The drug "Fenkarol", the reviews and description of which are presented in this article, is an excellent anti-allergic agent. The low price and different types of packaging make it one of the most popular drugs in this class. "Fenkarol" for children is often used by pediatricians in the treatment of allergic reactions. On sale there is a drug in the form of tablets, and it is also in the form of a powder from large colorless grains.
Indications for use
When prescribing a course of treatment for a patient, it is often necessary to use a drug that will have a calming effect on the body during treatment. In this case, “Fenkarol” tablets are prescribed. From what and for what purpose it is appointed, we will try to cover the articles in this section. So, the medicine is used:
- as a remedy that soothes itching on the skin;
- as a drug that eliminates swelling of the limbs and reduces inflammation of the soft tissue of the body;
- as a means of reducing the manifestation of an allergic reaction to any drug or process;
- also used for allergies to a food product;
- as a drug that helps to reduce the body’s too high sensitivity to the introduction of a substance foreign to it, this substance mainly has a protein structure; when a protein substance alien to him is introduced into the body, he secrete antibodies; later, antibodies, when reacting with a protein, can cause allergies or even the so-called serum sickness; in order to prevent this from happening, use drugs such as Fenkarol; drug analogues are also widely used by specialists;
- as a medicine for diseases such as urticaria, rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, hay fever, dermatosis.
If the disease proceeds in an acute form and urgent intervention of an antiallergic agent is necessary, then injections are administered intramuscularly. Most often this is done with diseases such as:
- hives;
- hay fever;
- Quincke's edema.
Types of packaging
The drug is released in the form of tablets and in powder form. The tablets are convex in shape. There are two dosage options for Fenkarol tablets: 10 mg and 25 mg. This means that one tablet of the drug contains ten or twenty-five milligrams of the active ingredient: chifenadine hydrochloride. In addition, the composition of the medicine has such components as:
- sucrose;
- potato starch;
- calcium stearate;
- citric acid;
- peach flavoring;
- orange flavoring;
- aspartame;
- mannitol.
Tablets are produced in ten in one blister packaged in cardboard boxes with instructions inside. If we talk about the powder version, then the dosage of the powder is ten mg of chifenadine hydrochloride. As for the auxiliaries, there is glutamic acid. the powder is used for intramuscular injection, if there is an urgent need.
The principle of the drug
The main substance of the drug protects the body from excessive sensitivity and, by blocking receptors, significantly reduces vascular permeability. Also, the function of chifenadine is to reduce muscle spasms in the bronchi and intestines. Fenkarol, the analogues of which we list below, has several advantages over them:
- does not have the effect of excessive excitation and increased levels of adrenaline, like other means;
- never entails symptoms such as a drowsy or lethargic state of the body;
- the drug does not penetrate the physiological barrier that exists between the nervous and circulatory systems;
- establishes the work of the heart with arrhythmias.
The medicine begins its action half an hour after administration. The maximum effect occurs after an hour. The complete breakdown of the drug occurs in the liver, and it is excreted through the urethra and intestines.
Analogs
There are many drugs in the world that can be called analogues of the Fenkarol drug: Suprastin, Diazolin, Loratadin, Fexadin, Erespal, Diphenhydramine and many others. These drugs are well known to the buyer. But there are those whose names are not so often seen, but their use is also possible:
- Claritin.
- "Parlazin."
- Fenistil.
- "Aviomarin."
- Rapido.
- "Cetirizine" and others.
The drug "Fenkarol": price
The price of the drug varies depending on the manufacturer. There is a Russian manufacturer, PFC Baltimore CJSC, and these pills are more expensive. And there is a manufacturer from Latvia, the company "Olainfarm". In any case, price fluctuations range from 250 to 370 rubles. Here the dosage also affects. The higher the concentration of the active element, the more expensive the tablets. The injection solution is more expensive, besides, do not forget that for the procedure you will need water for injection, a syringe, alcohol and cotton wool.
Method of using the drug
The medicine "Fenkarol", reviews of which are only positive, is taken after the appointment of a doctor inside and always after a meal. The dosage for an adult is approximately 25 mg three times a day. But you can not exceed the norm of two hundred mg per day. You need to take the drug for ten days. As prescribed by a doctor, you can increase the duration of treatment.
Young children take five mg twice a day. Children over three take ten mg twice a day. School children can take fifteen mg twice a day.
Contraindications and side effects
Before taking any drug, you must always consult a doctor. To avoid an unforeseen reaction, a doctor with knowledge of the matter will be able to prescribe the drug that will suit you individually. To whom it is impossible to apply "Fenkarol":
- pregnant women;
- breast-feeding women;
- people who are hypersensitive to the elements contained in the medicine;
- patients with fructose nonperception;
- with a lack of sucrose or glucose in the body;
- infants;
- people with cardiovascular disease, problems with the stomach and intestines, liver or kidneys;
- people who drive vehicles or work using various mechanisms;
- people whose occupation requires increased attention or the severity of the reaction of the psychomotor system.
To identify the main side effects, studies were conducted during which people taking the drug “Fenkarol” were observed. The reviews of these people were recorded and were summarized. So, the main side effects are:
- headache;
- tendency to sleep;
- periodic nausea;
- possible vomiting.
If one of the above symptoms occurs, you should stop taking the drug and seek medical advice. Changing the dosage usually always removes an unpleasant symptom and eliminates the problem.
The drug "Fenkarol": reviews
The described medicine helps people to survive all sorts of unpleasant moments associated with the manifestation of allergies, skin diseases in both children and adults. Children’s “Fenkarol” is especially praised, since it is in children that the skin reaction to food and various drugs is most often observed. It is very unpleasant when a child suffers from itching or other symptoms of allergies. Pills help to remove these symptoms. Many patients take the drug in conjunction with other drugs that are not contraindicated by the doctor. Excellent medicine works in tandem with folk remedies.
ethnoscience
Nature gives us a lot of means to combat ailments, and allergies are no exception. Recommended methods of dealing with it in combination with medications:
- Dermatitis. A decoction of oak bark soothes skin integuments and helps the medicine fight itching. You can wash the affected areas of the skin and make compresses. Rosehip oil also helps a lot. After soaking gauze or bandage, you need to apply it to the wound twice a day.
- Hives. Juice of fresh celery root. Take half a teaspoon inside three times a day on an empty stomach.
- Eczema. Lotions of apple cider vinegar will help. You can also make compresses from birch, cabbage juice. Sometimes a cabbage leaf is used, which is applied to the sore spot for several days, and then it is changed to a fresh leaf and left on.