If you believe the reviews, "Likopid" (the price for it varies from 300 rubles to two thousand, depending on the dosage) often provokes side effects, although it is considered a fairly effective drug. Its use requires special care if a young patient needs a course of treatment.
Why do I need this?
The immunomodulator "Likopid" is produced by a domestic pharmaceutical company and is recommended for use, as modern people are constantly faced with a variety of viruses and infections. As the manufacturers assure, the tool helps to stimulate the immune system, prevents infection with numerous pathologies. The drug is optimal as part of a comprehensive therapeutic approach, prescribed by doctors for infectious, bacteriological diseases, secondary conditions of immunity deficiency.
In the instructions for "Likopid" the composition of this medication is spelled out quite clearly. It is with the ingredients used that the manufacturer explains the effectiveness of a product belonging to the class of immunomodulators. Manufacturerpresents its development as a drug of the latest generation. Among the main advantages, there is an extensive area of use of the drug.
What's inside?
According to reviews, the instructions for the use of "Likopid" are quite understandable, and it is not difficult to comply with the requirements for the course of treatment indicated in it. In the accompanying documentation, the manufacturer indicates that the main active ingredient of the drug is called glucosaminylmuramyl dipeptide. The abbreviation GMDP is much more commonly used. The composition contains auxiliary compounds - lactose, cellulose, sucrose.
It is especially important to study the instructions for use, reviews of "Likopid" (the price of the drug is from 300 to 2,000 rubles), if the person planning to take the medication knows behind his body a tendency to allergic reactions or intolerance to any compound. In particular, it is extremely dangerous for some people to eat cellulose, lactose. In such a situation, the course of "Likopid" should be abandoned, since the likelihood of severe side effects is high.
What's in pharmacies?
As can be seen from the reviews, "Likopid" is sold strictly in the form of tablets. One capsule contains the active compound in the amount of one milligram or ten. This makes the cost vary significantly. The manufacturer puts a dozen or two capsules in the package. With a minimum dosage of the main compound, the price of the product is about 300 rubles, but a 10-milligram release with 20 capsules will cost almost two thousand.
As noted in theirreviews on the price of "Likopid" and the price of analogues, patients who used medicines, at a sufficiently high cost, the drug in question too often provokes side effects, and in some cases quite severe. For example, situations are known when a short course caused a long-term fever, which even effective antipyretics could not bring down.
Forms and Features
According to reviews, the instructions for "Likopid" (the price of the drug is indicated above) give a clear description of the tablets that should be present in the box. The manufacturer draws attention: in the absence of accompanying documentation or information mismatch, you should contact the pharmaceutical point to replace the drug, as there is a possibility of acquiring a fake. Normally, the medication is made in a flat cylindrical form, has a white color. The rules of use, the features of the therapeutic course vary, much depends on the specific version of the release.
In the instructions for "Likopid" (reviews of immunologists confirm that the remedy is prescribed for such purposes) 1 mg indicates that the medication can be used as a prophylactic. It is also used to treat young patients from 3 years. But 10 mg is a form of release intended for the treatment of adult patients.
Manufacturer and issue
According to reviews, "Likopid" seems to many to be a reliable and affordable tool, since it is produced by a domestic company. Indeed, the manufacturer of the tablets is the Russian pharmaceutical company Peptek.
Pills,manufactured at the factories of the enterprise are packed in blisters of ten capsules. One carton contains one or two blisters. The final price depends on the amount of the drug and the dosage of the active compound. Instructions for use "Likopid" (analogs, according to reviews, of course, too) necessarily accompanies the drug. Before use, the patient should read the contents of the document.
When to take?
According to reviews, "Likopid" is prescribed by immunologists if a disease of an infectious nature that occurs in a chronic form is diagnosed. This is most relevant for HPV (papillomavirus), herpes, hepatitis, if caused by viruses C, B. The manufacturer recommends using the remedy for the treatment of patients of any age and gender, making differences only in the concentration of the active compound. The drug helps to support the immune system if a disease is detected that has affected soft tissues and skin. The drug is effective if the disorder is inflammatory, accompanied by the separation of pus. "Likopid" is used in septic processes caused by surgery.
Known from the reviews: "Likopid" is prescribed for pulmonary tuberculosis. Often it is used to activate the immunity of a person with psoriasis. However, usually doctors warn about possible side effects. If you believe the responses, presented in abundance on the World Wide Web, these are indeed very common. The probability is especially high, as can be seen from the opinions of users,high fever that antipyretics do not help.
For babies
According to reviews, doctors prescribe Likopid for children quite often. For the treatment of juvenile patients from 3 years old, a weakened form is produced - 1 mg of the active compound. A remedy will help if a herpes infection is diagnosed. The manufacturer recommends taking the drug for infection of the respiratory system (chronic form), if the stage is acute, remission. "Likopid" can be used to maintain the strength of the child's body during inflammatory processes, accompanied by the separation of pus, when the skin and soft tissues are affected. "Likopid" is used in the chronic form of such a disease or in the acute phase.
As can be seen from the reviews, not all parents are ready to use Likopid for children. Indeed, negative reviews give rise to doubts: will the remedy be safe for treating an already sick baby. In each case, it is recommended to come to an appointment with a qualified doctor. It is quite possible that the doctor will prescribe an analogue that is more reliable, and the use of such a drug will be associated with fewer risks.
When not?
Like any medication, the described composition has a number of contraindications. The manufacturer notes that "Likopid" (reviews confirm this) is not intended for the treatment of women during the period of gestation or breastfeeding. Do not use the drug if autoimmune thyroiditis is diagnosed in an acute form. Possibleindividual allergic reactions to components used in the industrial process. For persons with hypersensitivity to the compounds, the drug is categorically not recommended. In addition, "Likopid" is not used if the patient has a fever, fever (38 degrees or more). You can not use the medication if a disease is diagnosed for which such a condition is characteristic.
How does it work?
As can be seen from the reviews on "Likopid", in the instructions (the price of the product is indicated earlier), the manufacturer draws attention to the fact that the development belongs to the latest generation of immunity-modulating compounds. The manufacturer assures the increased efficiency of the compounds used in the pharmaceutical industry. As soon as the active component enters the circulatory system, processes similar to the immune system regulation system are activated, initiated when bacteria and viruses are detected in the body.
The main substance of "Likopid" quickly reacts with immune receptors. This becomes the basis for the active production of some specific compounds, which include cytokines, interferons, factors that stimulate the formation of neutrophils, monocytes.
How and why?
As can be seen from the reviews on "Likopid" by specialists, the active compound has a clearly directed action. Under its influence, phagocytes become more active, namely, they are the most powerful tool against any alien, potentially dangerous agent. However, this quality is not the onlydue to which "Likopid" can have a positive effect on a person. The agent has antitumor properties, prevents the formation of metastases. However, the most important feature is the activation of natural immunity, the regulation of these body functions.
As follows from the reviews of "Likopid" by immunologists, the main active compound for the human body is not perceived as alien, since it is present in the body almost daily as an element of resistance to microbial infection. For this reason, as the manufacturer assures, "Likopid" is well tolerated by both children and adults. If you conduct an analytical study of the modern market, you will have to admit that a rather narrow list of drugs has similar promises.
Worth believing?
Proving the safety of its development, the manufacturer of "Likopid" draws attention to the numerous tests that the drug passed before it appeared on the market. It is believed that the mechanism of action of the drug is really detailed, well studied, therefore, all possible phenomena, side effects are predictable, and the use of the composition for its intended purpose is completely safe. It is for this reason that Likopid is recommended for use by children and adolescents, although the body is still fragile and is only developing. But the reviews on the World Wide Web are ready to argue with such assurances: many patients who took Likopid as prescribed by the doctor experienced side effects, and there are many stories about the negative impact on the joints.
If you believeofficial information on the tests carried out, "Likopid" does not have a toxic effect, does not adversely affect the embryo, and does not have a teratogenic effect. Under its influence, mutations of chromosomes are impossible. This became the basis for the distribution of "Likopid" in pediatric medical practice, and the manufacturer released a form specifically for children - 1 mg.
How to apply?
Before starting a course of the drug, it is important to carefully read the instructions that describe what rules the use of the drug is subject to. Normally, "Likopid" is used orally on an empty stomach 30 minutes before a meal. The pill should be swallowed whole and should not be chewed. From day to day, the remedy is used whenever possible at the same time. If the medication was not taken at the right time, the pass can be drunk within 12 hours. If more than 12 hours have passed, the missed volume is not taken, and then continue to drink tablets according to the previous scheme. A double dose is not allowed, even if the dose was missed.
If the doctor prescribed the remedy for an infant (this is possible with a prolonged infectious pathology), the dose is reduced by half from a normal child, and the drug is taken twice daily. The duration of the therapeutic course is from a week to one and a half. This approach is effective for pneumonia and some forms of colitis, bronchitis, blood poisoning provoked by surgery.
Children: there are different cases
For the treatment of babies older than infancy, but youngeradulthood, a dosage of 1 mg should be used. If infection with herpes is detected, one pill is used three times a day for food. The duration of treatment is 10 days. If a lesion of the respiratory system is detected, the tablet is taken under the tongue. The duration of treatment is the same as in the case of herpes, but only one capsule is enough every day. To obtain a stable positive effect, three courses in a row are required. Between sets take breaks for 20 days.
If an inflammatory process is found on the skin, accompanied by the release of a purulent substance, "Likopid" is used every day one time under the tongue in the amount of one capsule. The duration of the therapeutic course is 10 days. A similar approach is needed for soft tissue inflammation.
Adults: features of treatment
In some cases, doctors recommend taking "Likopid" in 1 mg format, for other situations, they prescribe a 10-fold option. A weaker form can be used for herpes infection three times daily. A single dose is 2 capsules. The duration of treatment is 10 days. If the disease is localized in soft tissues, on the skin, with a similar duration of treatment, a couple of capsules are used two or three times daily. Infection of the respiratory system requires 10 days of using two tablets at the same time. Finally, 1 mg of "Likopid" is used as a prophylactic. In this format, it is also intended for a 10-day treatment, and the dosage is one pill three times a day at the same time consistently.
Normally, 10 mg can be used strictly for adult patients, and in old age - no more than half a tablet at a time at the beginning of the therapeutic course. If the reception is not associated with unpleasant consequences, over time, you can switch to the full dose. If STIs, HPV are established, then the duration of the drug use is 10 days, one tablet daily once at a stable time. In the fight against psoriasis, "Likopid" is suitable in the format of a ten-day program, one or two capsules should be used daily. The next five days they drink, observing daily intervals. If the disease is severe, one pill is used twice a day, this treatment lasts 20 days. For pulmonary tuberculosis, "Likopid" is prescribed a ten-day program for a tablet daily, and for herpes - a six-day program with a similar dosage. If herpes has affected the visual organs, Likopid is used for three days, taking a couple of capsules daily, then a three-day pause is made and the program is repeated again. In case of inflammation of the skin, soft tissues, "Likopid" is prescribed for 10 days in a capsule.
Negative consequences: what to be prepared for
Although the manufacturer assures that side effects are observed with a small degree of probability, on the expanses of the World Wide Web you can find many patient responses that claim otherwise. Most often, patients experience discomfort in muscle tissues, joints can hurt. There is a risk of developing subfebrile condition in a short form. This usually accompanies the use of the drug.doses of 20 mg or more.
Among the side effects is the rise in temperature to 38 degrees and above. The manufacturer recommends eliminating the symptoms with an antipyretic, but in the reviews of many patients there are references to the ineffectiveness of such drugs with Likopid. It is also known that taking the composition can provoke intestinal disorders.
