Medications: Antibiotic 'Flemoxin'

Accidentally discovered by the English microbiologist Alexander Fleming in 1929, the first antibiotic, penicillin, marked a new stage in the development of medicine. The ability of antibiotics to effectively fight a variety of infectious diseases, previously considered fatal, was perceived as a panacea.

Preparations of the penicillin group also today occupy the most important place among antimicrobial agents. Scientists continue to work on improving old and developing new types of drugs, as "cunning" microbes develop resistance to many of them, designed to fight them. One such medication is the antibiotic "Flemoxin", which has a wide spectrum actions. Its active ingredient is amoxicillin. The antibiotic practically does not cause side effects in patients and is allowed for use by pregnant women, nursing mothers and even small children.

Antibiotic "Flemoxin" differs one more advantage over other antimicrobial drugs - it has a unique bioavailability, which is 93%. This means that its active ingredient almost entirely goes to medical purposes, without losing itself in the process of assimilation by the body. It deserves mentioning the medicinal form of the antibiotic - "Solutab", meaning in a literal translation - a soluble tablet. This form provides a more predictable and stable therapeutic effect, thereby helping to minimize the likelihood of developing unwanted side-effects such as diarrhea and dyspeptic disorders. Tablets "Flemoxin Solutab" can be swallowed whole, dissolved in water or chewed. Liquid drug form of the drug has a pleasant taste, which is important when appointing it to children. Tablets can be taken before meals and after, since food does not affect the degree of effectiveness of digestion by its body.

Antibiotic "Flemoxin" is indicated for use in any infectious inflammatory processes caused by pathogenic microorganisms sensitive to it: diseases of the respiratory system (pharyngitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia), digestive system, genitourinary system, skin and soft tissue infection.

Quite often an infectious disease is angina - inflammation of the palatine tonsils. The process involves, usually, the tonsils themselves, the mucous membranes of the pharynx and the soft tissues of the palate. Flemoxin in angina is used to treat adults and children. Before prescribing the drug, the antibiotic sensitivity test is performed.

Antibiotic "Flemoxin" is prescribed in dosages, depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the disease. In infectious-inflammatory forms of a disease of mild and moderate severity, according to the following scheme:

• Children from 10 years and adults are appointed twice a day for 500-750 mg, or 3 times - 350-500 mg;
• Children from 3 to 10 years - 2 times a day for 375 mg, or 3 times - 250 mg;
• Children from one year to 3 years - 2 times a day for 250 mg, or 3 times - 125 mg.

With mild forms the drug is taken for 5-7 days, and for streptococcal infections, the duration of treatment is at least 10 days.

In relapses, chronic diseases or in cases of severe disease, the dose of the drug is determined by the clinical picture of the disease.

Contraindication to the use of "Flemoxin" is an individual intolerance to amoxicillin, lymphocytic leukemia and infectious mononucleosis. With caution appoint with ulcerative colitis and kidney failure.

The list of side effects of the antibiotic "Flemoxin" is quite extensive, but the ailments mentioned in it are extremely rare. These include: nausea, vomiting, taste change, stomatitis, cholestasis, colitis, movement disorders, insomnia, behavioral changes, confusion, dizziness, convulsions, headache, depression, allergic reactions in the form of rash, hives, etc.