Sulfadimethoxin tablets are part of the pharmacotherapeutic group of antimicrobial agents. The active substance is sulfadimethoxine, which in one tablet contains 0.5 grams. This is a long-acting sulfonamide drug . We can say that the sulfadimethoxin is an antibiotic, which is a synthetic antibacterial agent. This drug is one of sulfanilamide derivatives.
The indications for the prescription of the drug “Sulfadimethoxin” are as follows.
The drug is active in the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases that were provoked by microflora sensitive to its action. These are inflammatory pathologies such as pneumonia and bronchitis, dysentery, and also:
inflammatory processes of the biliary, urinary tract;
wound infections;
toxoplasmosis;
meningitis, otitis media, sinusitis;
tonsillitis;
trachoma and other infectious diseases accompanied by an inflammatory process.
What are contraindications when prescribing the antibacterial drug "Sulfadimethoxin"? The instruction, first of all, calls hypersensitivity to the drug in question. If a pronounced toxico-allergic reaction to drugs of this group is found in the patient’s history, the purpose of the described drug is contraindicated. This medicine is not prescribed for renal / liver failure, pregnancy, heart failure, porphyria. It is forbidden to use for children under the age of three.
Regarding the methods of using the antibacterial agent "Sulfadimethoxin", the instruction gives the following recommendations. Assign one gram of sulfonamide preparation on the first day to adult patients and 0.5 gram on the remaining days of treatment. An increase in dosage is allowed with a severe course of the pathological process.
Children receive the drug in the same way, but the dosage is calculated a little differently. The first day - 25 milligrams of the drug, the remaining days of treatment - 12 mg per kilogram daily.
The drug is found in the blood half an hour after ingestion, reaching a maximum effect on the body within about ten hours. After twelve years, children are prescribed a drug, as well as adult patients. Urine medicine is excreted. The treatment course usually lasts from one to two weeks.
Side effects that have been observed during treatment with sulfadimethoxin tablets:
allergies - urticaria, itching, dermatitis, rashes;
pain in the lower back and in the liver;
drug-induced fever;
discolored urine ;
cholestatic hepatitis, increased activity of liver enzymes;
dry mouth, nausea, pathological thirst;
hematopoiesis, leukopenia.
Such side effects in the treatment with the drug "Sulfadimethoxin" instruction refers to the symptoms of an overdose of this drug. In such cases, they stop treatment. If there is a need, you should rinse the stomach, prescribe alkaline drink, saline laxative, but such appointments are made exclusively by a doctor.
Features of therapy with the use of the drug "Sulfadimethoxin"
With caution, it is prescribed for heart failure in a patient, for hepatic and renal pathologies. A lot of alkaline drink should be consumed throughout the course of therapy. There were no problems with driving during treatment with the drug. Regularly during the treatment with this medicine, urine and blood are taken for analysis.
Available in tablets. One blister pack contains ten tablets of the drug. Holidays are made according to recipes.