Antihistamines for children

Dozens of the most diverse antihistamines are used in modern pharmacology. These medicines are used to relieve or eliminate allergic reactions. Quite often prescribe and antihistamines for children.

The fact is that taking antiviral or antibacterial medicines sometimes causes an allergy in a small child, which manifests itself by the swelling of the larynx, the nasal mucosa or bronchial tubes. Refuse to take them is impossible, because this is the only way to cure the baby. It is in this case that the doctor prescribes antiallergic drugs that eliminate side effects.

Antihistamines for children: mechanism of exposure

When the allergen is exposed to the body, the mast cells begin to intensively produce a substance called histamine. This compound irritates the respiratory tract, causing their inflammation, and sometimes swelling. As a result, there is an allergic rhinitis, bouts of suffocating cough, pain when swallowing and other reactions. Antihistamines affect the exchange of histamine and weaken its effect.

Antihistamines for children: rules of use

An pediatrician is entitled to prescribe an antihistamine . Do not use these medications alone, as this is fraught with negative consequences for the child. The choice of a medicine depends on the age of the baby, the condition of his body, the intensity of the allergic reaction, the presence of other diseases.

As a rule, antihistamines for children are available in the form of special jelly tablets with a pleasant smell and taste. But there are also syrups, ordinary tablets, capsules, drops for the nose, drops for the eyes. And to treat skin allergic reactions using drugs in the form of gels, ointments or creams.

The most popular antihistamines

Most often in modern pediatrics, such drugs as Loratadin, Chlorpheniramine, Kestin, Tavegil, Claritin are used. This includes "Diazolin". "Dimedrol" is also used as an antihistamine drug, but it also has a sedative effect, as it causes severe drowsiness.

Antihistamines for newborns

Not all such medications are suitable for an infant, as some of them can cause unwanted effects and adversely affect the development of the body. "Claritin" and "Loratadin" are new antihistamines that do not cause practical side effects and in certain doses are absolutely harmless even for a newborn organism. It is them, along with all the well-known "Diazolinum" and assigned to infants.

Antihistamines for children: contraindications

Not every kid can take antihistamines - this is due to the impact of active components on the human body. Particular care should be taken when prescribing such medicines to children with diseases of the cardiovascular system, as well as gastritis or stomach ulcer, liver diseases, kidney disorders. Do not take such medications for children with diabetes, disorders in the thyroid gland, as well as with glaucoma.

Side effects of antihistamines .

It is proved that the probability of occurrence of side effects in children is much lower than in adult patients. However, taking such medications can affect the functioning of the nervous system, causing drowsiness or, conversely, insomnia, hallucinations, weakness, headaches, loss of coordination.

Possible and reactions from the digestive tract - diarrhea, nausea, constipation, decrease or a strong increase in appetite.

Very rarely observed: the development of anemia, a decrease in the number of leukocytes and blood platelets, a violation in the work of the bone marrow.