The medicine "Asparkam" is usually prescribed for a child with a lack of potassium in the body. Also, this tool is able to increase the level of magnesium in the blood in children. Very often this drug is prescribed by pediatricians when treating a child with medications that help to remove a large amount of potassium salts from the blood and tissues.
Release form and composition
This product can be delivered to pharmacies in the form of tablets or solution. In any case, the main active ingredients of both forms of the drug are potassium and magnesium. Asparkam tablets are taken orally. The solution of this drug is intended mainly for intravenous injection.
Asparkam tablets have a cylindrical shape and have a specific smell. They are packed in blisters of 50 pcs. Additional active ingredients of the drug in this form are:
corn starch;
calcium stearate;
talc;
polysorbate-80.
The Asparkama solution has a yellowish tint and is packaged in ampoules. In addition to magnesium and potassium, the composition of the drug in this form includes a special additive, E-420.
How does the drug affect the body of a child
A feature of Asparkam, among other things, is that in the body it is absorbed and absorbed by almost 100%. The maximum concentration in the blood of the active substance of the drug reaches about 1-2 hours after administration. The drug is excreted from the body mainly by the kidneys.
What is Asparkam used for: indications
A lack of potassium in the blood of a child can easily cause a malfunction of the heart. The level of this trace element in the body of children decreases, usually as a result of:
taking with the aim of treating any drugs that can remove a large amount of potassium from the body;
prolonged vomiting or diarrhea;
impaired liver or kidney function;
development of a digestive system disease in the prenatal period.
Of the drugs, glucocorticoids or diuretics most often become the reason for the removal of a large amount of potassium from the body of the child.
“Asparkam” is sold in pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. However, it is impossible, of course, to prescribe it yourself to the child. Preliminarily, you should definitely visit a doctor and continue to act according to his recommendations.
The reason for visiting a doctor in order to check the body for the presence of all trace elements necessary for its functioning, for example, after diarrhea or taking glucocorticoids, may be such symptoms in a child as:
Also, with a lack of potassium in the blood in children, including infants, blood pressure often decreases. And this, in turn, becomes the cause of tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmias. In all these cases, the doctor may prescribe Asparkam to the child.
Hypokalemia is a serious danger
In addition to the symptoms described above, flaccid paralysis of the smooth muscles of the intestine can become a sign of the development of potassium starvation in a child. This, in turn, in most cases provokes the development of constipation and colic in children. If assistance is not provided to a child with such symptoms, this can lead to death, among other things.
What to treat with pills or injections?
Thus, from what "Asparkam" is used, we found out. But in what form should the medicine be used for hypokalemia in a child? Consult a doctor at the first sign of potassium starvation in a baby should be immediately. The consequences of this condition can actually be very serious. With a slight deficiency of this element, the child is usually prescribed tablets. In severe forms of hypokalemia, intravenous infusions are used.
Directions for use for tablets
Prescribed to children “Asparkam” in dosages selected individually by the doctor. At the same time, developing a treatment regimen, the pediatrician takes into account the following factors:
Before giving the child Asparkam, the tablet, of course, needs to be ground into powder. Next, pour a little warm boiled water into a spoon. After taking the pill, a small baby should immediately be offered a breast. “Asparkam”, unfortunately, does not taste very good.
Important
It is impossible to choose the dosage of "Asparkam" for a child independently in any case. This can cause serious complications. Improper treatment using this remedy sometimes even leads to death.
"Asparkam" for children: instructions for use with the solution
Intravenously, this drug is administered to children, of course, in a clinic setting. Dosages in this case are also selected individually by the doctor. Previously, the drug in this form is diluted with a glucose solution of 5%.
The medicine “Asparkam” is administered to the children intravenously as slowly as possible. Too much speed in this case can cause an overdose. The course of treatment with this tool in any form is usually 10 days.
Contraindications and side effects
The intake schedule for Asparkam by children is developed by the doctor individually. In some cases, this medicine cannot be prescribed to a child with hypokalemia at all. Contraindications to its use are, for example:
A child taking this drug should be closely monitored by both doctors and parents. The medicine, among other things, is capable of giving side effects. Most often, children taking Asparkam experience the following problems:
If such symptoms occur, the pediatrician can reduce the dose of the drug for the child or even cancel it.
Instead of a conclusion
With a lack of potassium in the body, Asparkam can help a child very well. This product is sold in pharmacies without a prescription and contains mainly only trace elements. Moreover, it is very inexpensive. The price of a pack of 50 tablets is about 50-60 rubles. However, it is impossible to consider "Asparkam" as a usual vitaminka in any case. This tool is not as harmless as it might seem at first glance. Children should be given this medicine only according to their indications and only after consulting a doctor.