How to take Supibox antibiotic for children: dosage and instructions for use
The child's organism is constantly exposedchanges - the process of development and restructuring is going on non-stop. The child does not yet have fully formed immune defense capabilities, and therefore is prone to infectious diseases.
Especially often they suffer from babies, from birth to 2 years.
When choosing a medicine before a pediatrician gets upan uneasy task: the drug should be as safe as possible and have proven effectiveness, while the important question is how to remove it from the body, interact with other medications, contraindications and side effects.
FROMThe modern pharmaceutical industry every year releases new antibiotics, we offer you information about one of them - a medicine called Suprax.
Antibiotic Suprax for Children
Antibiotics are medicinaldrugs that can suppress growth and destroy all sorts of microorganisms. That is why they are used to treat infectious diseases, the causes of which are bacteria or fungi. As is known, all antibiotics are divided into groups: penicillin, macrolides, tetracyclines, cephalosporins, etc.
Supraks refers to the latter, andis a product of the last generation. The active substance, cefixime, acts on the bacterial cell membranes. One of the biggest advantages of Suprax is its safety, therefore children's Suprax can be taken even by infants (but older than 6 months).
Most often this drugIt is used in the treatment of such infectious and inflammatory diseases as: otitis laryngitis, tracheobronchitis; also it helps to cope with infections of the kidneys, bladder and urinary tract (cystitis, pyelonephritis). Streptococcal scarlet fever, as well as purulent wounds, are also sensitive to cefixime.
How to take Suprax to children: dosage and instructions
Before you start using the medicine, it's worthcarefully study the instructions for using Suprax. The antibiotic is available in two forms: suspensions and capsules. When treated in a hospital, the drug can be administered intravenously.
For treatment of children under 12 years, as a rule,a suspension is used. Prepare it is not difficult. First, shake the powder in a vial, then add 40 ml. water at room temperature. Do it better in two ways, each time shaking the fluid, seeking its uniformity.
After preparation, the medicine should be slightlyto stand. Before each use Susprax suspension must be shaken. The dosage depends on the age of the baby. At the age of 6 months. up to 12 years the volume of the drug depends on the weight and is 8 mg. for 1 kg. when taken 1 time per day or 4 mg. every 12 hours.
From 5 to 11 years, the daily dose should not exceed6-10 ml., From 2 to 4 years - 5 ml., From 6 months. up to 1 year - 2.5 - 4 ml. The duration of the course is determined only by the doctor and is from 7 to 10 days. It is worth remembering that in no case can it be reduced, as well as cancellation of the drug after the onset of improvement.
Separately it is necessary to say about contraindications,Fortunately, there are not so many of them. These include intolerance drugs penicillin and cephalosporin group, as well as liver and kidney disease, age younger than 6 months.
The list of side effects is much longer: here, and problems with the digestive organs (diarrhea, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, etc.), changes in blood composition (leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, etc.), headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, dysfunction kidney, allergies, dysbiosis.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko
