With the discovery of antibiotics in the history of medicine, a new era has begun. However, scientists, not wanting to stop there, are constantly working on creating more advanced antimicrobial drugs. Today, in medicine, the medicine "Unidox Solutab" is widely used.
Instructions for use of this pharmaceutical preparation indicate that it contains a long-acting component - doxycycline. This antibiotic is able to inhibit protein synthesis in microbial cells.
Indications for the use of the drug "Unidox Solutab"
Instructions for use of this pharmaceutical product recommends using an antibiotic for the following ailments:
diseases (infectious) of the respiratory tract. These include acute bronchitis, lobar or bronchopneumonia, pharyngitis, pleural empyema, tracheitis, lung abscess ;
infectious diseases of the genitourinary system. Such ailments include pyelonephritis, urethritis, urogenital mycoplasmosis, bacterial prostatitis, endometritis, acute orchiepididymitis, cystitis , endocervicitis;
diseases that are sexually transmitted. These are syphilis, uncomplicated gonorrhea, inguinal granuloma, chlamydia, venereal lymphogranuloma ;
diseases of the biliary tract and gastrointestinal tract, such as yersiniosis, cholera, cholecystitis, gastroenterocolitis, amoebic and bacillary dysentery, diarrhea;
acne (severe course), infections of the skin, as well as soft tissues;
other ailments: eye diseases, sepsis, osteomyelitis, frambesia, prostatitis, rickettsiosis, plague, tularemia, malaria, anthrax, etc.
Dosage of the drug " Unidox Solutab"
Instructions for use recommend the use of this drug as follows:
- it is necessary to take the drug with meals, washed down with water. The duration of treatment is about ten days;
- babies who have reached the age of eight, and adults should take 200 mg of the drug on the first day of treatment, and subsequently - 100 mg per day;
- starting from eight years old, children should use this pharmaceutical preparation as follows: on the first day - one dose at a rate of 2 mg / kg, all other days - 2 mg / kg of Unidox Solutab;
- the instruction indicates the possibility of using this antibiotic for gonorrhea. In this case, women are prescribed to take 200 mg daily (for five days). the drug, for men - 300 mg of the drug for four days;
- with rectal or endocervical infections in adults, as well as with
chlamydial urethritis - 200 mg per day. The course of treatment is 7 days.
Contraindications to the use of the drug "Unidox Solutab"
Instructions for use of this antibiotic do not recommend it to people with pathology of the liver or kidneys. During lactation and during pregnancy, its use is contraindicated. Children (up to eight years old) and patients with hypersensitivity to tetracycline also should not use the drug "Unidox Solutab."
Flucostat
This antifungal agent is available in the form of a solution, syrup, powder, capsules and tablets.
Application
This pharmaceutical preparation is prescribed for systemic lesions caused by Cryptococcus fungi. Such diseases include sepsis, meningitis, infectious diseases of the skin and lungs.
In addition, the drug "Flucostat" is used to prevent cryptococcal infection in people with AIDS.
The medication is used for various types of candidiasis, mycoses, pityriasis versicolor. Patients with malignant neoplasms, this drug is prescribed for the prevention of fungal diseases.
Directions for use
The method of administration and the dose of the drug are prescribed by the attending physician, depending on the severity of the disease. Treatment should be continued until remission occurs. While taking the medicine "Flucostat", it is necessary to constantly monitor the work of the liver and kidneys.
Side effects
The use of the drug can cause a decrease in appetite, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, jaundice, dizziness. In rare cases, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, toxic necrosis can be observed.