According to the instructions, Remantadin tablets help children and adults cope with viral infection. From the many reviews it follows that the drug is effective, safe, almost never provokes adverse reactions. The price for it is quite affordable, and the drug is dispensed from pharmacies without a prescription. All this makes Remantadin a real hit when another viral epidemic approaches.
What it is?
In the instructions for Remantadine tablets, the manufacturer indicates that the drug is based on rimantadine hydrochloride. One capsule contains 50 mg of this compound. Additionally, auxiliary components are used to ensure the storage duration and ease of use of the composition. A complete list of additional substances is provided in the accompanying tablet instructions. "Remantadine" contains starch, lactose, stearic acid. Particularly careful when choosing an antiviral drug should be people suffering from intolerance or hypersensitivity to lactose - they are contraindicated.
According to reviews, the instruction for Remantadin tablets is comprehensive and understandable for the average person. The manufacturer gives a description of the medication in the accompanying documentation, it indicates that the tablets are made white or close to white, have a bevel, made in the form of a flat cylinder. If the items present in the package differ from those described, you must contact the pharmacy for a replacement of defective goods.
Pharmacology
In the accompanying documentation, the manufacturer explains in detail how they help, due to what and from what the tablets "Remantadine". Their use in accordance with the instructions allows you to fight viral infection, since the drug has a strong antiviral effect. Tests have proven its effectiveness against various forms of viruses that provoke influenza type A. In influenza B, the use of the composition helps to reduce intoxication, smooth out manifestations of general poisoning of the patient's body. The effectiveness of the use of "Remantadine" with arboviruses that can provoke tick-borne encephalitis has been proven.
In the instructions for tablets "Remantadine Aveksima", "Remantadine" and other forms of release, the manufacturer mentions that the drug is absorbed when passing through the gastrointestinal tract. The process proceeds actively, with a high degree of efficiency. The bioavailability in most patients is high. Transformation processes occur intensively in the liver. In chronic violations of the functionality of this organ, there is no need to reduce the dosage. Excretion is provided with urine, the half-life is 72 hours.
When will it help?
In accordance with the instructions for the use of Remantadine Avexima tablets, the drug should be used to prevent and treat flu. The use of tablets gives the best results in the early stages of the disease. "Remantadine" is indicated for persons over the age of seven. For adults, there are no age restrictions, the drug is allowed to be used by older people.
In the instructions for Remantadin tablets, the manufacturer indicates the admissibility of taking the composition to prevent tick-borne viral encephalitis. For such purposes, you should use the medication only at adulthood.
Strongly impossible!
Like any other drug composition, the drug in question has limitations and contraindications. Remantadine Avexima and Remantadine tablets are not allowed to be used if increased susceptibility or allergic reactions to adamantane derivatives are detected. You can not use the composition with sensitivity beyond measure to the auxiliary compounds used in the manufacture of the product.
Contraindications to the use of Remantadine tablets for children and adults are acute hepatic and renal diseases, chronic renal diseases. It is not allowed to use the composition with thyrotoxicosis.
The product is not intended for the treatment of pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers. If you need to use the drug for lactation, you should consider the possibility of transferring the child to artificial nutrition.
How to use?
The tablets contained in one package of Remantadine are taken for up to 6 days, but sometimes less or longer, following the doctor's recommendations. The drug is taken orally after a meal. It is necessary to drink plenty of tablets with water. The therapy will give the optimal result if you start using the tablets in the first 24-48 hours from the onset of the symptoms of viral invasion.
It was indicated above why Remantadin tablets help: the drug is prescribed for influenza and the need for its prevention, as well as for the prevention of tick-borne encephalitis. The dosage is selected based on the specific objectives of the course, the individual characteristics of the patient.
Dosage and rules
Method of using Remantadine tablets by adult patients on the first day of illness:
- A single dose is 100 mg.
- Frequency - three times a day.
The next two days, the drug is used in the same volumes, but twice a day. Then, for another two days, I take 100 mg per day at a time.
It is allowed to use once a day 300 mg of the drug.
In the instructions, the manufacturer explains how to take Remantadine tablets to children. For the age group of 7-10 years, the drug is shown twice a day at 50 mg. For children under 14 years of age, the same doses are allowed three times a day. For persons over 14 years of age, the dosage is the same as recommended for adults. The treatment program should last five days.
Disease prevention
As a preventive measure, Remantadine tablets are prescribed to adults in an amount of 50 mg once in knocking. The duration of the program is 30 days. For children over the age of seven, a preventive program is the same amount of the drug, but half the time.
As a measure of prevention of tick-borne encephalitis, Remantadine tablets should be used if an insect bite was detected. The first three days the drug is used twice a day for 100 mg. In rare cases, the doctor may recommend extending the program to five days. Unauthorized use of "Remantadine" in such conditions, a longer course than the standard, should not be.
The nuances of prevention
The most effective will be the preventive measures initiated immediately after a tick bite. If more than 48 hours have elapsed between the initial use and the bite, Remantadine will not show the desired effect.
In rare cases, the drug can be used as a preventive measure against tick-borne viral encephalitis, even if there are no bites. This applies to people living in areas where cases of encephalitis are more common, as well as when planning a trip to a wooded area. As a prophylactic measure against encephalitis, Remantadine tablets are indicated for risk groups.
Use the composition for such purposes without the fact of a tick bite is allowed twice a day on a tablet. The duration of the program is 15 days. If the reception is missed, you need to fix it, barely managed to remember. If a gap is detected at the time when you need to take the next dose, double volumes cannot be used.
Negative consequences: what to prepare for?
In the accompanying documentation for the Remantadine tablets, the manufacturer indicates that the agent may cause a negative response from the body. From clinical practice it is known that not all patients experience side effects, in general, the tolerance of the composition is assessed as high, and the tool itself is considered safe. In particular, it is for this reason that it can be used to treat children.
Cases have been recorded when, against the background of taking “Remantadine”, patients felt a strong or frequent heartbeat, blockade and insufficiency of this organ. Possible sleep disturbances; some were sick and dizzy. Chronic fatigue may occur, too much excitability. Sometimes it is difficult to concentrate while taking the drug, and extremely rarely to coordinate movements. In some patients, a depressed state was recorded, in others it was euphoric. Possible tremors, hallucinations, violation of smell, confusion.
Occasionally, patients complained of tinnitus, cough, shortness of breath, and bronchial spasm. Possible nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, pain in the abdomen, indigestion and stool. Occasionally, a rash on the skin was noted in patients. There is a risk of increased pressure, fainting, and impaired blood flow in the brain.
Nuances of side effects
It is proved that the likelihood of side effects is directly related to the proper use of the drug, compliance with the recommended dosage, frequency of administration, duration of the course. Disorders in the work of the stomach and intestines are most pronounced when these rules are neglected.
If a particular case requires exceeding the prescribed dose, it is important to monitor the patient's condition. There are cases when such treatment led to the activation of the lacrimal and sweat glands, soreness of the eyes and a decrease in sensitivity. Against the background of excessive intake of Remantadine, there is a likelihood of increased urge to urinate, chills and stool, stomatitis.
Safety comes first!
In most cases, discontinuation of the medication leads to an early independent disappearance of side effects.
If the negative reactions of the body to the remedy are disturbing enough enough, you should consult a doctor and coordinate the stop of the therapeutic course. It is necessary to consult a doctor if taking the composition provoked other side effects that are different from those indicated in the accompanying documentation for the tablets.
Too much
With excessive use of the drug, there is a risk of overdose. Hallucinations and increased agitation, arrhythmia indicate this condition.
When observing the indicated symptoms, it is urgent to rinse the patient's stomach. Under the supervision of a doctor, they select drugs to eliminate the most severe symptoms, and take measures to maintain the most important functions of the body. Partially active component of the medication can be removed by blood dialysis.
Mutual influence
In the instructions accompanying the drug “Remantadine”, the manufacturer indicates a decrease in the effectiveness of the active substance when it is used simultaneously with “Aspirin”, medicines containing paracetamol. An increase in effectiveness is sometimes observed with a combination of the described drug and Cimetidine. But drugs to alleviate and stabilize the patient with epilepsy may be less effective when used simultaneously with the antiviral composition in question.
During the administration of Remantadine tablets, one should refrain from drinking alcohol. This combination can cause an unpredictable negative response. First of all, the central nervous system suffers from such a combination.
Application Nuances
Remantadine tablets are not used to treat children under the age of seven: for babies, the content of the active component in one dose is too high. If it is necessary to prescribe an antiviral agent to children, you can use Remantadin powder. One dose contains 20 g of the active compound. The powder is used to prepare the solution. In this form, the medication is indicated for children aged 1-7 years.
Especially carefully it is necessary to use "Remantadine" if impaired functionality, pathological conditions affecting the stomach or intestinal tract are established. The drug is allowed to be used only if it is possible to track the work of the patient's body in case of impaired liver function and severe heart disease. The conditions for the use of "Remantadine" in case of violation of the rhythm of contraction of the heart muscle are similar. At an advanced age, tablets are allowed, but it is important to monitor the patient's condition to prevent negative effects and timely detection of their occurrence. In all these cases, the manufacturer recommends dispensing with reduced dosages of the composition, if possible.
Safety and features of use
If in the patient’s medical history there is mention of epilepsy, suspicion of it, if a person is undergoing treatment with drugs to prevent a convulsive condition, the use of Remantadine can cause an epileptic seizure. To minimize the danger to the patient, it is necessary to reduce the dosage of the drug to 100 mg, using drugs to prevent seizure. If there is an attack, you should completely abandon the use of Remantadine tablets.
One 50 mg tablet of the active compound contains 74.5 mg of lactose monohydrate. This must be taken into account if a person has a congenital form of lactose intolerance or a lack of lactose in the body. These features should be considered by persons with malabsorption syndrome.
The use of "Remantadine" is associated with the risk of the emergence of drug-resistant strains of the virus. This fact must be taken into account.
Performance Nuances
The main component of Remantadine tablets is called rimantadine hydrochloride. It is a white powder formed by small crystals. The taste is bitter. The substance hardly dissolves in water, but rather well in alcohol. The mass of the molecule is 215.77.
Once in the human body, the compound prevents the penetration of the virus into the host cell, inhibits the release of the genome. Rimantadine hydrochloride may be used as a prophylactic against influenza caused by virus strains containing RNA. With type B flu, a pronounced antitoxic effect is observed. With other varieties of ARVI, “Remantadin” does not show any result.
How to replace?
If the doctor has prescribed to take "Remantadine", but there is no opportunity to purchase the medicine, you should consider replacing it with similar drugs. On sale there are several varieties of antiviral compounds that differ in their components, characteristics of effectiveness. Choosing a replacement "Remantadin" should be consulted with a doctor. An unauthorized change of the prescribed drug to an analogue (more affordable or cheaper) can cause an adverse reaction, an allergic reaction of the body, or course inefficiency.
If it is necessary to choose an alternative to Remantadin, most often they pay attention to Abamut and Arbidol. The Alfiron and Acivir medicines are of good reputation. The antiviral effect of Acyclovir, as well as the drugs Remavir and Isoprinosine, is quite pronounced. Under certain conditions, the doctor may recommend staying at Ritopin or Flavozide. Also, the list of possible substitutes include:
- "Valavir."
- Herpevir.
- Amizon.
The drug "Metisazon" has a good reputation.
It should be noted once again: the independent use of any of the listed formulations is associated with certain health risks, therefore they should be taken only after consulting a doctor who is able to determine how useful and effective the drug is in a particular case and what is dangerous for the patient.