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The drug is 'Suprax'. Reviews, description, instruction

The medicine "Supraks" is a semisynthetic antibiotic of the third generation cephalosporin series. The agent acts bactericidal.

The mechanism of action of the medicine "Supraks" (instruction, expert reviews confirm this) is based on inhibition of the synthesis of the cell membrane of the pathogen. The active component of the drug is cefixime.

"Supraks" is prescribed for pathologies of an infectious-inflammatory nature, provoked by microbes that are sensitive to the drug. Such diseases include sinusitis, bronchitis (chronic and acute), tonsillitis, otitis media (middle), pharyngitis. The drug "Supraks" (reviews of doctors and patients testify to this) is effective for uncomplicated gonorrhea, as well as for infections in the urinary tract (uncomplicated).

Contraindications for hypersensitivity to penicillins and cephalosporins.

With caution, the preparation "Supraks" (reviews of specialists confirm this) is prescribed for renal failure (chronic), in elderly and children (up to six months), with pseudomembranous colitis (in history including).

The medicine is not contraindicated for pregnant and lactating children. However, when prescribing a medication, it is necessary to correlate the probable benefit to the mother and the estimated risk to the fetus. If necessary, during the lactation to take the medicine "Supraks" (the doctors' reviews are unanimous in this matter), it is necessary to stop feeding.

Capsules are prescribed to patients from the age of twelve. At a body weight of the patient more than 50 kilograms on the average recommend to take four hundred milligrams of the drug per day (once or twice a day for two hundred milligrams). Usually the therapeutic course lasts no more than ten days.

In uncomplicated gonorrhea, it is recommended to take four hundred milligrams once.

For children prescribe the drug "Supraks" (suspension) (reviews of many parents confirm that this dosage form for babies is more convenient and safer capsules). Dosage at the same time - eight milligrams per kilogram of weight once or every twelve hours for four milligrams per kilogram of weight for patients under 12 years. Children from half a year to a year are prescribed per day from 2.5 to 4 milliliters, from two to four years - five milliliters, from five to eleven years - six or ten milliliters.

Before preparing the suspension, turn over the vial and shake the contents. Then, boiled water, cooled to room temperature, is added to the powder in an amount of 40 milliliters in two stages. After each addition, the mixture must be shaken until a uniform solution is formed. Then the suspensions are allowed to steep for five minutes to dissolve the whole powder. Before use, the mixture is shaken.

When applying the drug "Supraks" (reviews of patients indicate this), there may be some side effects. The most common include allergy in the form of anaphylactic shock, fever, itching or flushing of the skin, epidermal necrolysis (toxic), exudative erythema (multiforme), urticaria. In some cases, candidiasis of the intestine, liver dysfunction, abdominal pain, pseudomembranous colitis, glossitis, anorexia, stomatitis, dry mouth, dysbacteriosis may be noted.

Among undesirable manifestations, patients also note flatulence, vomiting, headache, dizziness. In some cases, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, interstitial nephritis, and leukopenia can develop.

When appointing the drug "Supraks" the doctor can recommend an antihistamine to avoid the occurrence of allergies.

It must be remembered that the use of antibiotics should be controlled by a specialist. Therefore, before taking Suprax, you should visit a doctor.

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