Absorption pills "Imudon" is a drug that has a pronounced immunostimulating effect. It is widely used in otorhinolaryngology and dentistry.
The drug is made in tablet form for resorption. The medicine is white with a pronounced aroma of mint. Tablets are packaged in blisters of eight pieces. In total, the package can be from 24 to 40 pieces.
The main active ingredient of the drug is a mixture of bacterial lysates, as additional components in the composition of the Imudon resorption tablets are:
- magnesium salt of stearic acid;
- glycine;
- thiomersal;
- sodium deoxycholate.
Therapeutic action
According to the instructions to "Imudon", throat resorption tablets are considered immunomodulatory, which include various bacteria, most often causing inflammatory processes in the human body. The medicine is widely used for preventive purposes and in the elimination of dental and ENT diseases.
Under the influence of this medication, a process is stimulated in which cells capture and digest solid particles, and the production of lysozyme in saliva and interferon increases.
In what cases is the drug prescribed
According to the instructions, Imudon resorption tablets are prescribed to people to eliminate and prevent the following pathological processes:
- Inflammation of the pharynx.
- Chronic tonsillitis (prolonged inflammation of the pharyngeal and palatine tonsils).
- Gingivitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of the gums, which is characterized by swelling and redness of the gums, as well as bleeding during administration and minimal contact, an unpleasant odor from the oral cavity).
- Pharyngitis (an inflammatory lesion that is localized in the pharynx, affecting its mucous cavity and deeper layers, as well as soft palate tissues and lymph nodes).
- Before preparing for surgery in the mouth and pharynx, as well as after surgery.
- Glossitis (pathological inflammation of the tissues of the tongue, which is often a symptom of common diseases of the body, but in rare cases acts as an independent disease).
When else can you use the drug
According to the instructions for use with tablets, "Imudon" is taken in the presence of the following conditions:
- Pericoronitis (a common dental pathology that is most common in older people and is associated with trauma).
- Periodontal disease (primary dystrophic disease of the teeth, affecting the bone tissue of the jaw and periodontium, which leads to violations of tissue trophism, blood supply, mineral metabolism and cell regeneration).
- Stomatitis (an oral disease, which is an inflammatory process that is localized on the tongue, gums, inner surface of the cheeks).
- Dysbacteriosis of the oral cavity (a condition caused by a violation of the intestinal microflora associated with a change in the species composition of bacteria).
- Erosions of the oral cavity, provoked by the wearing of dentures.
Limitations
Before starting therapy, it is necessary to carefully read the instructions for use with Imudon tablets, since the drug has a number of certain contraindications:
- Individual intolerance to the components.
- Children under three years old.
- Autoimmune diseases.
Mode of application
According to the instructions for use with Imudon, resorption tablets are prescribed for patients from 12 years old in the following concentrations:
- In case of acute inflammation in the oropharynx - up to 8 tablets per day every two hours. The medicine is placed under the tongue and kept until dissolved, it is not necessary to drink it with water. The duration of treatment is determined by the physician, but, as a rule, it is no more than 10 days.
- For preventive purposes, to prevent the occurrence of infectious and inflammatory diseases in the oropharynx during surgery or tooth extraction, it is recommended that no more than 6 tablets per day be used every three hours. The duration of preventive therapy is 21 days.
- In case of chronic inflammation in the oropharynx, the patient needs to be given prophylactic treatment with Imudon three times a year to avoid exacerbations.
For patients from 3 to 12 years of age, the daily dosage of the drug is no more than six tablets.
According to the instructions for use, children at this age are prescribed for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes up to 6 tablets per day. The drug is given in 1 piece with a time interval of one or two hours.
If "Imudon" is used to eliminate an acute pathological process, then the duration of use is ten days. If the drug is prescribed for chronic diseases to eliminate exacerbations, as a rule, the course lasts 20 days and is repeated several times a year.
If a child aged 14 years or older exacerbated a chronic pathological process, then the patient is given eight tablets of "Imudon" per day. They should be absorbed every two hours. The average duration of therapy is 10 days.
For preventive purposes, children over 14 years of age are prescribed a 20-day course, which provides for resorption in the oral cavity of 1 tablet every two hours. The daily concentration of the drug is 6 tablets. Such therapy is prescribed for chronic diseases up to 4 times a year to eliminate their exacerbation.
Can I use the drug during pregnancy?
There is no reliable information regarding the safety of using the drug during pregnancy. To avoid the negative consequences, pill therapy is not recommended for women during this period.
It is also unknown whether or not the drug enters the milk, and how it can affect the baby’s body, therefore, “Imudon” is not allowed to be taken during breastfeeding.
Adverse reactions
During the use of the Imudon drug, a person may experience certain negative consequences, for example:
- Violations of the stool.
- Nausea.
- Pain in the stomach.
- Vomiting.
- Loss of appetite.
- Exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases.
- Bronchospasm (a pathological condition that occurs when the smooth muscles of the bronchi are contracted and their lumen is reduced).
- Cough Syndrome.
- Rashes on the skin.
- Hyperemia (a pathological condition, which consists in a local increase in the amount of blood in any tissue or organ).
- Edema.
- Bronchial asthma (chronic inflammation of the respiratory system involving a variety of cellular elements).
- Itching
- Burning.
- Urticaria (an allergic disease that is manifested by the formation of blisters on the surface of the skin and on the mucous membranes).
- Angioneurotic edema (an acute condition characterized by the rapid development of local edema of the mucous membrane, subcutaneous tissue and the skin itself).
- Erythema nodosum (an inflammatory process in the skin and subcutaneous vessels, which is allergic in origin and manifests itself in the formation of dense painful hemispherical inflammatory nodes of various sizes).
- Thrombocytopenia (a condition characterized by a decrease in platelet count below 150 · 10 9 / l, which is accompanied by increased bleeding and problems with stopping bleeding).
- Vasculitis (a group of diseases based on immunopathological inflammation of blood vessels - arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins).
The drug can be combined with other medicines, there are no contraindications to this effect in the instructions.
Features
After resorption of the Imudon tablet, you can’t eat food, water or use any other drugs for an hour, as this will reduce the pharmacological effect of the first medicine.
People with hypertension, as well as patients who adhere to a salt-free diet, need to know that 1 tablet of the drug contains 15 milligrams of sodium.
Persons suffering from bronchial asthma, as well as chronic diseases of the lower respiratory organs, should be taken with extreme caution so as not to cause an exacerbation or bronchospasm.
Children from 3 to 12 years old should undergo a course of therapy "Imudon" only under the supervision of a treating doctor.
The active and additional substances of the drug do not adversely affect the functioning of the nervous system and do not inhibit the speed of psychomotor reactions, so the drug can be used by drivers and people whose work is connected with the management of complex mechanisms.
Generics
The following medications are considered analogues of Imudon resorption tablets:
- Angilex.
- "Metrogil Dent."
- "Kamistad".
- Strepsils.
- "Neo-sore throat."
- Ingalipt.
- "Faringosept".
- "Lizobakt."
- Hexalysis.
- Givalex.
- Tantum Verde.
- Tonsilgon.
Before changing the original drug as a substitute, you must consult your doctor.
Storage conditions
"Imudon" is dispensed from pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. Keep the medicine away from children at room temperature. Shelf life of the drug is 24 months. The cost of lozenges varies from 450 to 700 rubles.
Opinions
According to reviews of "Imudon", lozenges are equally effective in both prevention and treatment of the disease. It is widely used to eliminate all diseases that are indicated in the instructions for use. Most people confirm that this medication helps to quickly eliminate tonsillitis, stomatitis and other diseases of the oral cavity and pharynx.
Among the responses of doctors there are both positive and negative. Some of them claim that taking the drug in medical practice is not justified. That is, the drug "Imudon" in certain situations was absolutely useless.
According to the responses of the parents, the drug helped to eliminate pain and quickly heal the mucous membrane. At the same time, most children like the taste. As for the negative points, then, as a rule, they include its high price, because of which many people prefer analogues cheaper.
In addition, in the reviews, some mothers mention the ineffectiveness of the drug, but most often this is due to ignorance of how "Imudon" works. Parents confuse immunostimulating drugs with bactericidal ones, forgetting that lysates do not directly affect the source of tonsillitis, as well as stomatitis or another disease, but only strengthen the immune system and help the child's body fight the infection on its own.
When selecting an immunomodulating drug, the diagnosis should be taken into account, as well as thoroughly familiar with the instructions for use, possible side effects from the use of the drug. There are people who are dissatisfied with the consequences of using the drug, they leave negative reviews about "Imudon" on the Web. In general, consumers are unhappy that the positive effect of the drug does not last long.