How to use and how much is the drug "Stopdiar"? Instructions for use, the price of this medication is presented below. Also in the materials of this article you can find information about the form in which the said tool is made, what properties it has, whether it causes side effects and what kind of feedback patients leave about it.
Description, shape, packaging and composition
The drug in question goes on sale in the following forms:
- Tablets Stopdiar. The instruction for use states that this medication is film-coated, and also contains such an active component as nifuroxazide. Talc, potato starch, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate and gelatin are added to this product as additional ingredients. As for the film membrane, it contains hypromellose, talc, titanium dioxide, yellow quinoline dye and polyethylene glycol 20,000.
Stopdiar tablets are yellow, round and convex. They are contained in blisters that are placed in a cardboard box.
- Suspension "Stopdiar" (syrup). Instructions for use informs that this form of the drug is intended for oral administration. This medicine contains such an active element as nifuroxazide. In addition to it, the syrup includes: citric acid monohydrate, carbomer, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, sucrose, 30% simethicone antifoam emulsion, banana flavor and sodium hydroxide.
The oral suspension has a light lemon color and a banana flavor. It goes on sale in dark glass bottles, which are placed in a cardboard box containing a double measuring spoon.
Pharmacology
What is the mechanism of action of the Stopdiar medication? Instructions for use, reviews of doctors say that this tool has an antibacterial effect in relation to pathogens of intestinal infections.
According to experts, the active substance of the drug in question belongs to the group of nitrofurans. When taken orally, it adversely affects opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms.
Nifuroxazide is highly active against gram-negative bacteria such as salmonella, shigella, klebsiella and Escherichia coli, as well as gram-positive microorganisms in the form of staphylococcus and streptococcus (that is, those bacteria that most often cause intestinal infections).
Operating principle
What determines the effect of the drug "Stopdiar"? Instructions for use report that the effect that occurs after the use of this drug is associated with the suppression of the activity of enzymes that are directly involved in the cellular metabolism of bacteria. Due to this effect of the drug, the cell membranes of harmful microorganisms are destroyed, and the cells die.
According to the reviews of experienced specialists, the activity of the drug in relation to the causative agents of infection does not decrease even with a long course of therapy. At the same time, the medication does not destroy the beneficial intestinal flora, and therefore it takes much less time to restore the digestive process after its use than when using antibiotic agents.
The action of Stopdiar is independent of intestinal acidity.
Pharmacokinetics
After oral administration of a suspension or tablets, the active substance of the drug in question is practically not absorbed from the digestive tract. In this regard, the drug does not enter the bloodstream and does not have a systemic effect on the human body.
The medication begins to act directly in the intestine, after which it is excreted naturally along with feces.
Indications for use
Why is the Stopdiar medication needed? Instructions for use (tablets and suspension have the same indications) reports that this drug is effective in:
- chronic intestinal diseases that are infectious (enterocolitis and enteritis);
- intestinal infections (acute), which were caused by pathogens sensitive to nifuroxazide.
Contraindications
Common contraindications to the use of tablets and syrup "Stopdiar" are the following conditions:
- allergic reactions to drugs belonging to the group of 5-nitrofuran derivatives;
- hypersensitivity of the patient to other components of the drug.
As for private contraindications, they include children's age up to six years for taking pills and the baby's age up to two months for taking syrup.
With extreme caution, you should take this medicine during breastfeeding and gestation. Clinical trials in this category of people have not been conducted.
The drug "Stopdiar": method of administration and dose
According to the instructions, Stopdiar tablets should be swallowed as a whole, without chewing and drinking with normal water. Taking this medication does not depend on the patient's diet.
Adults and children after six 6 years old should take 200 mg of the drug (i.e. 2 tablets) four times a day (every 6 hours) for a week.
As for the suspension, it is prescribed only to babies from two months of life. Syrup is given to the child every 8 hours, regardless of feeding.
Before using the medicine, the bottle is thoroughly shaken until the drug becomes homogeneous.
The dosage recommended by the doctor is determined using a two-sided measuring spoon. According to the instructions, this form of the drug should be taken in the following dosha:
- Babies 2-6 months are prescribed 110-220 mg twice a day (that is, 1-2 scoops per 2.5 ml).
- Children from 6 months to 6 years old - 220 mg three times a day (1 scoop per 5 ml).
- Adolescents 6-18 years old and adult patients - 220 mg four times a day (1 scoop per 5 ml).
How long should you take Stopdiar Syrup? Instructions for use informs that the duration of therapy with this drug should not exceed more than one week.
The treatment of the child is carried out under the supervision of a pediatrician, since an intestinal infection quite often leads the body to dehydration and, as a result, serious complications. In this regard, it is required to regularly replenish the patient’s fluid loss.
Adverse reactions
Usually, Stopdiar is well tolerated by patients. Only in isolated cases does it cause the following side effects:
- urticaria, respiratory failure, Quincke's edema;
- nausea, transient abdominal pain, increased manifestations of diarrhea.
When observing such effects, it is necessary to stop taking the medicine.
Drug cost
How much does the drug Stopdiar cost? Instructions for use will not give an answer to the question. You can find it only in a pharmacy. You can buy this medication in tablets for 130-160 rubles, and in the form of a suspension - for 220-250.
Reviews about the drug
Reviews about the drug "Stopdiar" are found only positive. It comes in convenient packaging and also effectively treats most intestinal infections. Moreover, this medication almost never causes side effects.
As for the syrup, its effectiveness is also described only on the positive side. This drug is intended for children and is widely used in the hospital and outpatient practice.