The medicine "Taktivin", the price of which is within 800 rubles, belongs to the category of immunostimulating medicines. A polypeptide agent, the active ingredient is isolated from the thymus gland of livestock. The active substance is T-activin. Due to immunodeficiency, the drug has beneficial effects on both quantitative and functional parameters of the protective T-system. Under the influence of the drug, the ratio of lymphocytes stabilizes. The medication is released in the form of a solution for subcutaneous injection.
Appointment
The drug "Taktivin" is recommended for immunodeficiency conditions, the defeat of the protective T-system on the basis of infectious, purulent pathologies, septic processes. The medicine is prescribed for lymphogranulomatosis, lymphocytic leukemia and other lymphoproliferative pathologies. Indications include psoriasis, recurrent ophthalmic herpes, tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis.
Contraindications and side effects
The tool "Taktivin" instruction for use does not recommend for hypersensitivity, atopic asthma , in the antenatal period. During therapy, exacerbation of septic pathologies and purulent infections may be noted. The medication in some cases provokes hyperimmune cytolysis.
Dosage regimen
The tool "Taktivin" instructions for use recommends to be administered subcutaneously once a day. Injections are preferably carried out before bedtime. The recommended dose is 40 mcg / m2 body. The duration of therapy is from five to seven days. In severe cases, as prescribed by a specialist, treatment is allowed to be repeated. In case of persistent course of pathologies, the Taktivin agent recommends that the instructions for use be administered for five to six days in a row, then transfer the patient to maintenance therapy - 1 r / week. Before surgery, treatment begins in two weeks. The duration of therapy in this case, both before the intervention and after it, is three days. For patients with lymphoproliferative pathologies, a medication is prescribed between courses of basic antitumor therapy. Treatment of recurrent ophthalmic herpes is carried out for two weeks. The dosage is 10 μg / m2 / day. Four to six months later, a second course is given. For preventive purposes, they are administered every three to five months at 25-50 mcg / m2. The course lasts 5 injections every other day.
additional information
Means "Taktivin" instruction for use does not recommend nursing patients. In the treatment of ophthalmic herpes, a medication can cause an increase in the inflammatory process in the lesion. To alleviate the condition in such cases, urgent instillation of corticosteroids is prescribed. The product is stored in a dark place, away from children. The recommended temperature is in the range of 2-6 degrees. Cases of overdose are not described in practice. With the development of negative consequences not described by the annotation, including the deterioration of the general condition, or with ineffective therapy, the use of the medication should be discontinued. The drug is dispensed from pharmacies with a prescription.