Immunostimulating drug "Isoprinosine" German production - a fairly popular drug. Often the attending physician may advise using Groprinosin, an analogue of Isoprinosine.
"Isoprinosine" - a drug that stimulates the human immune system, with a pronounced antiviral effect.
It is prescribed for people suffering from infections caused by herpes simplex, in particular acute viral encephalitis. And also with genital, labial herpes. They can take those with chickenpox, measles, herpes zoster, and cytomegaly.
Contraindicated in patients with elevated uric acid levels in urine and blood. It is not prescribed for nephrolithiasis, renal failure, predisposition to extrasystoles, cerebral epilepsy, stomach diseases, autoimmune diseases. It should not be used during pregnancy and lactation, since there are no research results in this area. The drug is contraindicated in gout, arrhythmias, urolithiasis, chronic renal failure. Not prescribed for children under three years of age!
It is available in tablets, which include inosine and dimepranol-acetoben. Tablets should be taken only after meals, swallowed without chewing, washed down with a small amount of any liquid.
Isoprinosine tablets are prescribed by the doctor purely individually and are dispensed in pharmacies only by prescription.
With an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus, children are prescribed 50-100 mg per kilogram of body weight per day in several divided doses. Adults take one tablet every 2-3 hours. The duration of use is associated with the disappearance of symptoms.
In acute viral encephalitis, both adults and children are prescribed 100 mg of the drug up to 6 times a day. Treatment is carried out according to the following scheme: after 7-10 days of taking the medicine, a break for 8 days.
Take the drug until the symptoms of the disease disappear. The dose can be increased in very severe cases.
In conditions of immunosuppression, children are prescribed at the rate of 100 mg of the drug per kilogram of weight, up to 4 times a day, for adult patients - 50 mg / kg daily in 3-5 doses.
The doctor must observe the condition of the patient when taking the drug Isoprinosine.
The analogue of Isoprinosine - Groprinosin can only be prescribed by a doctor, as It is also an immunostimulating drug, and is a complex containing the same inosine and N, N-dimethylamino-2-propanol. The presence of inosine determines the effectiveness of the complex, because it increases the availability of the drug for lymphocytes.
The drug "Groprinosin" - an analogue of "Isoprinosin" is well tolerated by the patient’s body, because low toxicity. It should be used for people with insufficient immune protection, often and for a long time suffering from all kinds of viral infections. Groprinosin, as an analogue of Isoprinosine, but only having a milder effect on the body, can be prescribed for elderly people with chronic circulatory failure, with angina pectoris.
The drug "Groprinosin" (an analogue of "Isoprinosine") is prescribed in more gentle doses. It is taken in 3-4 doses necessarily after a meal. Adults are prescribed a daily dose of 6 to 8 tablets, children - 3-4 g per day. In severe infectious diseases, the dosage of the drug may be increased. Tablets are taken within a week. After a week break, treatment can be repeated.
Data on an overdose of Isoprinosine and Groprinosin were not provided, as their clinical study in this direction has not been conducted.
It should be noted that the systematic use of immunosuppressants weaken the effect of drugs.
The development of side effects of both drugs is possible only at the beginning of treatment. When used in blood and urine, uric acid levels may increase briefly . Large doses of the drug sometimes cause intestinal upsets, in some cases, nausea, vomiting.
The preparations are stored at a temperature not exceeding 25 ° C in a rather dry, dark place. Tablets can be stored up to 3 years from the date of release.
Is it possible to combine Groprinosin or Isoprinosin and alcohol? After all, this is not specified in the instructions for the use of drugs. The fact that there is no information of this kind does not mean at all that this neighborhood is permissible. If the patient will consume alcohol during treatment, allergic manifestations can be noticed: skin itching and rash, swelling of the lymph nodes, throat, glands, urticaria, and some other unpredictable reactions of the body. After all, alcohol negatively affects the immune system, which is so weak in the patient.