The drug Efferalgan (syrup). Instruction (children's medicine)

A widely used modern anesthetic and antipyretic agent is the drug Efferalgan (syrup). The instruction, the child's medicine in which is considered, gives a description of its composition. The main active component of the syrup is paracetamol, and the auxiliary substances are various flavors and citric acid, saccharin, polyethylene glycol, E 202, and also drinking water.

This medicament is intended for children. He is appointed from one month of life to the age of twelve. A single dose of "Efferalgan" (syrup) medication, the instruction, a child drug in which is described in detail, indicates in the amount of fifteen milligrams per kilogram of the child's weight. For correct use of the drug, the package is equipped with a special measuring spoon, on which there are divisions. The main risks correspond to four, eight, twelve and sixteen, and additional risks correspond to six, ten and fourteen kilograms of the child's weight.

The drug "Efferalgan" (syrup), the instruction to which describes its pharmacokinetic properties, has an effect on the body due to the main component that is part of its composition. Absorption of paracetamol occurs in full and at high speed. The active substance of the drug is distributed across all tissues and penetrates the blood-brain barrier. The maximum amount of a drug in the blood is determined in thirty to sixty minutes after its administration. After a certain time, which is from an hour to four, metabolites are excreted through the urinary system.

The drug "Efferalgan" (syrup for children), the instruction to which describes its pharmacodynamics, after getting into the bloodstream blocks the centers of pain and thermoregulation of the central nervous system. Paracetamol has no anti-inflammatory effect. This is due to the neutralization of its effect on COX by peroxidase cells in peripheral tissues. The drug does not have a deactivating effect on the synthesis of prostaglandins, without, therefore, having a negative effect on the mucous membrane of the digestive system, and also without violating the water-salt balance of the organism.

Widespread use as an antipyretic agent finds in pediatrics the drug Efferalgan (syrup). Instruction, a children's medication in which is described quite fully, recommends its appointment with the following ailments:

• ARI;
• Influenza;
• Complications of post-vaccination type;
• Various inflammatory-infectious diseases, characterized by the presence of hyperthermia.

As an analgetic agent, the drug is prescribed in the event of mild or moderate pain:

• head;
• dental;
• In striated muscles;
• With injuries and burns;
• In case of defeat of peripheral nerves.

There are pathological processes that are a contraindication to the use of the drug Efferalgan (syrup). The instruction, a child drug in which it is described in detail, does not recommend a medicinal product in the presence of serious violations in the functioning of the liver or kidneys, as well as in blood diseases and lack of G6FD enzyme. Contraindicated in the intake of syrup with individual sensitivity to paracetamol, and also at the age of up to one month. Carefully appointed remedy for those who suffer from diabetes (sugar).

Side effects with the use of the drug can be the following: nausea and vomiting, as well as allergic reactions in the form of pruritus, rash, hives or fever. In very rare cases, the use of medication can cause anemia and thrombocytopenia, an excess of methemoglobin in the blood plasma, as well as a deficiency of neutrophils.