Chloramphenicol or chloramphenicol is an antibiotic that has a detrimental effect on microbes and bacteria that are insensitive to other drugs from a number of antibiotics. Levomycetin tablets, the indications for use of which can only be determined by a doctor, have an antimicrobial effect. For urinary and biliary tract infections that are caused by drug-sensitive microorganisms, chloramphenicol is used. The instruction explains the purpose and method of application.
The medicine has a number of contraindications, there is a risk of developing numerous side effects, and therefore chloramphenicol is used today in those cases and diseases where it is not possible to use other drugs.
Chloramphenicol is effective only when used against various bacterial infections. The drug is useless for diseases such as the flu or a common cold.
When taking chloramphenicol in tablets, tell your doctor about kidney, liver, and blood diseases that are currently or have been reported in the past. If taking the pills caused a rash, fever, sore throat and weakness, it is recommended to consult your doctor. You need to warn your doctor about all the medicines and vitamins that you are currently taking. Contact with sick people should be avoided so as not to become infected with other infectious diseases if you have started treatment and are taking chloramphenicol. Instructions for use of tablets warns:
- you can not take pills if the patient in the past had an allergic reaction to this drug;
- if adverse reactions were observed when using the medicine;
- if there are changes in the composition of the blood by red blood cells, platelets or leukocytes;
- if you take pills that affect blood formation, such as pills and cancer drugs, at the same time .
The drug can lower the number of platelets in the blood and increase the risk of bleeding. During treatment with the drug should not attend classes in active sports, try to avoid injuries. You must immediately stop taking the medicine if you have nosebleeds, bleeding gums, and blood in the stool. Bruises on the body and discoloration of the skin can also be a symptom of an adverse reaction of the drug.
Chloramphenicol may also be involved in a change in blood glucose concentration. Instructions for the drug warns that antibiotic treatment can cause intestinal infection and severe diarrhea. Diarrhea while taking antibiotics is a very serious reason to contact your doctor. Contraindications to taking the drug are psoriasis, fungal skin diseases, eczema; Do not give this medicine to newborns.
The use of chloramphenicol tablets for the treatment of children is possible only under the supervision of a doctor. With uncontrolled use of the drug, a gray baby syndrome may develop with the following symptoms:
- pale skin;
- severe vomiting;
- drowsiness;
- diarrhea of a greenish color;
- refusal of food;
- decrease in temperature.
If only one of the signs of an adverse reaction appears in a child, you should stop treatment with this drug and seek medical help. The danger of a gray child syndrome is not limited to these symptoms, the outcome can be fatal if adequate treatment is not carried out. Chloramphenicol method application which you need to find out from your doctor, can not be used by pregnant and lactating mothers.
Chloramphenicol, medication instructions:
taken orally 30 minutes before meals, 250-300 mg 3 times a day. For children under 3 years of age, a single dose consists of 0.01-0.15 g per 1 kg of the child's weight; children from 3 to 8 years old - 0.3 g 3 times a day. The treatment should be continued for two weeks.