Recently, it is rare when during treatment it is possible to avoid taking antibiotics. Side effects of such drugs sound so frightening that many patients, after reading the instructions, refuse to accept. However, this is fundamentally wrong. Yes, there is actually a negative effect of such drugs, doctors do not deny this, but the consequences of neglected infectious inflammations can be much worse.
Why are antibiotics so important?
Pathogens have developed so much that in most cases they no longer respond to pure antibiotics. And here a new generation of products will come to the rescue, in which the composition is supplemented with components that prevent premature decomposition of active substances and act precisely at the site of damage. One of these drugs is Amoxiclav.
An analogue of the Russian pharmaceutical market also has. This is the medicine "Augmentin." Also, the drug "Sumamed" refers to drugs with a similar effect. They also have a wide range of effects and advanced components. Such combined formulations allow you to immediately affect several types of pathogens.
In what cases is assigned
The analogue of “Amoxiclav” and it itself are antibiotics of widespread use, are prescribed for various infectious lesions of bacterial origin. Often with such diseases, such drugs simply can not do. But before prescribing it, the doctor must send the patient to undergo a series of examinations that will help to identify the sensitivity of bacteria to a particular composition. After that, it will be possible to decide on which antibiotic is better to choose: an analogue of Amoxiclav or a synonym.
Both are used in the treatment of the following diseases:
- ENT diseases (sinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, otitis media);
- diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract (bronchitis, pneumonia, abscesses);
- gynecological and urological diseases (adnexitis, cystitis, nephritis, prostatitis);
- intestinal infections (salmonellosis, dysentery);
- Infectious infections of the skin and soft tissues.
How to replace the drug "Amoxiclav"
Analogues cheap and expensive differ not only in price. As a rule, antibiotics of a low price category are not new generation drugs, which have already been mentioned above. Therefore, such treatment may be ineffective, but the mentioned side effects can be experienced in full. The analogue of Amoxiclav should be selected based on the action of the drug and its components.
An identical substitute may be the Augmentin medicine, which also consists of clavulanic acid and amoxicillin. If you need to replace the composition, then you should choose the so-called synonym for the drug, which is similar in action, but has another active component, for example, the drug “Sumamed”. This is the same broad-spectrum antibiotic, however, its main component is azithromycin.
The analogue of Amoxiclav is an order of magnitude higher, therefore, if the doctor prescribed this drug, and it was not in one of the pharmacies, for the sake of economy, you can look for it. Also, one should not decide on a replacement without consulting a treating doctor. This can lead to undesirable consequences, as a result of which not only the financial situation will suffer, but also health.