The course of any infectious disease can demand purpose of antibacterial means. At the disposal of the children's doctor there are not a lot of antibiotics which application is authorized from early age of the child. One of medicines of the choice is Sumamed, the antibiotic of a makrolidny row having a broad spectrum of activity.
Instruction
1. At children's age Sumamed is allowed for use from 6 months in the form of suspension. It has fruit taste that very much is pleasant to children and does not cause in them negative emotions. Besides, Sumamed it is convenient to give to the small child a measured spoon which is applied to medicine. Before starting application of an antibiotic, solid needs to be dissolved with the boiled or distilled water as it is specified in the instruction, and before each use not to forget to shake up bottle contents.
2. Sumamed it is possible to use at many infectious diseases. To children medicine is generally appointed at infections of the upper and lower airways (otitises, pharyngitises, tonsillitis, bronchitis, etc.). Feature of antibiotics of a makrolidny row including Sumameda, is the fact that they are active concerning intracellular activators, such as chlamydias and mycoplasmas. In this regard appointment of Sumamed is justified at the long and repeating bronchitis at children since activators of this group of diseases at children of early age are intracellular microorganisms.
3. The dosage of Sumamed pays off, proceeding from the body weight of the kid: 10 mg on each kilogram of weight. For example, if the weight of the child of 15 kg, then the doctor appoints 150 mg of medicine a day. One measured spoon or the syringe for dispensing (i.e. in 5 ml of suspension) contains 100 mg of medicine. Means, mom has to give to the child 1.5 spoons (7.5 ml) of medicine at one time.
4. Sumamed is accepted 1 time a day, treatment duration - three days. At severe and long forms of a disease the doctor can prolong a course of treatment up to 5 days.
5. It is important to remember that medicine should be given in one hour prior to food or in two hours after meal. It is desirable that the child washed down medicine with water or tea, so it will finally be washed away from mucous and will not remain in an oral cavity.
6. As antibiotics can adversely influence a condition of intestinal microflora, leading to suppression of growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, it is recommended to give to the child against the background of reception of Sumamed of a probiotics ("Linex", Bifiform, etc.). In general the course of treatment a probiotics has to make not less than 3-4 weeks.