"Amiksin": indications for use and side effects. "Amiksin" - composition

"Amiksin" is an antiviral drug, as well as an immunomodulator. The main action is the development of interferon, which fights against infection in the body. It is worth noting the fact that the functions of interferon are extremely diverse, but the most important is precisely the anti-virus protection. In addition, he takes part in antitumor and antimicrobial protection, has radioprotective and immunomodulating properties. For this reason, the drug "Amiksin" for the ability to induce the production of interferon several times exceeds other means. In simpler terms, this inductor restores the body's immune responses faster and more efficiently, as well as the balance of important elements of the immune system.

The drug "Amiksin". Indications for use

The scope of the drug is quite wide, but there are a number of diseases in which it is prescribed most often:

• Treatment of influenza;
• The treatment of acute viral respiratory diseases;
• Complex therapy of viral lesions of the liver parenchyma due to the action of pathogens such as A, B and C;
• Preventive reception to eliminate the risk of developing seasonal diseases;
• Elimination of cytomegalovirus in human blood;
• Influence on herpetic forms of infection.

In addition, the drug "Amiksin" is used to improve immune protection. This is extremely necessary in the treatment of diseases such as chlamydia, tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, encephalitic myelitis and many other somatic lesions that have developed against the background of the immunosuppressive state of the body.

Children are also allowed to use the drug "Amiksin." Indications for use in this case are very limited: severe forms of influenza and acute viral infections. In addition, up to 7 years, this drug can not be used. For the treatment of hepatitis in children, the drug "Amiksin" is also not used. This is due to the fact that the risk of disruption of the formation of stem cells is great.

Dosage of the drug

So, let's consider how to take "Amiksin" for various diseases:

1. Therapy of viral hepatitis: in the first two days, one tablet (125 mg) is prescribed once a day. Then the treatment continues according to a different scheme - 1 tablet (125 mg) every three days.
2. Prevention of hepatitis: 1 tablet 125 mg once a week for two months.
3. Treatment of influenza and common cold in adults: 1 tab. (125 mg) once a day for two days. Four more pills are taken every other day.
4. Treatment of influenza and colds in children: 60 mg once a day is taken two days. Also four tablets - every three days.
5. Immunomodulation: 1 tab. (125 mg) every three days for two months.
6. Herpes and other infections: 1 tab. (125 mg) for two days, and then every other day for a month and a half.

Composition

Let's consider more in detail the preparation "Amiksin". The composition includes the main active substance: tilorone (0.06 g or 0.125 g). The remaining components are contained in a lower concentration: calcium hydrophosphate dihydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium croscarmellose, talc, potato starch, aerosil, polyvinylpyrrolidone, calcium stearate, titanium dioxide, candurin, dyes.

Effect of the drug

Based on the obtained data, viruses do not adapt to the drug "Amiksin". This is an extremely important factor, considering the possibility of their mutation and adaptation.

The drug is effective in treating many viral infections. Thus, with the treatment of hepatitis, you can achieve an early improvement in the patient's health status, as well as a faster recovery of liver tissue.

If the drug is used as a disease prevention, then it significantly reduces the likelihood of infection with the virus.

Contraindications for use

This individual sensitivity to the components of the drug, the age of up to 7 years, the period of pregnancy and lactation.

Side effects

In some cases, there is a short-term fever, a dyspeptic phenomenon. Very rarely there are allergic reactions in the form of hives, itching and skin rashes.

special instructions

Since there is no experience of using the drug during pregnancy and lactation, it is not recommended to prescribe it at this time. The drug does not affect the ability to drive vehicles.

Interaction of the drug with other agents

Can be combined with the use of antibiotics and traditional means of therapy of viral and bacterial diseases.

Overdose

Such cases are unknown.

Drug analogues

For many, the cost of the drug Amiksin is a significant obstacle to the purchase of the medicine. Indications for use in other drugs are similar, and the price is more affordable. One of the most common variants is the drug "Lavomax". It is produced in the form of tablets at 0.125 g.

In some cases, "Ingavirin" can serve as a substitute, but its scope is limited to the prevention and treatment of ARVI, influenza, adenoviruses.

There are other analogues of the drug Amiksin. Indications for use, price and spectrum of action are different. But in the treatment of many diseases, these more accessible analogs can be used. We are talking about the drugs "Anaferon", "Kagotsel", "Ocillococcinum". The cost of "Amiksin" varies depending on the concentration of the active substance and the number of tablets in the package. The approximate price is 500 rubles. The agent "Lavomax" costs about 400 rubles, the means "Anaferon" - 150-200 rubles. The difference is significant, and the action is similar in many cases.

A bit of history

We examined the drug "Amiksin", indications for use, methods of its administration. Now it is worth pointing out how this remedy was created. The drug was developed in 1975 in Odessa. Some evidence suggests that this was the order of the Main Intelligence Agency to improve the health of the fighters. The agent was repeatedly examined in a hospital in the Medical Institute, as well as at the Institute of Oncology named after. Kavetsky. In the future, experiments and detailed study were conducted in a dozen other medical and research institutions in Ukraine and Russia.