The emergence of new viral diseases and changetheir clinical picture required from modern medicine a serious transformation. First of all, they touched upon the pharmaceutical industry.
Очень распространен сегодня противовирусный the drug "Acyclovir" (tablets). The instruction to it is directly in the package. The dosage of the drug is different, most often it is a tablet of 200 or 400 milligrams. Different packages contain from twenty to thirty tablets.
In addition, the drug "Acyclovir" is produced (and used in the practice of doctors) in the form of an ointment with an active substance content of 50 milligrams per gram.
Today, the cream "Acyclovir" with a 5% active ingredient appeared on the pharmaceutical market.
It should be noted that the electoral activity in theregarding the herpes virus, I have all forms of release, including the drug "Acyclovir" (tablets), the instruction for its use contains indications for the appointment:
- treatment of infections caused by the herpes virus (of the genus simplex of the first and second types);
- prevention of relapses in patients with normal (without immunodeficiency) status;
- prevention of recurrence of herpesvirus infection in people with immunodeficiency;
- treatment of diseases caused by Varicella zoster (most often - herpes zoster);
This drug is also used in the complex therapy of HIV infection (to prevent its development).
The effect of the drug is primarily due to the incorporation of triphosphate into the DNA strand of the virus, which causes a blockade in the synthesis of new virus particles.
При повышенной чувствительности к составным components of the drug should not be used medicine "Acyclovir" (tablets). The instruction also indicates contraindications to lactation (during breastfeeding). As with other drugs, the drug "Acyclovir" in pregnancy is prescribed only if the intended benefit is higher than the potential risk to the health of the mother and fetus.
With extreme caution is to use the drug and with renal failure (acute or chronic), as well as violations of the neurological sphere.
How to take "Acyclovir" tablets?
The dose of the drug is determined on the basis ofindications and determined by the doctor. Thus, in the treatment of the most common form of herpes (with a patient over two years old), a pharmaceutical drug is prescribed in tablets of 200 milligrams five times a day (with intervals of at least four hours). Younger children (less than two years) are prescribed on the basis of the weight of the same drug "Acyclovir" (tablets). The instruction details this moment.
However, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the dosage is chosen by the doctor based on the individual characteristics, severity and severity of clinical manifestations.
In order to prevent the development of herpesvirus infection, the drug "Acyclovir" is prescribed at a dosage of 200 milligrams 3-4 times a day.
The specified drug must be used.immediately after eating and drink a glass of water (this is due to the irritant effect of the drug on the gastric mucosa). In addition, after taking the medication, other adverse reactions may occur:
- changes in blood formation (possibility of development of leuco-and erythropenia);
- changes in the general nature of the nervous system (dizziness, pain and even hallucinations);
- possible development of allergic reactions to the components of the drug (rash and dermatitis).
Today there are a large number of different drug analogues. For example, the drug with the commercial name "Acyclovir AKOS" (tablets) is also quite widespread.
