The medicine "Bifidumbacterin" is available in powder form for oral administration and in tablet form. It is a microbial lyophilized mixture of live bacteria of the Bifidobacterium bifidum 1 strain, sorbed on activated carbon particles mixed with lactose. The drug has antagonistic activity, affecting pathogenic (Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus) and conditionally pathogenic (Klebsiella, Proteus and other) microorganisms. Sorbed living bacteria normalize the restoration of the mucous membranes, the synthesis of amino acids and vitamins, parietal digestion, and also increase the body's immune defense. From 70 to 230 rubles - such is the price of Bifidumbacterin.
Instruction Indications
The medicine is recommended for children from the first days of life (including premature infants), adults (in all age groups), nursing and pregnant women for the prevention and elimination of symptoms of dysbiosis of different localization and nature of occurrence. The drug is indicated for the treatment of acute respiratory viral and intestinal infections. A remedy is prescribed for chronic pathologies with lesions in the digestive tract (peptic ulcer, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, diseases of the biliary tract and liver), complicated by dysbiosis. The medication "Bifidumbacterin" recommends the use of the drug for foodborne infections, chronic constipation, malabsorption syndrome. Indications include allergic pathologies, accompanied by imbalances in the intestinal microflora, diarrhea in patients who have been receiving antibacterial drugs, antibiotics, hormones, NSAIDs for a long time. As a prophylaxis, the drug is recommended for the prevention of nosocomial infection, dysbiosis in children who often have a cold.
Medication "Bifidumbacterin." Instructions for use
The medicine is taken with food or regardless of food (if necessary). Before use, the powder is mixed with a liquid. Preferably with a fermented milk product. For newborns, the drug "Bifidumbacterin" application instruction allows you to add to baby food or breast milk. You can dissolve the drug in water (30-50 ml). In this case, a muddy suspension with particles of coal will turn out. In this case, the medicine is drunk without waiting for complete dissolution. The drug "Bifidumbacterin" (tablets) are recommended for adolescents and adults. In accordance with the severity of the course of the pathology, the dosage is established. The application regimen is determined individually for patients. For prevention, the medicine is prescribed two to three times a year in courses of 10-15 days.
Adverse Reactions and Contraindications
The medicine is well tolerated by patients of all age categories. In practice, cases of the occurrence of negative effects of therapy or prevention have not been described. As contraindications to the drug "Bifidumbacterin", the instructions for use indicate only individual intolerance to the components. Caution when taking should be observed with lactase deficiency.