Soluble preparation 'Fervex' - instructions for use

To date , the pharmaceutical industry has created a huge number of drugs designed to eliminate the symptoms of colds, and one of the most popular drugs of this kind was and remains Fervex. The instruction on the use of this medication is written in a simple and understandable language, even for a person far from medicine, and the price of it on the drugstore shelves is traditionally available for most buyers. Nevertheless, most of them forget that self-treatment and untimely access to a doctor can cause a sharp deterioration in well-being, and in some cases you can even hear feedback that the drug did not live up to expectations.

Medication "Fervex" - not a panacea for colds

The traditional practice of self-treatment, which for years developed among our compatriots, and became the reason that in problems with their own health, people are looking for guilty on the side. The "Fervex" powder was also an exception, the instruction for which is rarely read before the drug is taken, although it clearly states that self-medication is dangerous and the patient should be treated by a qualified doctor (and not by a neighbor on the porch, as often happens). The problem of this drug, as well as all the medicines of such an action, is precisely that when they are taken, the manifestations of the disease temporarily disappear, but its cause is not eliminated.

The drug "Ferveks", the instructions for its use on this indicates clearly, can not have virtually no effect on viruses, which for the most part cause colds and flu. The components of the drug only temporarily eliminate the symptoms, and only ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to some extent stimulates the patient's non-specific immunity . Unfortunately, an aggressive advertising company plays a certain role in discrediting the drug "Fervex" by the UPSA, which emphasizes the fact that it is enough to take the "drug" only once, and the patient will immediately recover.

The mechanism of action of the drug "Fervex" - myths and truth

In the composition of the medicine for the cold "Ferveks", the instruction for the use of which in the abbreviated form is even on each packet of powder for the preparation of a hot beverage, paracetamol, which has antipyretic effect, ascorbic acid and phenylephine, has a pronounced vasoconstrictive effect. It is due to these components of the drug in 20-25 minutes after its administration, a decrease in elevated body temperature begins and nasal congestion, lacrimation and runny nose are eliminated. But the cause of the disease remains, so after the components cease all symptoms will return again, and there will be a need to take a hot drink again.

In addition, it must be remembered that, as with any medicine, there are contraindications to the "Ferveks" preparation, and violation of the instruction can cause a sharp deterioration of the patient's condition. This drug should not be prescribed without taking into account the age of the patient - there are separate forms of powder production for making hot drinks for children and adults, as well as a special preparation for patients with diabetes mellitus (it lacks sugar).

Do not take this remedy for allergies to any of the components of the drug, diseases of the body, which can develop spasms (for example, with prostate adenoma, severe bronchial asthma, closed-angle glaucoma). It should also be remembered that the lack of treatment effect and the continued deterioration of the condition should cause the patient to immediately seek medical help.