Tablets "Ibuprofen" for children: instructions for use

If the child has pain or has a high body temperature, the doctor prescribes one of the anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal drugs - for example, Ibuprofen. For the smallest, this medicine is available in rectal candle light and sweet orange suspension, but there is also a tablet form. Not everyone knows whether it is possible to give these pills to children, at what dosage they are taken in childhood, and how small patients act on the body.

Ibuprofen tablets are produced by many pharmaceutical companies in packs of 10-50 pieces and are usually convex and on both sides round tablets that have a white, white-yellowish or pink film coating. The drug with a higher dosage is available in the form of oval white tablets.

The main ingredient of the tablets is a substance that is called the same way as the drug itself - ibuprofen. Its dosage in one tablet can be either 200 mg or 400 mg. Additional components, due to which the drug is solid and has a shell, differ from different manufacturers. Among them can be found beeswax, starch, sucrose, hypromellose, stearic acid and other substances. If the child is prone to allergies, parents should clarify the presence of such components in the annotation to a specific drug.

"Ibuprofen" has the ability to inhibit the formation of prostaglandins, so this drug has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, the use of tablets lowers body temperature during fever. These are the main effects due to which the drug is in demand in pediatrics.

For children, medication is prescribed as a symptomatic remedy.

The drug is effective for moderate or mild pain and helps to get rid of headaches, toothache, neuralgia, pain in muscles, ligaments and others.

The drug is used for ARVI, chickenpox, sore throat, flu and other infectious diseases.

Ibuprofen tablets are also prescribed for inflammatory diseases of the joints - for example, for rheumatoid arthritis.

"Ibuprofen" in pill form is not assigned to children under 6 years of age. If a child has reached the age of six, but his weight is less than 20 kg, the drug with a dosage of 200 mg of the active ingredient in the tablet is also not prescribed.

For such small patients, a more suitable form of the drug is a suspension that is allowed from three months of age. Even with a weight of more than 20 kg, the treatment of a child of 6-12 years old must be supervised by a pediatrician. The drug with the content of "Ibuprofen" in a dose of 400 mg per tablet is prescribed from the age of 12.

The drug in the form of tablets is not prescribed not only to children under 6 years of age, but in the following cases:

If the child has diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - for example, inflammation of the intestines or a stomach ulcer.

1. If a patient has an allergy to Ibuprofen, other drugs in this group or ancillary ingredients of tablets.
2. With hemorrhagic diathesis, hemophilia and other problems with blood clotting.
3. If a child has liver disease.
4. With serious pathologies of the kidneys.

The presence of heart disease or any other diseases in a small patient requires the increased attention of a doctor when prescribing Ibuprofen.

• During treatment, the child’s digestive system may respond to tablets with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, heartburn, and other negative symptoms.
• Because of the reception of "Ibuprofen" sometimes there are headaches, sleep disturbances, anxiety, noise in the ears, irritability, dizziness, problems with hearing or vision.
• The drug can cause skin rash, angioedema, bronchospasm and other manifestations of an allergic reaction.
• The drug has a negative effect on blood formation, as a result of which there is anemia, a decrease in the level of leukocytes and platelets.
• In rare cases, taking pills can cause problems with your kidneys, heart, or liver.

• The drug is advised to drink after a meal to avoid side effects on the digestive tract. The tablet is swallowed and washed down with clean water. It is not recommended to divide it into parts, chew, dismembered or chopped in another way.
• For kids 6-12 years a single dose is 1 pill - at this age give at one time 200 mg "Ibuprofen". The frequency of taking the medicine - to 4 times a day at intervals 6 hours
• Older child 12 years give medicine 1 tablet (200 mg) - three times or four times a day. If necessary, a single dosage can be increased to 400 mgbut no more 3 once a day. In this case, you can give on 1 a tablet with such ibuprofen content or 2 tablets with dosage 200 mg active substance.
• The maximum allowable amount of medication per day for older teens 12 years old - 1200 mg that is 6 tablets by 200 mg or 3 pills by 400 mg. Repeated medication is allowed at least 4 hours after the previous dose.
• The duration of treatment with "Ibuprofen" with pain syndrome should not exceed 5 days, unless the doctor has prescribed a longer course. If the medicine is used for fever, it can be given only 3 days in a row without consulting a doctor.

If you take the pills in larger quantities than prescribed by the doctor, it threatens with nausea, lethargy, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, drowsiness and other symptoms. In the treatment of overdose using alkaline drink, sorbents and other means.

The simultaneous use of Ibuprofen in pills and other antipyretic or analgesic drugs (as well as antacids, anticoagulants, vasodilators, and any other drugs) requires the advice of a physician.

The tablet form "Ibuprofen" refers to non-prescription drugs, so this medicine can be freely purchased at any pharmacy. The average price of 20 tablets is 18-20 rubles.

Keep the medication at home in a dry place at room temperature.

About the use of preformed Ibuprofen there are many good reviews. The drug is called effective and note that it effectively reduces the heat or relieves pain. In most cases, its therapeutic effect begins to appear after 20-40 minutes after administration and lasts an average of 3-4 hours.

Some reviews complain about the side effects of the drug - for example, abdominal pain or allergies.

For a child over 10-12 years old, this option is the “Ibuprofen” most preferred.According to moms, the size of the tablets is small, and their shell is sweet, so swallowing the remedy for a teenager is easy. Praise the medicine and for its low cost.

Instead of "Ibuprofen" in tablets, you can use other drugs with the same active ingredient - for example, "Nurofen", "Faspik", MIG 200 or "Deblock".

Other drugs belonging to the group of anti-inflammatory drugs with a non-steroid structure can be replaced with ibuprofen drugs:

• Paracetamol preparations - «Efferalgan», Panadol, "Paracetamol", "Perfalgan", «Calpol» other.
• Means in which ibuprofen is supplemented with paracetamol - «Ibuklin», "Nurofen" "MultiSimptom", "Next", Brustan.
• Medicines based on nimesulide - Nise, Nimesan, «Nimesil», Nemux, "Aponil" other.
• «Voltaren» and other drugs diclofenac sodium.
• «Analgin».

The effect of all these drugs on the body is similar, but their active components and dosages are different, so you should choose the appropriate analogue only with a doctor.

The video clip on tablets "Ibuprofen" is attached.

Nurofen is an effective remedy for fever for children. When this drug begins to act - in more detail in a short video.