Walking along the street in the evening and enjoying the clean air, many of us do not even suspect that a late walk can cause the development of a disease such as malaria.
And mosquitoes can infect every person with malaria parasites.
An inconspicuous bite of a dipteran insect of the mosquito family can turn into an unforeseen sick leave. If ten years ago this ailment did not go beyond the borders of the African continent, today anopheles
(malaria mosquitoes) are found everywhere. So the bite of annoying insects today can not be left without due attention.
Insidious malaria: how to deal with it
This disease makes itself felt by a sharp increase in temperature, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and all these symptoms are accompanied by a lethargic sleepy state. A person can even fall into a coma.
You can’t fight malaria on your own. There is a risk of accelerating the development of the disease. If the above symptoms
appear after a mosquito bite, you should immediately call an ambulance.
The source of infection can be not only mosquitoes, but also infected people. Drug addicts can infect each other, using a single syringe, a pregnant woman can transmit the infection to the fetus in the fetus, and malaria can also be caught during a blood transfusion.
The main methods for combating malaria is treatment with effective medications. Preventive measures that significantly reduce the risk of contracting malaria are mainly aimed at protecting against mosquitoes:
- installation of mosquito devices in the house;
- processing clothes and body before going to the street in the evening, at night or in places where large concentrations of mosquitoes are clearly observed with special aerosols;
- the use of a cream with an aroma that mosquitoes cannot tolerate;
- use of electric fumigators in the house;
- refusal to travel in regions where malaria epidemics often occur; According to statistics, most often tourists and sailors from overseas bring the disease from abroad.
One hundred percent protection from mosquitoes is simply impossible. Many may say that malaria is a trifle, but those who had to endure all the difficulties of the disease do not think so.
Fortunately, our pharmacies offer medicines that can fight malaria parasites - plasmodia. Thanks to their presence, there has never been an epidemiological malaria outbreak in our country.
Immard medicine: composition, production form
This is one of the most effective medications that can be used to treat malaria. It is more often than other drugs found in doctor's prescriptions. The medicine "Immard" (tablets) is described in great detail. Composition of pills: hydroxychloroquine sulfate (the main active substance) - 200 mg, auxiliary components - polysorbate 80, talc, corn starch, magnesium stearate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, colloidal silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, macrogol, hypromellose.
They are white or milky in color, round in shape, biconvex. Engraved on one side is "HCQS".
Immard tablets are produced (instructions for use indicate) in blisters of ten pieces, which are packed in a cardboard box. The medicine is released exclusively by prescription.
Many doctors advise patients to pay attention to the country of manufacture of the drug, these data contain instructions for use for the Immard drug. The manufacturer of the original medicinal product is Ipka Laboratories Ltd., India.
The effect of Immard tablets on the body of a patient with malaria
The drug is characterized by antimalarial, immunosuppressive, anti-amoebic, anti-inflammatory effects.
Since malaria parasites can cause damage to all internal organs, Immard tablets are recommended for use immediately after diagnosis by a doctor. The sooner treatment begins, the less likely the disease to harm the human body.
The maximum concentration of a therapeutic agent in the blood is observed after three hours after administration. The medicine “Immard” is accumulating (instructions for use focus on this point) in the lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys.
From the body, the drug is excreted through the kidneys and with bile. The very stable effect of Immard tablets is explained by the delay of their constituent components in the body for a long period of time after treatment.
Diagnoses for which the drug is prescribed
The Immard medicine (instructions for use indicates this point) is suitable not only for the treatment of malaria of varying degrees of complexity and caused by different strains of malaria parasites. This drug is also effective in the fight against lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, photodermatitis, its purpose is also relevant in the treatment of bronchial asthma. A wide spectrum of the drug is due to its unique composition.
Strict contraindications
The instructions for use attached to the Immard preparation do not recommend that pregnant women and nursing mothers, children under the age of three years, be treated with this remedy.
With manifestations of allergic reactions to the components of the drug, its use is refused and transferred to analogues.
With caution, the drug is taken for diseases of the liver and kidneys, eyes, central nervous system, psychosis, psoriasis, retinopathy.
Dosage of drug
As for the Immard drug (tablets), the instructions for use and reviews emphasize that its correct dosage is very important.
Adults and older people are prescribed a daily dose of 200 or 400 mg. The children's dose is determined based on body weight, and is adjusted by the attending physician depending on the condition of the patient.
The daily dose should not exceed 800 mg. The drug is taken under medical supervision.
Pills are taken with meals, washed down (pay attention to this point) not with water, but with a glass of warm milk.
Possible side effects that may be caused by taking the drug
The medicine "Immard", instructions and reviews on the use of which note possible side effects, refers to complex drugs. Actively acts at the cellular level. In studies of the positive and negative effects of the drug on the body of sick people, the following disadvantages were noted: dizziness, headaches, weight loss, nervous breakdowns, cramps, decreased vision, atrophy of the optic nerve, diarrhea, nausea, accompanied by vomiting, skin itching, the development of psoriasis .
The medication causes unwanted side effects if not used correctly: non-compliance with the dosage regimen, overstatement of the dosage. Therefore, you need to take it only strictly for the purpose and under the supervision of the attending doctor.
Cases of overdose. How to be
An overdose of the drug "Immard" is dangerous for human life. With extreme caution, the medicine is prescribed for children.
If the dose is exceeded, a decrease in blood pressure, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, coma, and loss of vision are possible. An overdose is especially dangerous for children in whom it can cause death.
First aid for an abnormal dose of medication - gastric lavage, forced diuresis and further symptomatic therapy.
What to pay special attention to during drug treatment?
Immard tablets are prescribed only after an ophthalmic examination. Throughout the duration of therapy, doctors monitor the cellular composition of the blood, observing the improvement of the patient's condition or the deterioration of his health, taking the necessary measures.
What counterparts can replace the Immard tablets?
Instructions for use do not indicate analogues. Only the attending physician selects a replacement drug. Only two medicines are on a par with him. Doctors often recommend Plaquenil and Hydroxychloroquine (Sanofi-Syntelabo Ltd., Edgefield Avenue Faudon Newcastle-on-Tyne NE3 3TT, UK).
Reviews of doctors and patients about the drug
When prescribing a medicine, doctors clearly follow those postulates that are indicated by the instruction Immard (tablets). Analogues are acceptable in those cases when the medicine is not suitable for the patient’s body in terms of his physical health, side effects, due to individual intolerance. The doctor has no right to make a mistake in prescribing a dose. Given the similarity of symptoms of malaria with many other diseases, doctors prescribe this remedy with extreme caution.
However, in their opinion, it is impossible not to use it in medical practice, even despite the side effects that are indicated by the instruction "Immard" (tablets). The beneficial effect in the treatment of malaria outweighs the possible negative consequences of taking the drug.
In our country, outbreaks of malaria are not observed, isolated cases are effectively treated with Immard. All sick people who have experienced the effects of the drug personally on themselves, note a quick positive result with therapy.
People with bronchial asthma respond positively about Immard tablets. For many, the drug is a real cough relief.
There are reviews about this tool and people suffering from lupus erythematosus. With this ailment, doctors most often prescribe Immard tablets for therapy. After the course of treatment, many of the patients feel relief.
If malaria is completely cured, then lupus erythematosus is in a series of chronic diseases, it is not easy to deal with it. The Immard medicine (tablets) helps, the instruction, the description of which indicates that the drug significantly inhibits irreversible failures in the immune system of the human body.
Severe inherited and acquired ailments cannot be cured in one go. Some patients have to undergo several courses of treatment with the drug in question. Its effect depends on the severity of the course of the disease and the physical potential of the human body to regain its strength in the fight against infections.
Do not forget that with annoying blood-sucking insects you should always be on the alert. If you feel unwell, it is better to seek help from a medical institution, because self-medication is dangerous to health.