All antihistamines are divided into generations. Some drugs are taken several times a day and have a pronounced effect, but have side effects. Other medicines should be taken only once a day. Most of these drugs do not cause negative reactions. A popular and well-known antiallergic medicine is Suprastin. You can buy injections and pills at a pharmacy without a prescription. The cost of the drug is quite attractive compared to its counterparts. Today's article will tell you about how to get a Suprastin injection, in which cases it is necessary and contraindicated, and you will also learn how to replace the medicine.
Description of the drug
You already know that there is Suprastin - injections and pills. The first type of medication is available in 5 ampoules per pack. Each capsule contains a solution in which the active substance chloropyramine hydrochloride in an amount of 20 mg is included. There is also special water. The cost of this medicine is no more than 200 rubles. The box has a bright white-purple color that catches your eye. Store injections at room temperature. It is important that it does not exceed 25 degrees. Make sure that children do not have access to medicine. After the expiration date, the effectiveness of the drug disappears, so you should not use it.
Indications for appointment
Despite the fact that the drug "Suprastin" (injections and tablets) is freely available for the consumer, you should not use it yourself. The medication is an antihistamine, it is prescribed for all kinds of allergic reactions. If you have any, then you need to see a doctor. The doctor will prescribe the most suitable medicine for you and choose the most convenient form of application: Suprastin injection or pills.
Injections of an antihistamine are usually prescribed for severe manifestations of allergies, when there is no time for delay. The following situations may be indications:
- seasonal allergies and hay fever;
- urticaria and dermatitis;
- conjunctivitis and rhinitis caused by an allergen;
- anaphylactic shock ;
- angioedema ;
- skin allergy;
- viral and bacterial diseases (as an additional tool);
- allergies to drugs and food, household chemicals.
Important information: contraindications
Before giving an injection of Suprastin for allergies, it is necessary to carefully study the contraindications. If at least one item matches your condition, then you must refuse to use the medication. Now there are a lot of various substitutes, some will be presented to you later in the article.
Contraindications to the use of the drug "Suprastin" (injections) will be such conditions:
- glaucoma, hypertension;
- prostatic hyperplasia, disorders of the urethra;
- the use of MAO inhibitors 14 days before the start of therapy;
- gastric ulcer and some intestinal pathologies;
- an attack of bronchial asthma during therapy;
- individual sensitivity to components.
"Suprastin" (injections): instructions for use
Before you make an injection, prepare all the necessary tools. You will need a disposable syringe, a bottle of medicine, a dry wipe and an alcohol solution. On the ampoule there is a special mark on which you need to open it. You do not need a file to establish notches. Just break off the glass top. In order not to cut yourself, grab it with a napkin.
The area of the skin where the medicine will be administered must be thoroughly wiped with an alcohol composition. This is necessary so that the microbes do not get inside with the needle. Also wash your hands. Air bubbles from the syringe with the solution must be released.
The dosage of the drug for an adult patient is from 20 to 40 milligrams per administration. In severe forms of allergies, the intravenous use of the drug is recommended. The duration of therapy and the frequency of use is determined by the doctor. On the drug "Suprastin" (injections), the instruction says that at the end of treatment, the patient is transferred to oral administration of the drug. Note that tablets have much less contraindications than the described form of the drug.
Use in children, pregnant and lactating women: is it permissible?
Clinical studies show that the drug "Suprastin" is able to penetrate into breast milk. If there is a need to use the medication during lactation, then it should be temporarily suspended. An alternative solution is to choose another antihistamine that is approved for lactating women.
The instructions say that during pregnancy, the drug is used only in cases where the benefit to the mother outweighs the risks to the baby. This happens, for example, with Quincke's edema, the development of shock and other acute conditions.
The drug can be used in children already from the first month of life. The dosage is determined by the body weight of the child. It is permissible to administer to the baby no more than 2 mg of the drug per kilogram of weight per day. If the child has a body weight of 10 kg, then he is shown 20 mg, but no more. It is better to start with minimal doses. So, in the first year of life, children are recommended to administer a quarter of the ampoule. Children from one to six years old are prescribed half a milliliter. Children from 6 to 14 are shown up to 1 ml of solution in one administration.
Lytic mix
You can often hear that doctors prescribe an injection in the following combination: “Analgin” with “Suprastin” and an antispasmodic. This mixture is called “lytic”. It is often administered to babies at high temperatures. In this case, the fever can have a different origin: a viral disease, vaccination, a bacterial complication, and so on. The dose of medicine is calculated according to the age of the child.
If the child is one year old, then 0.1 ml of Analgin, But Shpa and Suprastin preparations are prescribed. An injection is given intramuscularly under the supervision of a specialist. Combinations of drugs may be different. It is important to use three components: antipyretic, antihistamine and antispasmodic.
Drug action
How long does the Suprastin injection work? The instruction says that the maximum effect of using the medication is noted within two hours. The active substance is excreted from the body in 6-8 hours. That is why the drug is recommended to be used several times a day so that the dose of the drug in the body is always at the same level.
You already know that the drug "Suprastin" refers to antihistamines. It is included in the first generation of such drugs. The drug blocks histamine receptors, proteins that are produced by contact with an allergen. Injections have a pronounced anti-inflammatory and antipruritic effect. Also, the drug is able to relieve cramps and cause a sedative effect.
Suprastin injection: side effects
Often, consumers complain of negative reactions from this drug. Indeed, antihistamines related to the first generation can provoke side effects. In most situations, these arise rather than absent. The main reaction to the use of the composition is drowsiness. Sedation can disrupt the coordination of movements. Therefore, it is not recommended to combine the drug with driving a vehicle or performing important work.
Less commonly, the drug causes digestive disorders. In this case, the reaction is manifested by nausea, abdominal pain, a violation of taste and dry mouth. There are cases when patients complained of difficulty urinating. Very rarely, side effects are manifested by allergies. Then we are talking about individual intolerance to the active substance.
Suprastin with alcohol: a frequently asked question
Is it possible to drink alcohol if the drug “Suprastin” (injections) is prescribed? Reviews of doctors say that such a combination is unacceptable. Despite the advice of doctors, some fun lovers manage to knock over a couple of glasses. What does this threaten?
It is known that the drug "Suprastin" causes drowsiness. If you additionally take alcohol, then the effect of the medication will only intensify. This can be manifested by a swoon, a violation of motor activity. In some cases, a coma develops. It is not known how the patient's body can respond to this combination. In some consumers, disulfiram-like reactions were observed due to such treatment . A lethal outcome is also possible. Doctors always warn: do not drink alcohol while using antihistamines.
First Generation Substitutes
The drug "Suprastin" has analogues. If we talk about structural substitutes based on the same active component, then we can distinguish "Chloropyramine", "Chloropyramine-ESCOM", "Chloropyram-Ferein". These analogues can be called absolute. They have the same dosage and method of use. Contraindications and situations when these medications are needed are the same.
There are other analogues of Suprastin: first-generation antihistamines. The principle of their work is the same, but the active substance will be different. Similar analogues include:
- diphenhydramine (Allergin, Diphenhydramine);
- clemastine ("Tavegil", "Rivtagil");
- feniramin (Avil, Feniramina maleate) and so on.
Analogs of other generations
If for some reason you cannot use the Suprastin medicine, then it is advisable to replace it with more modern analogues. These are antihistamines of the 2nd, 3rd generation. Such drugs are less likely to cause adverse reactions, they have more purified active ingredients. Some medications are convenient enough to take: only once a day. In addition, antihistamines, drops and injections of the second and third generations can be combined with driving and performing important work. Here are the more well-known brand names of drugs.
- 2nd generation: Clarisens, Loratadin, Lominil, Claritin, Zirtek.
- 3rd generation: Gismanal, Treksil, Telfast.
Once again, it is worth mentioning that you can not choose a substitute yourself. The described preparations have different indications and the principle of operation. The maximum effect of some medications is achieved only after a few days. An important feature of loratadine-based drugs is the possibility of combining them with alcohol. Perhaps these are the only antihistamines that allow this combination.
Reviews about "Suprastin"
What can consumers say about Suprastin (injections)? For children, the dosage of the drug is prescribed quite low. A very small amount of medication is administered to babies at all. This is convenient because you do not have to use large volumes. Not every child will calmly wait for him to be given, for example, 5 milliliters of medicine. Instructions for use "Suprastin" suggests using less than half an ampoule for infants. Doctors say that the opened capsule can be stored in the refrigerator until the next injection (during the day). It is better to immediately fill in the next portion in the syringe and place it on the refrigerator door.
Those patients who had to use Suprastin injections talk about the effectiveness of the drug. Antihistamine action develops quite quickly. If you use the medication in emergency situations, you can avoid serious complications. Despite the fact that doctors do not recommend using the medicine on their own, sometimes it is simply necessary. If you injected without a doctor's prescription, then immediately after stopping the attack you need to contact a specialist. The doctor may extend your use of the medication or prescribe another remedy.
Customer reviews also report the drowsiness caused by Suprastin. It almost always happens. If you are going to do responsible work or drive vehicles, then it is advisable to choose an alternative to such a medicine. This is currently quite simple.
Finally
To summarize all the information presented, we can say the following: Suprastin is an effective antihistamine. In the form of injections, it is used more often in acute development of an allergic reaction. The medication has its drawbacks and advantages. The price of ampoules is affordable, but at the same time, the drug causes a lot of adverse reactions. The main drawback is the sedative effect.
Doctors have recently been trying to prescribe more modern drugs. But the medicine "Suprastin" at the same time does not lose its popularity. Remember that all medicines should be taken in agreement with the doctor. I wish you success and good health!