Advantan for children is a synthetic glucocorticosteroid for external use. The ointment has anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory effects, and also reduces the severity of erythema, edema, itching, pain, irritation. Clinical studies have shown that when using Advantan for up to 3 months in adults and up to 1 month in children, skin atrophy, stretch marks, acne and other irritations do not develop. Due to the special dosage form (a lot of water and a lot of fat), Advantan for children is suitable for patients with acute and weeping eczema, oily skin. In addition, it can be applied on exposed skin and on skin with thick hair.
The content of fat and water in the ointment is balanced. Therefore, this tool is not able to cause a thermal effect or fluid retention.
“Advantan” - cream for children, recommended for use with fairly dry skin, as well as with chronic stages of the disease. The occlusive effect of a fat cream promotes rapid healing.
The drug exists in three forms - cream, ointment and oily ointment.
Indications
Advantan is used for atopic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, exogenous eczema, contact eczema, allergic dermatitis, microbial eczema, dyshidrotic eczema, eczema in children over 6 months old, seborrheic eczema, solar dermatitis.
Application
The drug is applied by light rubbing once a day with a thin layer directly to the site of the lesion. In the case of the treatment of sunburn, the emulsion can be used twice a day. The maximum duration of use of the drug is no more than 3 months for adults. Advantan for children is used no more than 1 month.
If the skin dries when using the ointment, it is worth moving on to the dosage form of the drug, which contains more fat.
“Advantan” cream is used to treat the wetting stage of eczema and inflammatory processes for oily skin, ointment - for the treatment of skin diseases in the presence of infiltration, oily ointment is intended for dry skin in chronic skin diseases. For a year, several courses of treatment with the drug can be carried out.
Side effects
When using the drug, the most common side effects are itching, erythema, burning, vesicles. Folliculitis, allergic reactions, hypertrichosis are very rare. In most cases, Advantan for children is tolerated safely.
Contraindications
Among the contraindications for use are various specific skin lesions at the site of application of the drug (including syphilis and tuberculosis), viral diseases (including chicken pox and herpes zoster), skin reactions to vaccination. If there is a need to use the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding, you should very well weigh the risk to the fetus and the benefits of treatment for the mother. In such periods, prolonged use of Advantan on large skin surfaces is not recommended.
Additional Information
In the case of treatment of bacterial dermatosis or dermatomycosis, in addition to the treatment with Advantanum, special antibacterial treatment or antifungal treatment procedures are also carried out. Avoid contact with eyes. In case of an overdose, atrophy of the skin, striae, and telangiectasia are possible. If such symptoms occur, it is better to cancel the treatment.
If we talk about the effectiveness of the drug "Advantan" for children, patient reviews indicate that it helps very well with the ailments described above and is great for people of different ages. In addition, the drug is available in three forms, which allows each person to choose a more suitable one for a particular case. From pharmacies, the drug is dispensed strictly according to the prescription.