The drug "Citrine" is intended for the prevention and relief of allergic manifestations. The medication has an antiexudative and antipruritic effect, reduces capillary permeability, eliminates spasm in smooth muscles. The drug helps to reduce the migration of basophils, neutrophils, eosinophils and other blood elements. Means "Citrine" (tablets) (the instruction contains such information) helps to eliminate the skin reaction to the effects of allergens. With bronchial asthma, the medication effectively reduces histamine-induced bronchoconstriction. The medicine begins to act actively a maximum of an hour after administration. The duration of the therapeutic effect is not less than a day. The maximum concentration of the drug becomes after an hour. There is a high rate of absorption of the drug from the digestive system. A small amount of the drug is metabolized in the liver. The active ingredient of the drug is cetrizine. After discontinuation of treatment, the therapeutic effect lasts three days.
Indications
A drug is prescribed for conjunctivitis or rhinitis of an allergic nature. The tool "Citrine" recommended for use in patients with atopic dermatitis, angioedema. Indications include urticaria of a recurring chronic course. A medication is prescribed for allergic dermatosis.
The medicine "Citrine." Instructions for use. Price
The drug is recommended orally. The duration of therapy is from one to four weeks. Against the background of the chronic course of pathologies, the duration of the course is up to six months. Patients from 12 years old are prescribed a tablet once a day, from six years - ½ tablet 2 times a day. For renal failure, ½ tab. Is recommended. 1 per day. The cost of the drug in pharmacies is from one hundred rubles.
Side effects
Against the background of therapy with the drug "Citrine" (instructions for use warns about this), the development of dizziness, drowsiness or insomnia is likely. The medicine provokes increased excitement, tachycardia, arthralgia. Negative effects include anorexia, gastritis, and liver dysfunction. Some patients may experience urinary retention, hypertension, and stomatitis. In some cases, myalgia, pharyngitis was observed.
Contraindications to the drug "Citrine"
Instructions for use do not allow prescribing the medicine to patients under six years old, prone to allergic reactions to the components of the drug, to pregnant women.
additional information
If you take high doses of the drug or therapy for too long, intoxication may occur. In this case, patients have increased drowsiness, palpitations. An exacerbation of the symptoms of an allergic disease is observed. In particular, itching intensifies, rashes spread throughout the body. In case of an overdose, tremor occurs, urinary retention is noted . In case of poisoning, consult a doctor. The combined use of the drug with sedatives is not recommended. Simultaneous administration of the drug with the drug "Theophylline" can cause an overdose.