IFN-EU-Lipint: instructions for use for children

In the period of colds and flu epidemics, the child’s body needs support. Modern antiviral drugs can protect against the disease or facilitate its course. But it is especially important for children to use not only effective, but also safe preparations, for example, Reaferon-EU-Lipint.

"IFN-EU-Lipint" - a modern immunomodulatory antiviral drug. This means that the medicine is not only fighting viruses that have entered the children's body.

The drug also has an immunomodulatory effect, i.e. stimulates the human immune system or its individual components. Thus, the immunomodulator works in advance, preparing the immune system to attack viruses. The preventive effect of Reaferon-EC-Lipint and other drugs of similar effect is based on this.

If the virus has already entered the child’s body, then thanks to the antiviral effect of “Reaferon-EU-Lipint”, it receives a powerful response from the immune system. When taking the medicine in strict accordance with the instructions or recommendations of the doctor the disease will be more mild and the baby will recover faster.

It is easy to use the drug even in the treatment of small children, since it is produced in the form of a powder or a special mass, to which a little water is added to form a suspension. Therefore, the child does not have to swallow a pill or capsule, which sometimes causes difficulty: even the smallest can easily drink the suspension.

The basis of the components "IFN-EU-Lipint" - human interferon alpha-2b. But for the production of the drug is used recombinant interferon, which is not made from human blood, but is produced by bacteria, in the DNA of which a special gene is inserted. This makes it the safest for children.

In humans, interferon alpha-2b is produced by the immune system. This substance is not a stranger and is well absorbed. When interacting with the virus, interferon is able to block its reproduction. It also affects the production of those blood cells that are responsible for fighting the virus - lymphocytes - and their activity.

The composition of the powder includes various additives that help interferon better and faster to digest: vitamin E, lecithin, lactose and others.

Since Reaferon-EC-Lipint helps the immune system to prepare for a virus attack, it is better to start taking the drug, not when the first symptoms appear, but in advance, that is, to engage in the prevention of the disease. This is true during the epidemics of influenza and ARVI, which doctors warn.

If a child attends a kindergarten or school, where viruses spread particularly quickly due to large concentrations of children, You can start a course of medication, as soon as the first sick.

Reactor-EU-Lipint is also relevant in cases where quarantine for chickenpox, measles rubella, and other "childhood" infections is announced in a kindergarten, school, early development center or any other institution where there are many children at the same time. Even with the presence of an appropriate vaccination, and there are no such diseases from some diseases, the disease will either pass in mild form, or the child will not get sick at all.

In some cases, pediatricians or immunologists prescribe “Reaferon-EC-Lipint” to frequently ill children to stimulate the immune system. Also, this drug is used to support immunity, if the child has any chronic disease. So, with mild bronchial asthma, the child’s lungs are more vulnerable to viruses. therefore Reaferon-EC-Lipint helps to protect the child from viruses that aggravate the course of the underlying disease.

Method of application "IFN-EU-Lipint" depends on:

• goals: prevention or treatment;
• the start of the reception: before the disease, in the early days or in the midst of the disease.

The instructions for use also indicate the method of preparing the suspension from the powder. To this end, 1-2 mg of boiled water is added to the contents of one vial. For convenience, you can use a conventional pipette.

2 mg of water is about 40 drops. Suspension is taken orally, i.e. it is drunk. The drug has a neutral taste, which is especially important when taken by children.

"Reaferon-EC-Lipint" is available in bottles with a dosage of 250 thousand, 500 thousand and 1 million IU. For children, it is better to buy a dosage of 250 thousand IU, since before the age of 15, a single dose of the drug should not exceed this value.

So, for the prevention of influenza, acute respiratory viral infections, other infections, children from 3 to 15 years old should take 250 thousand IU twice a week.

In other cases, before taking it is better to consult a doctor. Depending on the disease, its severity, phase, individual characteristics of the child, the doctor will prescribe the exact dosage.

It is important not to miss taking the drug and take the next dose at about the same time. This will ensure a steady flow of interferon into the child’s body and its continuous effect on the immune system and the virus.

Despite its effectiveness, interferon preparations, including Reaferon-EC-Lipint, have a number of contraindications, including in children. This is individual intolerance or hypersensitivity to interferon. With a known sensitivity to other substances, it is important to check whether they are in the Reaferon-EC-Lipint. In particular, it may be lactose.

An immunomodulator is contraindicated in case of allergic diseases that occur in a severe form, as well as problems with the thyroid gland - hyper or hypofunction and others. Kidney and liver failure in a child are also direct contraindications to taking Reaferon-EC-Lipint.

Side effects are possible while taking the drug. They are extremely rare and have not been identified during clinical studies. However, interferons can cause small chills and fevers in children, general lethargy, loss of appetite, or nausea.

You can buy Reaferon-EC-Lipint at almost any pharmacy, since this Russian drug has proven its effectiveness. At a dosage of 250 thousand IU, which is used in children, the drug is sold in packs of 5 pieces.

The price of this package is very affordable: from about 496 to 537 rubles. depending on the pharmacy or pharmacy chain where it is sold.

In the opinion of doctors, the Reaferon-EU-Lipint method gives good results in the event of a general weakening of the immunity, for example, in frequently ill children, children with chronic diseases whose immunity needs support, and also as part of a course of rehabilitation after suffering severe diseases.

Also, doctors say that regular exchange intake twice a year reduces the incidence of the child. And in combination with other drugs, such as vitamins and nutrition, in some cases, the effect is achieved when the child becomes unaffected by colds and viral diseases, even being in a children's team - a kindergarten group or in a classroom at school.

On thematic forums, there are advice from parents whose child has taken “IFN-EU-Lipint” as prescribed by a doctor. They also note its effectiveness and recommend using it during influenza epidemics as a reliable tool, and for the whole family.

Reaferon-EU-Lipint parents advise if a child has a positive test for a disease such as hepatitis B. With long-term admission, the virus ceases to be determined in the analysis.

It is important to consult with your doctor before starting the reception, since Reaferon-EC-Lipint, like all other medications, has certain contraindications. This is especially important if the child has chronic diseases or he is already taking immunomodulatory drugs.

On the effect on the body interferon-alpha 2b, you can learn from the following video.