Tablets "Suprastin": what helps, instructions for use, composition, dosage, analogues

People who have had an allergic reaction know first-hand what tablets of Suprastin are: what helps, what the consequences are, and so on. This drug is positioned as efficient and inexpensive. It would seem that feedback about him should be only positive. Despite this, tablets from the allergy "Suprastin" are evaluated by patients in different ways.

Today's article will tell you about the features of this drug. You can get acquainted with the information in the manual and find out what analogues of Suprastin are. Pay attention that any self-treatment often ends in trouble. If you really want to get rid of the problem, then contact the physicians.

Read the medication

Often patients have questions about suprastin tablets: what helps, can they be taken without a doctor, does the drug have adverse reactions and is it permissible to give it to children? Before you answer them, you need to get acquainted with the drug. The drug "Suprastin" is available in two forms: tablets and liquid for intravenous or intramuscular injection. In this case, we are interested in tablets. Injections are used in acute pathologies, mainly by physicians.

The composition of one pill includes the active substance of chloropyramine hydrochloride. One hundred milligrams of this component is contained in four tablets. Hence, one capsule contains 25 mg of drug substance. The preparation is produced on 10 tablets in a blister. One packet contains 2 such blisters. How much does Suprastin contain in tablets? The price of the drug is about 150 rubles. Pills have a small size, on one side there is a name for the drug, and on the other hand there is a risk for the convenience of drug separation.

Effect of the drug

How does the Suprastin tablets work? From what do they help? From the instructions for use, you can find out that the medicine is antiallergic. The drug has a pronounced antihistamine and antipruritic effect. Tablets have anti-inflammatory, anti-edematous effect. They have a moderate spasmolytic effect. After use, the drug blocks the production of proteins that are formed upon contact with the stimulus.

Many are interested in the question of how much Suprastin acts? In tablets, the drug begins to work somewhat later than in the liquid form. The maximum effect is achieved within two hours after ingestion. The medicine has a noticeable effect for 4-8 hours. Much depends on the reason for its use. Let's consider in what situations it is expedient to use the medicine.

Tablets "Suprastin": from what help?

The drug is on the list of OTC drugs and vitally important drugs. You can buy it without prescribing a doctor at any pharmacy. The price of the medicine is also attractive. Everyone can afford to buy this medication. But do not self-medicate. Doctors strongly advise: if you have an allergy or you want to prevent it, then always consult a doctor. Only a doctor can determine whether Suprastin will be effective in your case.

Instructions for use of the tablets are recommended for use according to the following indications:

• Allergic conjunctivitis and rhinitis;
• Hay fever and hay fever;
• Serum sickness and urticaria;
• Allergy to food and medicines;
• Accidental use of chemicals or exposure to the allergen on the skin;
• Swelling of mild;
• Intolerance to pet hair and pollen of some plants;
• Eczema acute and chronic, other allergic skin diseases;
• Insect bites;
• In complex therapy for otitis media, viral and bacterial infections.

The medication should be replaced with another form in severe allergies: angioneurotic edema, Quinck's edema, anaphylactic shock and in other cases when emergency intervention is necessary in the patient's condition.

Use of the drug with white fever

What does not tell the consumer about the drug "Suprastin" instructions for use? Tablets, it turns out, can be used to eliminate fever. If the heat can not be knocked down - antipyretic drugs are simply ineffective - it is permissible to take a lytic mixture.

More often such a drug is administered intramuscularly. But if you do not know how to put the injections, then the pills will be your salvation. The composition of the lytic mixture must include three components: antispasmodic, antipyretic and antihistamine. Use Suprastin in a minimal single dose. As an antispasmodic, you can apply "Drotaverin" or "No-Shpu", "Papaverin" or "Papazol". Antipyretic usually has in its composition metamizole sodium. The most commonly used is Analgin. Take a lytic mixture at a time, without interruption between drugs. Preliminary study that the abstract indicates the interaction of tablets "Suprastin" with other drugs.

Contraindications to use

The intake of "Suprastin" tablets is not acceptable for every patient. If you have contraindications, then it is reasonable to refuse treatment. You can choose a medicine with a similar action that is right for you. But for this it is necessary to consult a doctor.

Contraindicated "Suprastin" in tablets with high sensitivity to its active ingredient, if there is a delay in urination, during an attack of bronchial asthma. Do not prescribe a remedy for future mothers and women who adhere to breastfeeding, since the active substance can enter the baby's body. Please note that the list of restrictions is extended when using the injection solution.

Mode of application

It is advisable to take the medicine after eating. So you reduce the risk of side reactions, and the medicine will be assimilated as quickly and correctly as possible. Take the tablets with sufficient water. The dosage, the regimen of admission and the duration of treatment are always set by the doctor individually. If you still refuse to visit a doctor, then strictly follow the instructions.

One serving for an adult and a child after 14 years is not more than one tablet. In a day it is permissible to take 75-100 mg of active ingredient. This number is divided into 3-4 reception for your convenience. How many suprastin tablets can I drink per day? Not more than four. The duration of the drug in the instruction is not indicated. Doctors do not recommend using the medication alone for more than 5 days. If you need to continue taking the drug, then you can not avoid a visit to the doctor.

Suprastin: tablets for children

The manufacturer does not release the medicine in the form of a child. But this does not mean that the drug is banned for children. At a certain dosage, appropriate to the weight and age of the baby, the pills are used. It is important not to engage in self-medication when it comes to the health of your child. The medicine is inadmissible to use only in newborn children and children in the first month of life. The medication is prescribed in the following doses:

• In the first year to a quarter of the tablet twice a day;
• From one year to six it is recommended to take a third of the tablet 2-3 times a day or half twice;
• Grown up children under 14 take half the pill three times a day.

If the child can not swallow the medicine himself, then the product must be crushed. If necessary, you can dilute the medicine in a spoonful of clean water. Breastfeeding can be added to the food, but it should not be very hot.

Adverse Reactions

You already know the composition of Suprastin. In tablets, the medicine (however, as in the liquid form) is able to cause drowsiness. This reaction is secondary. But it arises almost always. Doctors use this and always take into account that the medication has a sedative and easy hypnotic effect.

To adverse reactions include tremor, dizziness, insomnia, nervous excitability, lowering of pressure, tachycardia. Rarely the agent provokes an allergy. It is expressed by an itch and skin rash. With such complaints, patients rarely encounter, because "Suprastin" is an antihistamine.

Suprastin with alcoholic beverages

It is important to pay attention to the following rule: it is unacceptable to combine tablets "Suprastin" with alcohol. With this combination, a serious blow to the nervous system takes place. A person loses coordination and control over himself. There are also irreversible changes in the liver, the shell of the stomach collapses, the intestine and the brain suffer. Side effects with this combination are amplified several times. Even light spirits, for example beer, are strictly forbidden to be consumed during treatment with Suprastin.

The ability to manage transportation and perform important work in the treatment

Another point of the instruction, which should be noted: driving and responsible work. As you already know, the medicine can provoke drowsiness, dizziness. Attention of the person becomes blunted. All this is fraught with its consequences. Therefore, at the time of treatment, it is worth noting the fulfillment of responsible tasks. If this is not possible, then a safe analogue of Suprastin should be selected. Many newest antihistamines are available in tablets .

Replacements of different generations

If we talk about the absolute analogue of the drug, the basis of which is the same active substance, then it will be injections of "Suprastin". You can also replace the drug with other drugs with a similar effect. All antihistamines are divided into generations. Let us consider analogs.

• 1st generation . The drugs have a quick but short-term effect. They are not suitable for long use, because over time their effectiveness decreases. The disadvantage is the sedative effect, as well as many other adverse reactions. This group includes medicines: "Dimedrol", "Tavegil", "Diazolin" and so on.
• 2nd generation . Medicines have no sedative effect, and they can be taken only once a day - this is a plus. Medications are not addictive, they can be consumed throughout the year. The effects of drugs continue for some time after their withdrawal. To such means it is possible to carry: "Zodak", "Tsetrin", "Klarotadin", "Klaricens", "Lomilan", "Claritin" and many others.
• 3rd generation . Such medications can be attributed to prodrugs. If to speak in simple language, then after their reception the active substance is transformed. Medicines of this kind do not cause a sedative effect, they practically do not have adverse reactions. They are used to treat allergies. The shortage in the cost of these medicines: it is quite high. Trade names of such drugs: "Gismanal", "Treksil", "Telfast" and so on.

To replace the drug "Suprastin" in the form of tablets is recommended for persons with contraindications to taking the drug, pregnant and lactating women. If during treatment there were side reactions, then an analogue of antihistamine composition is also chosen.

Summarize

The article presented to you an effective, inexpensive, proven and long-known antihistamine drug "Suprastin". In tablets the agent is used much more often than in the form of injections. But in each case the doctor should give separate recommendations. The user should study the instructions before taking Suprastin. Be healthy and live without allergies!