Description of the drug "Grippferon" for children and adults

As you know, nobody likes to be ill. Especially unpleasant, when your child gets a cold or gets infected with the flu. One of the well-proven tools for fighting respiratory viral infections are drops "Grippferon". For children, they are as effective and safe as for adults. About this drug and will go further speech.

Why you can use the drug "Grippferon" for children

According to studies conducted by several research institutes of Russia and Ukraine, this drug is highly effective for both children and adults. The use of drops "Grippferon" improves the condition of patients and speeds up the process of their recovery. And you can use it even when treating infants, at the age of up to a year.

The composition of this drug includes human interferon, which makes the cell walls of our body impenetrable to viruses. In addition, this element helps suppress protein synthesis in already infected cells. Also, the use of these drops can reduce the number of medications needed to combat respiratory infection and reduce the risk of complications after a previous illness.

If you go to the pharmacy to buy the drug "Grippferon" for children, the price of it can be unpleasantly surprising. After all, one bottle of this product costs more than 200 rubles. And if you consider that an open vial can be stored only for 30 days, then the price of this medicine seems even higher.

We use drops in the nose "Grippferon" for children: instruction

Since the dosage and duration of taking this drug directly depend on the patient's age and recommendations (treatment or prevention of the disease), it must be prescribed by a highly qualified doctor.

In general, with symptoms of colds and flu, children between the ages of three are prescribed burrowing two drops in each nasal passage three times a day. A child from three to fourteen years old, most likely, will be prescribed two drops four times a day. After instillation it is necessary to massage the wings of the nose with your fingers, so that the preparation is evenly distributed. With regard to the duration of use of the drug, it should not exceed five days.

Indications and contraindications for taking the drug "Grippferon"

In general, this drug is safe and highly effective. It is prescribed, as a rule, for the prevention and treatment of colds and flu, both for children and adults.

As for contraindications, the drops of "Grippferon" should not be taken if the patient has intolerance to interferon preparations. In addition, it is undesirable to use this drug in the presence of severe forms of allergic diseases.

It is also undesirable to combine the administration of Grippferon with other intranasal products that have a vasoconstrictive effect, as this can lead to drying of the nasal mucosa.