How to help the body of a small child if he is ill with ARI or the flu? What should I do if a fever rises after vaccination? Or maybe your baby has teeth cutting or just sore teeth?
Efferalgan children relieves pain, fever, and reduces the symptoms of inflammation. It is used for various fevers, as an anesthetic for injuries, burns, muscle pain and neuralgia. It effectively relieves toothache and headache. The medicine is both in the form of syrup, and in the form of suppositories for rectal use. The composition of the drug "Efferalgan" for children is based on paracetamol, which is an analgesic. The tool can be recommended for children older than 1 month. The dosage is calculated based on how much the child weighs.
Efferalgan for children. Instructions for use of syrup
Sweet syrup has a caramel smell. At a time, give the child 10-15 mg per kilogram of weight. Maximum - 60 mg per day. For convenience, Efferalgan for children is equipped with a measuring spoon with divisions indicating the weight of the child. The drug acts on average from 4 to 6 hours, it is with such a time interval that it is recommended to take it. The number of receptions per day should not be more than four. It is better to give the drug in its pure form, but after administration it can be washed down with water, juice or milk. Patients with diabetes mellitus may need to choose a remedy in the form of rectal suppositories.
Efferalgan for children. Instructions for use of rectal suppositories
White suppositories are packed in a box of 10 pieces. They are intended for rectal use. A candle is inserted into the anus of the child, after laying it on its side and pressing its knees to the stomach. Dosage is calculated in the same way as when applying syrup. Children under 5 months of age can be prescribed 80 mg of the drug every 6 hours, three times a day. The same interval should be followed for the treatment of babies older than 5 months. Only they are usually prescribed 150 mg of the drug. Stop using rectal suppositories if your child has diarrhea or has recently had bleeding or inflammation in the rectum.
Efferalgan for children is used for no more than three days as an antipyretic and a maximum of 5 as an anesthetic. There are a number of contraindications for the use of the drug "Efferalgan" for children. The instruction warns that the drug is contraindicated in patients with impaired function of organs such as the liver and kidneys. If the violations are not very pronounced, then the drug is used with caution, observing an interval of at least 8 hours. It is contraindicated in case of blood diseases, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, hypersensitivity to paracetamol. Do not use Efferalgan for children under 1 month of age.
Side effects when taking the drug were rare. Mostly there are complaints of nausea, vomiting. Rarely, nosebleeds or thrombocytopenia may develop. If you are allergic to paracetamol, then a skin rash, unpleasant itching, and hives may appear. Do not use other paracetamol-containing agents together with Efferalgan, otherwise an overdose may occur.
With an overdose, the patient's skin turns pale, nausea, vomiting, severe headache accompany this condition. If you do not take measures in time and continue taking the medicine, there is a likelihood of developing hepatocellular insufficiency, liver necrosis, metabolic acidosis and encephalopathy. Strictly observe the dosage, but if poisoning with paracetamol syrup occurs, you need to urgently wash the stomach, perhaps use activated charcoal and call an ambulance. In case of an overdose, hospitalization cannot be avoided, since symptoms of liver damage can occur after a day or two.