Many believe that colds and other respiratory diseases can not be treated, they say, they will go away on their own, without medical intervention. Specialists, in turn, argue that this opinion is erroneous. Any infection requires appropriate treatment, which will help to avoid possible complications, as well as the transition to a chronic form. Ignoring a mild runny nose, for example, can cause it to develop into pneumonia or sinusitis. So, timely and correct treatment of ARVI will certainly contribute to a quick recovery without complications.
Taking into account the viral-bacterial and viral etiology of such diseases, etiotropic therapy should be based on, first of all, antibacterial and antiviral agents. At the same time, most clinical studies show that in a number of specific cases the appointment of immunomodulatory and immunocorrection substances will be appropriate and correct.
It is known that immunomodulating agents for acute respiratory diseases can have both a therapeutic effect and a preventive effect. Amiksin Children's is one of the inducers of endogenous interferon. It can be used to treat children older than seven years. A popular analogue of the drug is "Anaferon for Children" (an inducer of the synthesis of interferon in babies from six months).
It's no secret that such immunostimulants have a pronounced effect on the immune system. However, the decision to use them in treatment is made only after the exact determination of the type of immune system dysfunction with clear indications. The therapy itself is carried out exclusively with clinical monitoring and immunological control. However, plant adaptogens, bacterial lysates and their possible synthetic analogues do not require any preliminary examination, since such drugs are well tolerated and increase the chances of proper pharmacological immunocorrection, especially in the case of children who are sick more often than others. Further, we will focus on the Amiksin medicine and its administration to children.
Description of the drug
"Amiksin" - coated yellow or light yellow round tablets. The inner layer of the tablet is orange, which can be seen in the cross section of the tablet. The drug is sold in packs of 6 and 10 tablets.
"Amiksin" for children contains certain proportions of active and several auxiliary substances. So, the main active substance is tyrolone, auxiliary substances are polyvinylpyrrolidone, magnesium carbonate, calcium stearate, sugar, liquid paraffin, titanium dioxide, talc, beeswax and gelatin.
The drug is used to treat viral hepatitis, herpes, acute respiratory infections, cytomegalovirus. For adults, the drug “Amiksin” is prescribed for tuberculosis, urogenital or respiratory disease, encephalomyelitis, etc. “Amiksin” for children is prescribed for influenza and other respiratory viral infections. In this case, the age of children should be more than seven years.
"Amiksin" for children: instructions for use
The drug is taken orally after a meal. The type of disease directly affects the course of treatment, its course and duration. As a rule, the medicine is taken at 125 mg or 250 mg (one or two tablets) per day for two days. After this period, tablets are taken one every two days.
In case of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections, Amiksin children’s is used for 7 days. The courses of treatment in adults and children of hepatitis A and hepatitis B are two and three weeks, respectively. Neuroviral infections are treated with the drug for 3-4 weeks, and cytomegalovirus, herpes and chlamydial infections - for a month.
As a rule, children over seven years of age are prescribed tablets with a lower content of the main active ingredient (not 125 mg, but 60 mg). In the case of an uncomplicated form of influenza, the Amiksin drug for children is prescribed one tablet per day for one, two or four days from the start of treatment.