Suprastin for children

Allergic diseases today are very common and often occur in childhood. One of the drugs that can quickly help children with severe manifestations of allergy is suprastin. But, before giving such a medicine to a baby, one should find out about its effect on the children's body, permissible dosages and other nuances of suprastin intake.

Suprastin belongs to the group of antiallergic drugs since the action of its main substance, called chloropyramine hydrochloride, is to block histamine-sensitive receptors. This reduces the effect of histamine on the body, such as swelling, smooth muscle spasms and redness. In addition, anti-emetic, sedative and hypnotic Effect.

Suprastin is available in several forms:

1. Tablets with a grayish-white shade, which have no smell. Each tablet contains 25 mg of the main active ingredient, supplemented with lactose, stearic acid, gelatin, talc, sodium carboxymethyl starch and potato starch. The package contains 20 tablets, which can be either in a blister in a cardboard box or in a glass brown bottle.
2. Ampoules with a solution which can be administered intramuscularly and into a vein. Each vial contains 1 ml of a clear, colorless liquid, in which there is 20 mg of chloropyramine hydrochloride combined with water. This form of suprastin is sold in packs of 5 and 10 ampoules.

This drug is approved in childhood and is often used for different types of allergies in children. The age limit for his reception is only the first month of life, so babies older than a month can be given with food or administered as an injection in the age-appropriate dosage. It is important to remember that the drug itself does not treat allergies, but only removes its manifestations, Therefore, in order to get rid of an allergic reaction, it is important to identify allergens together with your doctor and prevent their contact with the child’s body.

Suprastin is discharged at:

• Rhinitis caused by allergies, such as pollen.
• Pruritus.
• Hives.
• Swelling Quincke.
• Contact allergic dermatitis.
• An insect bite that provoked an allergic reaction.
• Chronic or acute eczema.
• Atopic dermatitis.
• Provoked by allergies conjunctivitis.
• Drug-induced allergies.
• Allergies to food.

The medicine is not given if the child has:

• The attack of bronchial asthma.
• Age less than 1 month.
• Intolerance to the components of the drug.

In some children, suprastinin intake causes:

• Drowsiness.
• Fatigue
• Dizziness.
• Discomfort in the abdomen.
• Chair disturbances.
• Changes in appetite.
• Excitation of the nervous system.
• Nausea
• Tremor.
• Tachycardia.
• Lowering blood pressure.
• Arrhythmia.
• Decreased leukocyte count.
• Headaches.
• Muscle weakness.
• Urination problems.
• Increased intraocular pressure.

As a rule, such effects are temporary, as they disappear immediately after discontinuation of suprastin.

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The dosage of tablet suprastin depending on age will be as follows:

Injectable form suprastin prescribed intramuscularly in such dosages:

The decision to increase the dosage should be made by the doctor, taking into account the tolerability of the drug and the severity of the child’s condition. The maximum allowable dose of suprastin is 2 mg of active ingredient per 1 kg of baby weight.

• A tablet of suprastin at the age of up to a year is ground into powder, then mixed with food and given to a baby.
• Older children are given a pill during meals. The child should swallow it without chewing, drinking water.
• The drug is prescribed intramuscularly by the doctor, adjusting the dose depending on the course of the disease and the tolerance of the drug.
• Suprastin intravenous shots are used only when the child’s condition is grave. Moreover, such injections should be prescribed and monitored by an experienced physician.

Prescription suprastin baby, for example, at the age of 3 months, should be carried out only under the supervision of a physician. If the allergic reaction is not expressed, the child is given a powdered pill mixed with baby food. For babies younger than 6 months, the medicine is mixed with breast milk or a mixture, and at an older age, for example, at 9 months - with a liquid product of complementary foods. For allergies that require a rapid therapeutic effect, intramuscular administration of the drug is resorted to.

• For a baby under a year Take 1/4 tablet suprastin, put between two spoons and crush to the formation of powder. Add liquid food to the powder, then give the child medicine from a syringe without a needle or with a spoon, holding the baby vertically.
• For a child older than one year divide the suprastin tablet into halves or quarters, give the baby the right dose and a glass of water, asking him to swallow the drug and drink it with water. If a child does not take a sip of medicine, it can be crushed, as for a child younger than a year.
• It is desirable that the health worker inject the medicine into the children. The required dose is taken with a syringe and injected into the child in the area of ​​the buttocks.

• To store the medicine, select a place where children cannot find it. The optimal storage temperature is considered + 15 + 25 ° C.
• Do not use suprastin, which has expired (He is 5 years old and is listed on the packaging of the drug).
• Overdose of medication manifested by anxiety, nervous system, reddening of the face, tachycardia, dilated pupils, fever and other symptoms. If you suspect a dose overdose, rinse the stomach, give the baby activated charcoal and at the same time call an ambulance.
• Suprastin able to enhance the effect from sedatives, sympatholytics, antidepressants, atropine and tranquilizers, so their combined use should be careful.
• If a child has kidney or liver disease, reduce the dose of the drug.
• If you take suprastin and analgin or another analgesic, analgesic effect will be enhanced.
• For a fast antipyretic effect It is possible to use the combination “suprastin, analgin and no-shpa. "
• Use suprastin at night with reflux esophagitis able to enhance its manifestations.
• Insofar as tablets of this medication contain lactose, it is important to take into account if the child has problems with carbohydrate metabolism (lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency, galactose or glucose malasorption).

If for any reason it is not possible to take suprastin, other medicines with an antihistamine effect can replace this medicine, for example:

• Zyrtec. The drug is made in the form of drops for oral administration (allowed for children over 6 months) and in the form of tablets (given to children over 6 years old).
• Tavegil. The drug is represented by ampoules for injection and syrup, used in children older than 1 year, as well as tablets, which are discharged over the age of 6 years.
• Claritin. It is produced in the form of syrup for children aged 2 years and older, but is also presented with pills prescribed to children who have already turned 3 years old.
• Zodak. This drug is given in drops to children older than a year, and the tablet form - from 6 years of age.
• Loratadine- Hemofarm. The medicine is a syrup (given from the age of 2 years) and pills from which a bubbly drink is prepared (used from the age of 6).
• Fenistil. The drug is produced in the form of drops, which can be given to babies from the age of 1 month.
• Erius. This medicine in the form of syrup is prescribed to children older than a year, and the tablet form - from 12 years of age.