In this article, we consider the instructions and reviews for the Ergoferon preparation.
This medication is an effective homeopathic remedy that can have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. It is effective against a variety of viruses due to the fact that it activates the properties of non-specific immunity. This medication is used in the treatment of various acute respiratory pathological conditions (influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, coronavirus infection, colds, etc.), herpes infection (labial, genital, herpes zoster, chickenpox, ophthalmic herpes, infectious mononucleosis). It is also suitable for the treatment and prevention of a variety of viral and intestinal infections (rotavirus, enterovirus, coronavirus, adenovirus, etc.), enterovirus and meningococcal meningitis, tick-borne encephalitis, hemorrhagic fevers accompanied by renal syndrome. In addition, the drug is used to prevent various types of bacterial consequences when infected with viral infections. Reviews about Ergoferon are presented below.
Release form and composition of the medical product
The drug is produced in two forms: absorbable tablets and solution. Both dosage forms are approved for use in the treatment of pathologies in children from six months of age. Therefore, both of these dosage forms of the drug can be considered "childish". The tablets have a flat cylindrical shape and are painted white, and they are available in packs of 20, 40 and 100 pieces. Ergoferon medicine in the form of a solution is a colorless liquid and is available in 100 ml bottles.
The following active substances contain this medication:
- Affinity purified antibodies to gamma interferon.
- Affinity purified antibodies to histamine.
- Affinity purified antibodies.
These active substances that are part of the drug Ergoferon are obtained using biotechnological methods of antibodies to certain substances, such as histamine or gamma-interferon, as well as to cells that have the ability to support inflammatory reactions in organs and tissues. After isolation of such antibodies using biotechnological methods, impurities are removed from their total mass, as a result of which they can be considered affinity purified. Such substances are introduced into the composition of the drug in homeopathic, that is, ultra-low, dosages.
Reviews of specialists about Ergoferon are mostly positive.
As part of this medication, there are also some additional substances that perform auxiliary functions. These include:
- Microcrystalline cellulose.
- Magnesium stearate.
- Lactose Monohydrate.
In the drug solution there are such excipients:
- Glycerol.
- Maltitol
- Anhydrous citric acid.
- Potassium sorbate.
- The purified water is distilled and deionized.
This is indicated in the instructions. According to reviews, Ergoferon for children is very effective. About it further.
Therapeutic properties of the drug
The drug has an antiviral, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and antihistamine effect on the body. More about them:
- Antiviral - is to ensure the effective elimination and suppression of the activity of various viruses in the body, which leads to the elimination of the symptoms of viral diseases.
- Anti-inflammatory - in the suppression of inflammation in various tissues, which can provide a cure for chronic and sluggish inflammatory pathologies.
- Antihistamine - characterized by a suppression of the activity of histamine, which can cause swelling, redness, impaired function and pain in areas of inflammation. Accordingly, this action of the drug helps to reduce pain and swelling, as well as the normalization of the basic functions affected by a particular disease.
- Immunomodulating - providing intensive reactions of the immune system, which are aimed at destroying pathogenic microflora that have penetrated the body. This is confirmed by the instruction to Ergoferon.
According to reviews, analogues work no worse.
The active substances of this medication have a single mechanism of action, which makes CD4 receptors, interferon receptors and histamine receptors, which are located in cells of various organs, function intensively. Due to the similar action of these receptors, gamma-histamine, interferon, as well as immune cells begin to react strongly and strongly to the appearance of pathogenic microorganisms in the body, which can become causative agents of various infectious pathologies. Thanks to this effect, their more rapid destruction, and, accordingly, their recovery occurs. It has been experimentally proven that the drug "Ergoferon" causes the following phenomena from the side of immune defense:
- production of antibodies to gamma interferon;
- production of interferons alpha, gamma, and beta, as well as interleukins;
- the interaction of cells with the resulting interferon;
- normalization of the ratio of cytokines (interferons, interleukins, etc.);
- an increase in the number of histocompatibility molecules in immune cells;
- activation of monocytes and natural killer cells (NK cells).
All these effects can trigger the body's natural immunity, which works to destroy viruses, thanks to which the immune defense successfully copes with this task. Due to the destruction of these pathological microorganisms, any disease is much easier, and the patient's recovery is much faster, the risk of certain complications is also reduced. This is also confirmed by numerous reviews of Ergoferon.
Antibodies to histamine reduce the activity of histamine receptors, as a result of which the tension of the smooth muscles of the bronchi decreases, the permeability of small vessels decreases, the duration and severity of the symptoms of rhinitis, swelling of the nasopharynx, coughing and sneezing are sharply reduced. In addition, the risk of various allergic reactions that often accompany infectious diseases is reduced. Due to its therapeutic property, the drug helps well in the prevention of viral infections and increases the effectiveness of bacterial treatment, in cases of its use in combination with antibacterial drugs.
According to the instructions for use and reviews of Ergoferon, the use of this medication before and after vaccinations can increase the effectiveness of such measures and provide the necessary prevention of acute respiratory viral infections during the formation of post-vaccination immunity.
Indications for use
The drug "Ergoferon" is indicated for use in cases of the following pathologies:
- Treatment of influenza species A and B.
- Therapy of acute respiratory infections caused by adenovirus, coronovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus and others.
- Therapy of infections that are provoked by various varieties of the herpes virus (labial and genital forms of herpes, ophthalmic herpes, chicken pox, herpes zoster, infectious mononucleosis, etc.).
- Treatment of acute intestinal diseases caused by viruses such as calicivirus, coronovirus, adenovirus, rotavirus and enterovirus.
- Treatment of various forms of meningitis, which was provoked by enterovirus or meningococcus.
- Therapy for tick-borne encephalitis and hemorrhagic fever with the development of renal syndrome.
- The drug Ergoferon can also be used in the complex treatment of various bacterial pathologies, such as pseudotuberculosis, whooping cough, yersiniosis, pneumonia, as well as diseases caused by pathological microbial pathogens, which include Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella spp. and etc.
- In the treatment of certain forms of bacterial complications in viral pathologies.
- Prevention of superinfection.
Such information is contained in the instructions for use. Reviews about Ergoferon for children will be presented at the end of the article.
Mode of application
Tablets and solutions should not be taken during meals. Tablets are taken by the method of resorption in the mouth. When using the drug to treat diseases in children, you can dissolve the tablets in a small amount of liquid, or use the drug in the form of a solution.
It should also be noted that the sooner the therapy with Ergoferon is started, the better the effect will be obtained, since in the early stages of the onset of the disease, in some cases the immune system works poorly, and if this process is accelerated, it can cope with certain pathologies on its own.
This medication is used in a special way: at the initial stage, the tablets should be absorbed every 30 minutes (5 tablets), after which for the current day it is necessary to take 3 more tablets at certain time intervals. On the first day of the disease, the number of tablets is usually 8 pieces. On the second day and until the end of the course of treatment, you should take one tablet three times a day until recovery. The duration of a course of such therapy is determined in each individual case individually, depending on the type of pathology. Allowed continuous administration of the drug for 7 weeks.
This is confirmed by the feedback of doctors and specialists to Ergoferon.
The use of the drug for preventive purposes
In order to prevent various infectious pathologies, the drug "Ergoferon" should be taken one tablet once a day. The duration of such therapy is distributed individually and can be 1-6 months without interruptions. You can combine taking this medication with any other antiviral and symptomatic drugs. The use of an immunomodulator is also not contraindicated with the simultaneous administration of antibacterial drugs.
During pregnancy and lactation, the use of this drug is not recommended, since medical studies regarding the effect of the active substances of this medication on the fetus have not been carried out. Theoretically, he should not have a negative impact on the unborn child, however, in this case, there is no risk, and you should refrain from taking this medicine during pregnancy.
However, if the drug is prescribed by a specialist, its use may be appropriate. What else does the instruction for use with Ergoferon tell us? According to adults, its effectiveness is very high.
special instructions
It is not recommended to use the medication for people with diabetes, as it contains some substances that can increase blood glucose.
The drug is not contraindicated for people who are engaged in professional duties, requiring concentration and driving various types of vehicles. This is due to the fact that the components of the drug “Erogoferon” do not affect the organs of the nervous system.
Overdose
In cases of drug overdose, symptoms of dyspepsia in the form of nausea, diarrhea and other digestive disorders can be observed. To eliminate such phenomena, symptomatic therapy is usually used. Perhaps the use of such drugs as Loperamide, Cerucal, Smecta, etc.
Ergoferon does not interact with the active substances of other drugs, which means the possibility of its simultaneous administration against the background of concomitant therapy.
Side effects
According to reviews of Ergoferon, various allergic reactions in the form of a rash on the body, urticaria, etc. can be triggered as side effects of the drug. A side effect is also an increased sensitivity of the body to the active substances that are contained in the contents of this drug.
Reviews about the analogues of Ergoferon are also positive.
Analogs
In the modern pharmaceutical market, this drug has no direct analogues. However, there are a huge number of other medicines that are similar in effect and therapeutic effect from their use, and their list is very diverse.
They can be the following means:
- "Alpizarin" in tablets;
- Amizon tablets;
- Amiksin in tablets;
- "Anaferon" and "Anaferon children" in sucking tablets;
- "Arbidol" in capsules, tablets, as well as in powder form for suspension;
- "Arbidol Maximum" in capsules;
- "Arpetolid" in tablets;
- "Arpeflu" in tablets;
- "Viburkol" in the form of rectal suppositories;
- “Hyporamine” in tablets, suppositories, as well as a lyophilisate for solutions, inhalations and intranasal use;
- "Groprinosin" in tablets;
- "Isoprinosine" in tablets;
- "Immunal" in the form of tablets and drops;
- "Immunex" in syrup;
- Ingavirin capsules;
- "Iodantipyrine" in tablets;
- "Kagocel" in tablets;
- Lavomax tablets;
- "Oxolin" ointment for the nose;
- "Panavir" in the form of a gel for topical use, as well as in suppositories, capsules and solution for intravenous use;
- "Tilaxin" in tablets;
- "Tiloram" in tablets;
- "Tiloron" in capsules and tablets;
- "Triazavirin" in capsules;
- "Engistol" in the form of sucking tablets;
- “Echinacea” in tablets, granules, drops and lozenges.
Which is better - "Kagocel" or "Ergoferon"?
This medicine also has an antiviral effect, but it is more pronounced, therefore, "Kagocel" is recommended even for the most severe viral diseases. But the drug is allergenic, therefore it is forbidden to women (pregnant and lactating), as well as to persons under the age of six.
Ergoferon or Anaferon - which is better?
"Anaferon" also has the ability to inhibit the activity of viruses and enhance immunity. In general, both drugs have a similar effect on the body, however, this is achieved by various active substances. The use of "Anaferon" allows you to quickly remove the symptoms of a cold, such as coughing, lacrimation, runny nose, as well as signs of intoxication. Joint reception "Anaferon" with antipyretic drugs can reduce the need for taking the latter. Children can be prescribed pills starting at six months.
Positive feedback on Ergoferon
The bulk of all available reviews about the drug is positive, due to the good effect in the treatment of acute viral diseases. Patients who used it to treat acute respiratory viral infections noted that the drug significantly reduced the manifestations of such unpleasant symptoms as acute rhinitis, swelling of the sinuses, and sore throat.
According to reviews on Ergoferon tablets, it is highly effective in terms of the fact that the general signs of the disease are weakened, and it proceeds much easier than in the absence of such therapy. In the treatment of bronchitis, tracheitis and other pathologies of the respiratory tract, the effectiveness of the drug in eliminating severe cough and shortness of breath is observed. Patients noted a rapid decrease in temperature, and this happened, judging by most cases, already on the first day. Adult reviews of Ergoferon do not end there.
Consumers also point out that the use of this drug when the first symptoms of a cold occurs, helps to eliminate them in the early stages of the pathological process, as a result of which the disease stops developing and immediately passes. Another group of people is pleased with its positive effect in the sense of a shorter period of the disease, when it passes in a milder form than usual.
This is confirmed by the Ergoferon instructions for use and reviews.
Negative reviews
There are relatively few negative reviews about the drug, and this is mainly due to the fact that in this category of patients there is a general distrust of antiviral drugs. Such reviews often indicate that the drug helps well with ARVI and other viral diseases, but at the same time, people do not want to take this medicine once again, because they are sure that this will lead to a gradual weakening of the functions of the immune system, which will eventually cease on its own cope with viruses without external influences. So, despite the high effectiveness of the drug, people leave negative reviews, because they believe that such drugs harm the body by relaxing their own immune system.
Of course, such information is not in the instructions to Ergoferon. .
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Parents in their reviews of Ergoferon for children also indicate that after treatment with this drug they continued to give it to children for prevention for several months. This technique turned out to be very effective, since the children who visited the institutions did not get sick for a long period of time.
Some of these reviews indicate that this drug was ineffective in the treatment of colds, and as a prophylactic, on the contrary.
Negative reviews about the use of tablets in children are few and are due to the insignificant effectiveness of the drug, either its absence in each particular case, or the fundamental negative attitude of parents to such drugs in general, regardless of the therapeutic value.
Consider the doctors' comments about Ergoferon.
Doctors reviews
Such reviews in most cases are positive, due to several reasons. Firstly, the medication accelerates recovery and significantly alleviates the symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections, which means that the drug is effective and suits a very wide range of patients.
Secondly, according to doctors' reviews, Ergoferon practically does not cause side effects, which is a big plus of this tool in the eyes of medical specialists. And thirdly, it is homeopathic, and therefore, a safe medicine that is suitable for people of any age.
We reviewed the Ergoferon instructions for use, reviews and analogues.