The drug "Inosin Pranobeks", or in another way "Isoprinosine", Is an immunostimulating agent with a pronounced antiviral effect. This drug shows a high activity against a large number of different pathogens. For example, it is very effective to use it against cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus and measles, influenza A and B, ECHO, poliovirus, equine encephalitis and encephalomyocarditis. The pharmacological action of the drug "Inosin Pranobeks" is based on the inhibition of the enzyme and RNA of dihydropteroate synthetase, which takes part in the replication of some pathogenic microorganisms. After taking this immunostimulant is quickly absorbed, reaching the highest concentration of active substance after one to two hours. After two days in the form of metabolites along with urine, the drug "Inosin Pranobeks" is completely eliminated from the body. The price for this medicine is about forty or fifty rubles for packing.
List of medical indications for prescribing
To take an immunostimulating drug "Inosin Pranobeks" is recommended mainly for the treatment of such diseases as influenza, labial or genital herpes, infections caused by the Herpes simplex virus, ARVI, shingles, chicken pox and herpetic keratitis . In addition, this drug is actively prescribed for the therapy of measles of heavy current and molluscum contagiosum. To treat infectious mononucleosis, provoked by the Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus and papillomavirus infections, Inosin Pranobeks can also be used. Analogues of this immunostimulating agent - the drugs "Isoprinosine" and "Groprinosin" - have a similar effect and is also used to treat all of these diseases.
Usage and dosage features
Take the drug "Inosin Pranobeks" follows after eating at the rate of fifty milligrams of the drug per kilogram of weight. Tablets are taken three to four times a day.
In severe forms of the disease, the dosage can be increased to one hundred milligrams per kilogram of body weight. In this case, the norm of the drug "Inosin Pranobeks" should be divided into four or six receptions. The maximum dosage is about three grams per day. The duration of therapy varies within five to fourteen days. If necessary, treatment can also be prolonged. The therapy should continue until the disappearance of painful symptoms and for another two days after this.
Basic medical contraindications
It is not recommended to take the drug "Inosin Pranobeks" for patients suffering from urolithiasis, gout, renal insufficiency, arrhythmia, and also individual sensitivity to its components. Children's age (up to three years), breastfeeding and pregnancy are also the reasons for the cancellation of this immunostimulant.