The drug "Advantan" - a tool used externally. The medication is able to suppress allergic and inflammatory skin reactions. Thanks to these properties, the intensity of the manifestation of symptoms such as pain, irritation, swelling, erythema, and itching is reduced. The active substance of the drug is methylprednisolone aceponate. With external application, the drug has a minimal systemic effect. Even after prolonged treatment, when using occlusive dressings, no adrenal gland disorders were noted.
Prescribing Advantan. Instruction Price. Reviews
The drug is recommended for skin pathologies, including chronic course, in patients from four months of age. In particular, various forms of dermatitis (atopic, contact, allergic), eczema (true, degenerative, microbial, dyshidrotic) are referred to indications. The medicine is prescribed to people with neurodermatitis. The preparation in the form of an emulsion is recommended additionally for sunburn. This dosage form, according to experts, is more suitable for the treatment of affected skin in children. The product is applied externally once a day, in a thin layer. The duration of use for children is 4 weeks, for adults - 12 weeks. The instruction "Advantana" does not recommend using the medication for a longer time. In case of skin lesions not complicated by weeping, as well as during infiltration, it is more advisable to treat the surface with ointment, since the amount of water and fat is optimally combined in this dosage form.
Contraindications
Instructions "Advantana" does not recommend a remedy in the presence of syphilitic or tuberculous lesions, manifestations of a viral disease (chickenpox, shingles, for example) in the area of application. No medication is prescribed for patients with rosacea, perioral dermatitis, skin reactions to vaccination. The drug is not recommended for hypersensitivity. Instructions "Advantana" does not contain direct contraindications to the use of the drug during pregnancy or lactation. However, the appropriateness of therapy during these periods is determined by the doctor. Nursing women (if treatment is prescribed) should not treat the mammary glands with this drug.
Side effects of the drug "Advantan". Instruction Patient Reviews
During therapy, people rarely report complications. Comparing the drug with similar drugs, patients say that the medicine "Advantan" is better tolerated than other external drugs. Even with prolonged treatment, skin atrophy, acne-like rash, striae, or telangiectasia do not develop. As practice shows, the medication is satisfactorily tolerated by patients of different ages. Undesirable effects are usually associated with the presence of intolerance in patients. As a rule, such side effects are manifested in the form of allergic skin reactions, exacerbation of existing symptoms. The instruction "Advantana" recommends that when developing any negative reactions, stop using the medication and consult a specialist.