To prevent colds, doctors recommend taking Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc. Reviews regarding this dietary supplement indicate the effectiveness of the drug and vitamin deficiency. Due to the natural composition, the drug is practically harmless and has a minimum number of contraindications.
The composition and effect of the additive
BAA "Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc" from "Akvion" - a well-known pharmaceutical company, is a multivitamin complex. Its composition helps to strengthen the immune system and increase the body's resistance to infections. The dietary supplement is available in the form of drops and soluble effervescent or chewable tablets. The tool includes the following components:
- beta carotene;
- alpha tocopherol acetate;
- ascorbic acid;
- echinacea extract;
- zinc sulfate.
How do these ingredients work? Beta-carotene is a natural substance similar to vitamin A. It protects cell membranes from harmful effects and increases the body's ability to fight viruses and bacteria. Alpha-tocopherol is vitamin E. This substance improves blood circulation in the capillaries and interferes with the lipid oxidation process. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) increases resistance to infections and helps to normalize metabolism.
The composition of the dietary supplement includes an extract of a medicinal plant - echinacea. This perennial herb contains hydroxycinnamic acids, which have bactericidal properties. Zinc sulfate also has an antimicrobial effect.
Reviews of Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc indicate that dietary supplements help to avoid infection during colds and flu epidemics. Also, the tool prevents complications after ARVI.
Indications and contraindications
The instruction recommends taking dietary supplements in the following cases:
- with colds and inflammation of the nasopharynx;
- with chronic eye fatigue from prolonged stress (reading, working behind the monitor);
- with insufficient nutrition for the prevention of vitamin deficiency;
- in the recovery period after illness;
- with pathologies of the stomach and intestines with impaired absorption of nutrients.
Reviews about "Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc" suggest that the dietary supplement is well tolerated and does not cause any side effects. However, if a person is allergic to plants of the aster family (Echinacea refers to them), then it is better to refrain from taking the drug. The use of the drug is also not recommended for patients with phenylketonuria. Oxycinnamic acids contained in the drug are contraindicated in this metabolic disorder.
With carotinemia (excess vitamin A), the intake of dietary supplements is not recommended. Under the age of 14 years, do not use effervescent tablets "Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc". For preschool children, a special form of the drug is developed in the form of drops or chewable tablets with the taste of sea buckthorn.
special instructions
Supplements should not be taken with other multivitamin complexes. This can lead to the development of hypervitaminosis.
Reviews about "Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc" and instructions for use report rare effects of an overdose of the drug. In this case, symptoms of carotenoderma occur - the skin on the palms, face and feet becomes orange or yellow. This is a sign of excess vitamin A. In such cases, you should consult a doctor. Usually, symptomatic treatment of such a pathology is performed.
Avoid co-administration of dietary supplements with medicines for atherosclerosis ("Colestyramine"), some antibiotics ("Neomycin"), medicines with calcium and vitamin E. They have the property of reducing the absorption of the drug.
Supplements do not affect the concentration of attention and do not cause inhibition. Therefore, during the course of treatment, you can drive a car.
How to take the remedy?
If the drug is used as a liquid for the treatment of diseases, then the following dosage must be observed:
- age 7-14 years: 8 drops;
- adults and adolescents from 14 years: 12 drops.
If dietary supplements are taken for prevention, it is necessary to reduce the dose. It is enough for children to take 4 drops per day, and for adults - 6 drops.
Young children are given a special "Vetoron for Children" in the form of drops. It can be taken from 3 to 7 years, 4 drops for treatment and 2 drops for prevention.
If chewable tablets are used for treatment, then they are taken at the age of 3 to 7 years, 1 unit 1 time per day.
Effervescent tablets are taken 1 time per day, 1 piece, dissolving them in a glass of water. It is better to use dietary supplements with food.
Storage conditions, price and analogues
The drug is stored at a temperature of no more than +25 degrees. It is suitable for use for 2 years. Such storage conditions are recommended by the Vetoron instruction. Price, analogues and reviews about the drug will be discussed later.
Drops cost from 250 to 300 rubles. The price of effervescent soluble tablets is about 250-260 rubles, and chewing tablets - about 220 rubles.
Full analogues in composition do not exist. You can choose similar preparations containing different types of vitamins. These include multivitamin complexes:
- Macrovit
- Pentovit
- "Jungle";
- "Revit";
- "Pikovit";
- Neurogamma
- Aerovit.
The choice of multivitamins is wide, in pharmacies you can find drugs at different prices. Reviews of Vetoron with Echinacea and Zinc indicate that dietary supplements can protect against infections during colds. This is due to the fact that the composition of the drug includes bactericidal substances. Most vitamin complexes protect against vitamin deficiency, but do not have such an effect on immunity as Vetoron. Therefore, it is rather difficult to choose a complete analogue for therapeutic effect.
Reviews of dietary supplements
You can find a lot of positive reviews about this vitamin supplement. Parents of children write that after taking dietary supplements the child became less likely to get sick. Adults report that drops or tablets taken during a cold have significantly relieved the symptoms of the disease. Under the influence of the drug, the disease proceeded in a milder form and quickly ended in recovery.
Negative reviews of dietary supplements are rare. People write that the use of this remedy did not help, and the child or adult is still often sick. It must be remembered that in case of serious immunity disorders associated with severe illnesses, Vetoron cannot be used as monotherapy. If the body's defenses are greatly weakened, then immunomodulators are needed, and vitamin complexes can only complement treatment.