During colds and flu epidemics, the child's body needs support. Modern antiviral agents are able to protect against illness or ease its course. But it is especially important for children to use not only effective, but also safe drugs, for example, "Reaferon-EC-Lipint".
What is it?
"Reaferon-EC-Lipint" is a modern immunomodulating antiviral drug. This means that the medicine not only fights viruses that have entered the child's body.
The drug also has an immunomodulatory effect, i.e. stimulates the human immune system or its individual components... Thus, the immunomodulator works proactively, preparing the immune system for the attack of viruses. This is the basis for the preventive effect of "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" and other drugs of similar action.
If the virus has already entered the child's body, then thanks to the antiviral action of "Reaferon-EC-Lipint", he receives a powerful response from the immune system. When taking the medicine exactly as directed or recommended by your doctor the illness will be milder and the child will recover faster.
And we are talking not only about influenza and ARVI viruses, but also, for example, viral hepatitis and many other infections that lie in wait for a child in the same kindergarten, an entertainment center for children, and public transport.
It is easy to use the drug even when treating small children, since it is available in the form of a powder or a special mass, to which a little water is added to form a suspension. Therefore, the child does not have to swallow a pill or capsule, which sometimes causes difficulty: even the smallest can easily drink the suspension.
How does it work?
The basis of the component "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" is human interferon alpha-2b. But for the production of the drug, recombinant interferon is used, which is not made from human blood, but is produced by bacteria, in whose DNA a special gene is embedded. This makes it the safest for children.
In the human body, interferon alpha-2b is produced by the immune system. This substance is not foreign and is well absorbed. When interacting with the virus, interferon is able to block its reproduction. It also affects the production of those blood cells that are responsible for fighting the virus - lymphocytes - and their activity.
Interferon promotes faster removal of viruses and their decay products from the blood.
The powder contains various additives that help interferon to be absorbed better and faster: vitamin E, lecithin, lactose and others.
When and how to use?
Since "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" helps the immune system to prepare for a viral attack, it is better to start taking the drug not when the first symptoms have already appeared, but in advance, that is, to engage in the prevention of the disease. This is true during epidemics of influenza and SARS, which doctors warn about.
If a child is attending a kindergarten or school where viruses spread especially quickly due to a large crowd of children, you can start taking a course of medication as soon as the first cases appear.
But it is better to use the drug twice a year during the period when the probability of getting sick is the highest - in spring and autumn. With regular courses, the child will get sick much less often.
Reception "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" is also relevant in cases when in a kindergarten, school, early development center or any other institution where there are many children at the same time, a quarantine for chickenpox, measles rubella, and other "children's" infections is declared. Even with the appropriate vaccination, and some diseases do not exist, the disease will either pass in a mild form, or the child will not get sick at all.
In some cases, pediatricians or immunologists prescribe Reaferon-EC-Lipint to frequently ill children to stimulate the immune system. Also, this drug is used to support the immune system if the child has any chronic illness. So, with a mild form of bronchial asthma, the child's lungs are more vulnerable to viruses. therefore taking Reaferon-EC-Lipint helps to protect the child from viruses that aggravate the course of the underlying disease.
Instructions for use
The method of application of "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" depends on:
- goals: prevention or treatment;
- the moment you start taking it: before the illness, in the first days or at the height of the illness.
The instructions for use also indicate a method for preparing a suspension from a powder. To do this, add 1-2 mg of boiled water to the contents of one bottle. For convenience, you can use a regular pipette.
2 mg of water is about 40 drops. The suspension is taken orally, because it is drunk. The drug has a neutral taste, which is especially important when taken by children.
"Reaferon-ES-Lipint" is produced in bottles with a dosage of 250 thousand, 500 thousand and 1 million IU. For children, it is better to buy a dosage of 250 thousand IU, since up to 15 years, a single dose of the drug should not exceed this value.
So, for the prevention of influenza, SARS, and other infections, children from 3 to 15 years old need to take 250 thousand IU twice a week.
If the child is already sick, or only the first symptoms appear, then 250 thousand IU is taken in the morning and in the evening for three days.
In other cases, it is better to consult a doctor before taking it. Depending on the disease, the severity of its course, phase, individual characteristics of the child, the doctor will prescribe the exact dosage.
It is important not to skip taking the drug and to take the next dose at about the same time. This will ensure a uniform flow of interferon into the child's body and its continuous effect on the immune system and the virus.
Contraindications and side effects
Despite the effectiveness, interferon preparations, including Reaferon-EC-Lipint, have a number of contraindications, including in children. This is an individual intolerance or hypersensitivity to interferon. With a known sensitivity to other substances, it is important to check whether they are in the Reaferon-EC-Lipint composition. In particular, it can be lactose.
The use of an immunomodulator is contraindicated for allergic diseases occurring in severe form, as well as problems with the thyroid gland - hyper- or hypofunction, and others. Renal and hepatic impairment in a child are also direct contraindications for taking Reaferon-EC-Lipint.
The drug is not used in children under three years of age.
Side effects are possible while taking the drug. They are extremely rare and have not been identified during clinical studies. However, interferons can cause mild chills and fever in children, general lethargy, decreased appetite, or nausea.
Price
You can buy "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" in almost any pharmacy, since this Russian drug has proven its effectiveness. At a dosage of 250 thousand IU, which is used in children, the drug is sold in packs of 5 units.
The price of such a package is very affordable: about 496 to 537 rubles. depending on the pharmacy or pharmacy chain where it is sold.
Reviews
According to doctors, the reception of "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" gives good results in case of a general weakening of the immune system, for example, in children with frequent illnesses, children with chronic diseases whose immunity needs support, as well as as part of a course of treatment for rehabilitation after a severe diseases.
Also, doctors note that regular course reception twice a year can reduce the incidence of illness in the child. And in combination with other drugs, for example, vitamins and good nutrition, in some cases, the effect is achieved when the child becomes not susceptible to colds and viral diseases, even while being in a children's team - a kindergarten group or in a classroom at school.
On the recommendation of a doctor, "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" is taken after a tick bite to reduce the likelihood of contracting tick-borne encephalitis or Lyme disease.
On thematic forums there are advice from parents whose child has been taking Reaferon-ES-Lipint as prescribed by a doctor. They also note its effectiveness and recommend using it during influenza epidemics as a reliable remedy for the whole family.
Parents advise "Reaferon-EC-Lipint" if the child has a positive test for a disease such as hepatitis B. With long-term administration, the virus is no longer detected in the analysis.
It is important to consult a doctor before starting the appointment, because Reaferon-EC-Lipint, like all other drugs, has certain contraindications. This is especially important if the child has chronic diseases or is already taking immunomodulatory medications.
You can learn about the effect on the body of interferon-alpha 2b from the following video.
