The pharmaceutical industry is developing every day. All new antibacterial agents are being created that will help to quickly and effectively cope with various diseases. However, modern antibiotics are very powerful drugs that affect the body is far from the best way. This problem is especially relevant in veterinary clinics, since most human preparations are not suitable for a fragile animal organism. Therefore, many veterinarians continue to use Bitsillin-3. Instructions for use for animals emphasize that it is one of the safest antibiotics to date.
pharmachologic effect
This is an antibiotic of the penicillin group, which is destroyed by penicillinase. The drug completely blocks the growth and development of bacteria. How wide is the scope of use of Bicillin-3? Instructions for use for animals indicate that it is active against many pathogens.
However, there is a significant minus, because of which the veterinarians began to replace this drug with more modern ones. For its effective use, you must first accurately establish the pathogen, otherwise you will conduct treatment blindly. "Bicillin-3" (instructions for use in animals recognizes this limitation) is ineffective against most gram-negative bacteria, viruses and fungi.
general description
Among veterinarians, injection preparations are most often used. That is what Bitsillin-3 is. Instructions for use for animals describes it as a powder for the preparation of a solution. "Bicillin-3" consists of three active substances - benzathine, benzylpenicillin, benzylpenicillin sodium salt and benzylpenicillin novocaine salt. Dosage may vary: 200,000 or 400,000 units.
Features of the drug are such that it hydrolyzes very slowly. Therefore, after a single injection, a sufficient concentration of the drug in the blood for treatment is observed for six to seven days. If the causative agents of the disease are sensitive to penicillin, then there is a persistent improvement in the condition of the animal. Otherwise, you need to change the therapy.
Indications for use
Do not forget that knowing the characteristics of drugs and the symptoms of diseases is the task of doctors. Only the veterinarian should prescribe Bitsillin-3 MZ for your pet. Instructions for use tell us that this drug will be very effective in the treatment of streptococcal infections. It can be non-healing wounds, erysipelas. There is also an exception here: group B streptococcal infections are insensitive to this drug. In some cases, in the treatment of pyroplasmosis and other diseases, which, in addition to the rest of the clinical picture, also carry inflammatory processes, this antibiotic is used, since it is able to persist in the blood for a long time.
Drug use
Typically, the doctor instructs the owners when prescribing "Bicillin-3" (Bicillinum 3). Method of application - intramuscular administration. For this, the outer surface of the thigh is used. The needle must be inserted at an angle deep into the muscle. Of course, it is better to turn to professionals. The dosage of the drug is calculated by the doctor individually, depending on the weight, age and condition of your pet. For an adult dog, usually a single dose is 300 thousand units. The maximum possible - 600 thousand units, it is introduced once a week. In exceptional cases, the introduction of 1.2 million units is possible. In this case, it is necessary to connect “Hilak Forte” to protect microflora.
Side effects
It is difficult to track them in four-legged pets, which is why we provide this description. Indications "Bicillin-3" (the method of use we have already described above) is recommended for use in a variety of infectious diseases. The drug makes it possible to limit itself to a small number of injections and ensure a stable state of the body.
Our four-legged friends need constant attention, especially when they first receive an antibiotic. Instructions for use contain a list of negative reactions that you need to keep in mind. This may be tinnitus and a headache, which manifests itself in the drowsiness and lethargy of the animal.
In some cases, you can observe diarrhea and nausea, stomatitis, impaired liver function, which can be determined by palpation. The most dramatic side effects are allergic reactions. These are urticaria and Quincke's edema. Be sure to be prepared for this and have at hand antihistamines.
Contraindications
"Bicillin-3" for veterinary medicine is the number one drug. But first of all, you need to assess the risk of allergic reactions. To do this, it is better to introduce a small dosage in the presence of a doctor. If in the anamnesis there were cases of allergic reactions, special care must be taken.
Extremely carefully prescribe the drug for pregnant and puppy bitches, until the end of the period of breastfeeding. The active substance easily penetrates into breast milk and through the placental barrier.
Additional Information
It should be noted that monotherapy with this drug is almost never practiced. In some cases, good results can be obtained with a combination of an antibiotic and antiparasitic drugs, in other cases, immunoglobulins, which help increase the body's defenses, are ideal.
In any case, it is undesirable to use Bicillin on your own. Instructions for use (price, reviews - a little lower) suggests that, like all other antibiotics, this is a serious drug that a doctor should prescribe. So that the application does not provoke fungal infections, it is necessary to add ascorbic acid and B vitamins to the complex. If necessary, the doctor may additionally prescribe Levorol and Nystatin. The antibiotic instruction recommends storage in a dry and cool place (up to twenty degrees).
Veterinarian reviews
Almost all young doctors are in a hurry to abandon the penicillin series of antibiotics and switch to more modern ones. And only experienced veterinarians understand that in some cases it is Bicillin-3 that is the optimal drug that, on the one hand, relieves inflammation well, and on the other hand, is quite safe and well tolerated.
According to veterinarians, the long-term preservation of the drug in the blood, especially in therapeutic dosages, is a great advantage. Against the background of the action of the antibiotic, concomitant therapy can be carried out without additional antibacterial agents. Veterinarians emphasize that “Bicillin”, unlike most modern antibiotics, is gentle, but at the same time quite powerful and effective.
Analogs
The entire penicillin group is a related drug, Bicillin. Instructions for use analogues (their composition varies slightly, but this does not affect the effectiveness too much), unfortunately, does not. This is "Bicillin-1", which contains only benzathine benzylpenicillin, and "Bicillin-5", that is, a duet of benzathine benzylpenicillinain and benzylpenicillin novocaine salt. The longest effect on the body is "Bitsillin-5." It remains in the blood at therapeutic doses for up to 28 days.
If you look at the pharmacological group (penicillins), then this drug has a lot more analogues. These are Ampicillin and Amoxiclav, Ospamox and Flemoklav Solutab, Hikontsil and many other drugs that are often sold in pharmacies at a fairly high price. At the same time, Bitsillin itself will cost about 10-15 rubles per ampoule.