The improvement came only in a few hours, the body temperature returned to normal - the child met the New Year with a healthy one.

According to the active substance analogues "Sumamed" are drugs "Azitral", "Azithromycin» and some others. Sometimes they write that the analogue of “Sumamed” is “Flemoxin Soljutab”, but this is not entirely true. The drug is based on a different active ingredient, but is also an antibiotic and is used in the treatment of various infections. At the same time, the price of Flemoxin Solutab averages about 500 rubles, and Sumamed 125 mg is about 350 rubles.

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