Means "Eufillin" is a drug in powder or tablets. The action of the drug is to expand the blood vessels, especially the heart. It lowers pressure, has an antispasmodic effect on all smooth muscles and significantly improves blood supply to all internal organs of the human body. In addition, under the influence of this medicine, the heart muscle and skeletal muscle are stimulated, and the nervous system is slightly excited. The cumulative properties of the substance are noted.
The drug "Eufillin" is indicated for bronchial asthma, emphysema, cardiac asthma, bronchospasm, pulmonary edema and other diseases that are accompanied by high blood pressure, with hepatic colic, with angina pectoris with the presence of symptoms of heart failure. Also, one of the main indications for the use of this medication is a stroke, which was accompanied by cerebral edema and myocardial infarction.
Be sure to know what there are contraindications. It is strictly forbidden to be treated with Eufillin medication for those who suffer from hypotension, who have a peptic ulcer, an acute or only myocardial infarction, and it is also forbidden to take it in the presence of paroxysmal tachycardia, extrasystole.
When treating with this medicine, some side effects may occur. For example, diarrhea, nausea, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, slightly increased nervous irritability, rapid heartbeat, deep breathing, and hypotension may appear. With rectal administration, irritation of the rectal mucosa may be observed. When injected, the medicine is quite painful. There is a risk of hyperemia of the face, pain in the heart, cramps or collapse. Due to such a large number of contraindications and side effects, you should very carefully take the medicine "Eufillin".
Instructions for children suggest that the drug is undesirable for babies. Especially if they have not yet reached three months. Means "Eufillin" for children who are a little older, is given only if the medicine was prescribed by a doctor. Capsules and tablets are prescribed for children who are over 12 years old, but even in this case, it is necessary to strictly observe the prescribed dosage and follow the doctor's recommendations.
In case of urgent need, you can prescribe the drug "Eufillin" to children, only the dosage is carefully thought out and prescribed by the doctor. Its calculation is about 5 milligrams per kilogram of total body weight. The older the child, the more the dosage regimen and dosage changes. Calculation and adherence to reception times are also required. For example, the medicine "Eufillin" is administered to children from birth to six months only once every eight hours. From six months to a year, the drug can be administered every six hours. Toddlers from one to nine years old can take about five milligrams per kilogram of body weight. The frequency is the same - about once every six hours. From the age of nine to twelve, Eufillin is also given to children every six to seven hours, but its amount is slightly less, approximately four milligrams per kilogram of their body weight. As for adolescents from 12 to 16 years old, they can take the drug once every six hours, for them the next dosage is about three milligrams per kilogram of body.
For various kinds of chronic diseases that involve treatment with higher dosages, a child should take up to sixteen milligrams per day per kilogram of his weight, but its total number should not exceed 400 milligrams. It is important to note that the entire daily dosage must be divided into 4 parts. If there are no side effects during treatment, then the total dosage can be increased by about 25%.