Ribomunil for children: instructions for use

Ribomunil is a group of drugs with immunomodulatory effects. Such a tool is able to protect against the most common bacteria that cause rhinitis, sore throat, bronchitis and many other diseases. Is it possible to treat children with Ribomunil, is this medicine used prophylactically, and in what doses is it used at an early age?

Ribomunil is available in tablets, presented in two dosages. They have almost white color, round shape and no smell. The drug with a lower dose is sold for 12 tablets per pack, and the medicine with a higher content of active ingredients is sold in boxes of 4 tablets. This amount is enough for one week of treatment.

Especially for young patients, the drug is made in the form of granules (sometimes they are called powder). They are placed in portioned sachets, and one pack contains 4 sachets. Such granules are white and smell nothing.

The action of Ribomunyl is provided by bacterial ribosomes obtained from pneumococci, Klebsiella pneumonia, streptococci of pyogenic and hemophilic sticks. In one tablet, they are contained in an amount of 250 or 750 µg (0.25 or 0.75 mg) and supplemented with proteoglycans from Klebsiell pneumonia membranes at a dose of 0.375 mg and 1.125 mg respectively. The auxiliary ingredients of the tablets, ensuring their density, are sorbitol, silicon and magnesium stearate.

The active substances of the granules are also ribosomes and proteoglycans. Their number in the same bag is the same as in tablets with a higher content of these components (750 mg each). The auxiliary substances in such Ribomunil are the same, but additionally the granules contain D-mannitol and polyvidone.

The complex of ribosomes and proteoglycans, which is part of Ribomunyl, is derived from the most common pathogens affecting the respiratory tract and ENT organs. Thanks to their presence The drug stimulates both specific and non-specific immunity.

Bacteria ribosomes are antigens, so in response to their entry into the human body, specific antibodies begin to form (they act like a vaccine). Membrane proteoglycans have the ability to enhance the activity of leukocytes and macrophages, as well as stimulate other nonspecific immune factors. Besides, The use of Ribomunil activates the production of immunoglobulins, affects the function of lymphocytes and the production of interferons.

All these effects help prevent respiratory infections, and if the disease manifests itself, the drug increases the effectiveness of its treatment and reduces the duration of therapy.

Ribomunil is used to treat various diseases of the upper respiratory tract and the respiratory tract. The drug is prescribed for:

• Otitis
• Sinusitis.
• Laryngitis.
• Anginae
• Pharyngitis
• Rhinitis.
• Bronchitis.
• Pneumonia.
• Tracheitis.
• Infectious-dependent bronchial asthma.

The drug is also in demand for the prevention of such diseases. He is advised to give in such cases:

• If the child is often sick and is recovering for a long time.
• If the patient has chronic bronchitis, sinusitis and another disease that occurs with relapses.
• If you want to protect your child from SARS and other infections in the autumn-winter season.
• If the baby lives in an environmentally unfriendly region.
• If the child is preparing to attend kindergarten.

According to the instructions for granules and tablets, Ribomunil is used in children from six months of age. This tool can be given to both children 1-2 years old and older children. At an early age, only granules are used, and tableted medicine is started from 4-6 years old, when a child can swallow a solid tablet without any problems.

The drug is not discharged:

• When hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients.
• With autoimmune diseases.

On the second or third day of treatment, body temperature rises in many patients. Thus, the therapeutic effect of the drug begins to manifest itself, so the treatment is not stopped. Usually the rise does not exceed +38 degrees and does not require any action. However, if the fever is poorly tolerated, the use of antipyretics is permitted.

At the beginning of treatment with Ribomunil, the child may also increase saliva secretion, but this side effect soon disappears. Some children react to the medication with nausea, diarrhea or vomiting.

Reception Ribomunyl recommended once a day in the morning - drink the medicine on an empty stomach (you can eat 30 minutes after taking it). Tablets should be swallowed and washed down with water, and the granules are first dissolved in boiled non-hot water (it needs about 100 ml), and then this treatment solution is given to the child. If the patient cannot drink the entire diluted medication at once, it is permissible to give it in 2-3 doses.

A single dose of the drug does not depend on age and is 750 micrograms (the number of ribosomes is taken into account), that is, 0.75 mg granules and tablets contain one dose, and in tablets of 0.25 mg there is only a third of the dose, so you need to take three of them at once.

Ribomunil regimen is as follows:

• In the first week of the medication is taken 4 days in a row, and then make a break for 3 days.
• The next two weeks they take the medicine in the same way - 4 days of intake and 3 days of rest. In this case, tablets or a solution prepared from granules are given on the same days as in the first week. For example, a child drank the medicine from Monday to Thursday, then in the second and third week he should also take the drug from Monday to Thursday.
• Next, make a break until the end of the month (count from the date of the first admission), after which the drug is given to the child for 4 consecutive days at the beginning of each next month. So the remedy should be drunk from 2 to 5 months.

If Ribomunil is used for prophylactic purposes, then it is prescribed either a three-month or six-month course. Reception courses lasting 3 months are held twice a year.

There have been no cases of high dose exposure to Ribomunyl before this time. To exceed the dosage in childhood is difficult, because the drug in granules is packaged so that in one bag was only one dose. If the child accidentally swallows more pills, gastric lavage and observation is recommended. PIf any discomfort occurs, show the small patient to the pediatrician.

Ribomunil can be administered with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and many other drugs. There is no information about its incompatibility with any drugs.

All forms of Ribomunyl are prescription. The price of one package of granules differs in different pharmacies and can be from 230 to 430 rubles.

Shelf life of 0.75 mg tablets and granule bags is 3 years, and tablets of 0.25 mg are valid for 5 years from the date of issue. To store the drug you need a dry place in which the tablets or granules will not be found by children.

Parents leave different reviews about Ribomunil. In many of them, the drug is praised and it is noted that its use has helped alleviate the course of infection or reduce the incidence of diseases. According to moms, their children even after 1-2 courses were much less likely to get sick and more easily tolerated an infectious disease. However, there are also negative opinions expressed by parents, who noticed that soon after the drug was canceled, the child started to get sick again very often.

Doctors also speak about the drug ambiguously. Someone from the medical community considers it to be harmful or useless, and someone says that he noticed in his practice his effectiveness and positive effect on the immunity of young patients. Dr. Komarovsky considers Ribomunil to be a good remedy for strengthening local immunity, but warns that his method should be supplemented with other preventive measures (adequate air moistening, a full diet, frequent walks, and so on).

You will learn more about using Robomunil for children in the following video.

Replacing Ribomunil may be another drug with a similar effect, for example:

• IRS-19. This nasal spray contains lysates of streptococci, enterococci, Klebsiella, hemophilic sticks and other bacteria. It is prescribed to children from 3 months of age.
• Imudon. The basis of these tablets are also lysates from many microorganisms that provoke pharyngitis, sore throat, gingivitis and other diseases of the oropharynx. Children are given to dissolve from the age of 3.
• Derinat. This medicine acts on the immune system due to sodium deoxyribonucleate in its composition. Derinat drops are used in the eyes and nose, and spray the mucous membrane of the oropharynx or nose.
• Grippferon Stimulation of immunity under the action of such drugs due to the presence of interferon. The drug is produced in spray and drops. It can be used from birth for the treatment of influenza or ARVI, as well as for preventive purposes.
• Broncho-munal. Such capsules include lysates of bacteria and are prescribed for bronchitis, ARVI and other diseases from 6 months of age.
• Lizobact. The action of such tablets is provided by a combination of lysozyme with pyridoxine. The drug is prescribed from the age of three for the treatment of glossitis, stomatitis, tonsillitis and other pathologies.