The modern rhythm of life dictates certain rules. To always stay in shape, you need to be completely he althy. What to do if a cold makes you give up your usual activities? It is necessary to take an immunostimulating drug, which is Cycloferon. Does the drug have any contraindications and side effects?
Composition
It is an antiviral and immunostimulatory medicine that is available as oral tablets, topical ointment and parenteral solution.
The composition of the tablets includes the following components:
- meglumine acridone acetate;
- polyvinylpyrrolidone;
- calcium s alt and stearic acid;
- hypromellose;
- polysorbate 80;
- isobutanoic acid;
- acrylic acid ethyl ester;
- propylene glycol.
Clear solution for parenteral administration contains:
- meglumine acridonacet;
- water.
Useful propertiesdrug
"Cycloferon" has an increased antiviral, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory activity.
The drug is highly effective against herpes viruses, as well as influenza and other pathogens of acute respiratory diseases. The drug has a powerful antiviral effect.
When using the daily dosage, the maximum concentration in the blood is reached after 3 hours, slowly decreasing to the eighth. The half-life of the active substance varies from 4 to 5 hours.
When appointed
"Cycloferon" is recommended for use in adult patients and children as part of complex treatment for the following conditions:
- Viral hepatitis A, B, C, D (inflammation of the liver tissue caused by viruses).
- Influenza (acute respiratory disease caused by influenza virus).
- ARVI (acute inflammatory processes of the respiratory organs, the source of which are pneumotropic viruses).
- Adenoviral infection (acute infectious lesion, which is accompanied by damage to the respiratory tract, as well as visual organs, lymphoid tissue and the digestive tract).
- Prevention of viral infections during epidemics.
- Herpes simplex virus (a viral pathology characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of characteristic vesicles with serous filling).
In what situations is it still recommended for usemedication? "Cycloferon" is prescribed for the development of certain he alth abnormalities, for example:
- Cytomegalovirus infection (a human viral infectious disease caused by a DNA-containing human cytomegalovirus from the herpesvirus family).
- Secondary immunodeficiency states provoked by chronic viral, as well as fungal or bacterial infections.
- Rheumatoid arthritis (an autoimmune progressive inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting the joints).
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (diffuse lesion of the connective tissue, which is characterized by general immunocomplex damage to the connective tissue and its derivatives).
- Urethritis (damage to the urethra (urethra), provoked by damage to the canal wall of various kinds of bacteria and viruses).
- Balanoposthitis (an inflammatory disease that affects the head and inner leaf of the foreskin).
- Bacterial vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina).
- Non-specific vaginosis (an inflammatory disease of the female genital organs resulting from the vital activity of opportunistic microorganisms on them).
- Chlamydial infections (a sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by chlamydia).
- Periodontitis (an inflammatory disease of periodontal tissues characterized by progressive destruction of the normal structure of the alveolar process of the jaw).
Injections, pills"Cycloferon": contraindications and side effects
Before therapy, you must carefully read the instructions for use. The medication has a number of prohibitions:
- Decompensated stage of liver cirrhosis (the most dangerous manifestation of the disease, in which the organ changes and cannot perform its functions).
- Children under four years of age.
- Pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding.
What other tablets and injections "Cycloferon" have contraindications for use? According to the instructions for use, it is known that the drug is prohibited from using in the following situations:
- Individual intolerance.
- Gastritis (inflammatory and degenerative transformation of the gastric mucosa).
- Peptic ulcer of the gastrointestinal tract (a chronic and polyetiological disease that occurs with the formation of certain lesions in the stomach, as well as a tendency to progress and form complications).
According to the instructions for use, it is known that "Cycloferon" is generally well tolerated by people. In patients with increased individual sensitivity to the drug, negative reactions may occur:
- Exacerbation of symptoms of the disease in the first days of treatment.
- Eruptions on the skin.
- Hyperemia of the skin (a pathological condition manifested in abundant blood flow to a separate area of the body with severe reddening of the skin).
- Dermatitis (an inflammatory skin lesion that occursas a result of exposure to damaging factors of a chemical, physical or biological nature).
- Infiltration at the injection site.
- Puncture a vein.
- Thrombophlebitis (thrombosis with inflammation of the vein wall and the formation of a blood clot that closes its lumen).
- Hematoma (accumulated blood in liquid or coagulated form in the soft tissue structures of the human body due to ruptured blood vessels).
- Pain in the stomach.
- Nausea.
- Peptic ulcers.
- Duodenitis (a disease that is accompanied by inflammation of the intestinal mucosa).
- Chills.
- Feverish conditions.
- Myalgia (a pathological condition characterized by muscle pain).
- Migraine (a primary form of headache characterized by regular attacks of moderate to severe headache).
If one or more side effects develop, a person should see a doctor.
Method of reception
According to the instructions for use, it is known that the drug is taken once a day thirty minutes before a meal, without chewing, with water, in certain concentrations:
- Babies aged 4 to 6 are recommended to consume 150 milligrams (1 tablet) per day.
- Children from 7 to 11 years old, the concentration of the active substance varies from 300 to 450 mg (2-3 tablets) per day.
- Adult patients and adolescents from 12 years of age are prescribed 450-600 milligrams (3-4tablets) for consumption. A second course of therapy will be correctly carried out 2-3 weeks after the end of the first course.
Use of the drug for viral diseases:
- In the treatment of influenza and acute respiratory diseases, "Cycloferon" in tablets is prescribed on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th day (the course of therapy is twenty tablets). Therapy should begin with the development of the first signs of the disease. In severe cases, six tablets are taken on the first day. If necessary, carry out symptomatic treatment.
- In case of herpetic disease, it is recommended to take the medication on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, 23rd day (the course of therapy is forty tablets).
According to the instructions, the age of up to 4 years is a contraindication to "Cycloferon", older children are prescribed:
- When flu and acute respiratory diseases occur, the medication is taken one or two tablets a day. The duration of therapy varies from 5 to 10 days.
- In case of herpetic disease, the same dosage is prescribed. The duration of treatment may vary, depending on the severity of the condition and the clinical signs of the disease.
Injections
Intramuscular or intravenous use of "Cycloferon" is carried out every other day according to the basic scheme. The duration of treatment depends on the indications for the drug.
According to the instructions for the use of injections "Cycloferon", it is known thatwith herpetic and chlamydial infections, 10 injections of 250 milligrams are carried out. For neuroinfections, 12 injections of 250-500 mg are recommended for use.
In acute and chronic viral hepatitis, as well as the human immunodeficiency virus, 10 injections of 500 milligrams are carried out. In rheumatic and systemic lesions of the connective tissue, the drug, according to the responses, shows increased effectiveness at a concentration of 250 mg, 5 injections.
It is necessary to carry out four courses of therapy with a break of fourteen days. With degenerative and dystrophic lesions, two courses should be carried out (5 injections of 250 milligrams each). Children's concentration of active ingredients "Cycloferon" varies from 6 to 10 mg per kilogram of weight.
Ointment
According to the instructions for "Cycloferon", a contraindication to the use of liniment is hypersensitivity to the active components of the drug. The ointment can be used topically, as well as intravaginally and intraurethral. Intravaginal administration of Cycloferon ointment is carried out either using an applicator or a syringe without a needle.
For genital herpes, it is necessary to undergo a course of therapy for ten to fifteen days by intravaginal or intraurethral fillings, 5 milliliters once a day. With candidal urethritis, the ointment is used with injections in a volume of 5 to 10 ml.
How much "Cycloferon" should be used for herpetic infection? In this disease, it is necessary to apply the medicine in a thin layeron problem areas, repeat the procedure for five days twice a day.
With urethritis of a specific origin, it is recommended to combine the filling of the Cycloferon ointment with antibacterial drugs. With balanoposthitis, it is necessary to treat the foreskin and head of the penis once a day with liniment, while about 2.5 milliliters of ointment should be applied in one procedure. The duration of therapy varies from ten to fourteen days, if necessary, after two weeks, the treatment is repeated.
With vaginitis and vaginosis "Cycloferon" should be used for fifteen days twice a day in the form of intravaginal injections. A single dosage can reach 10 ml, depending on the intensity of the disease. In chronic periodontitis, Cycloferon ointment is applied with a cotton swab to the gums, while the liniment cannot be rubbed.
Before using the drug, periodontal pockets should be washed with an antiseptic. The duration of treatment ranges from twelve to fourteen days, you need to apply 1.5 milliliters of the drug every twelve hours. If necessary, the therapy can be repeated after two weeks.
Pregnancy is a contraindication to "Cycloferon", indications for the use of the drug may be during lactation, and then very weighty, since it is not known about the ability of the main active ingredient to be excreted in breast milk.
The drug is not recommended for use by women "in position",since there is no experience with the use of tablets in obstetric practice, and safety for the expectant mother and fetus has not been established.
Does the drug interact with other drugs
Tablets "Cycloferon" can be prescribed together with antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal agents, as well as cytostatics. Under the influence of "Cycloferon" the pharmacological action of these drugs will be higher.
Features
When using Cycloferon tablets for the treatment and prevention of influenza in the first few days from the start of treatment, symptoms such as muscle aches, fever, headaches, and lethargy are likely to occur. Such a reaction is considered natural and indicates the activation of immune processes in the body.
The drug cannot replace antibacterial or antiviral agents in inflammatory and infectious diseases, tablets can only be prescribed as part of a combination treatment to speed up recovery and activate the production of interferon.
"Cycloferon" in tablet form does not have an overwhelming effect on the functioning of the central nervous system and does not slow down the speed of psychomotor reactions.
Generics
Substitutes for "Cycloferon" in terms of pharmacological action are:
- "Interferon".
- "Kagocel".
- "Laferobion".
- "Cycloferon".
- "Viferon".
Storage conditions
The drug is dispensed from pharmacies by prescription from a medical specialist. It is recommended to keep the medication away from children in a dark place. The shelf life of the tablets "Cycloferon" is 36 months. The cost of the drug varies from 200 to 900 rubles.
Reviews
Responses about the drug "Cycloferon" on the Internet are different. Basically, they confirm the high effectiveness of the drug. It is also known that "Cycloferon" does not cause the development of adverse reactions. With the correct use of the drug by patients of any age group, after a course of therapy, there is a significant improvement in the state of he alth in many diseases.
The opinions of medical specialists about injections are positive, but doctors still recommend administering this medicine only if indicated and strictly according to the described scheme.
Do not inject into children under four years of age. In addition, doctors oppose the simultaneous use of alcohol and drug therapy, since the effectiveness of treatment in this situation drops sharply.
Using Cycloferon ointment, people note its high effectiveness in herpetic lesions, as well as infectious processes in the genitourinary system.
