Means "Clacid" (for children and adults). Instructions

The drug "Clacid" (for children and adults) belongs to the category of semisynthetic antibiotics. The drug has an antibacterial effect, suppresses protein synthesis in the cell of pathogenic bacteria.

Means of "Clatid". Description

Clarithromycin - an active component of the drug -effective against strains of standard and isolated bacteria. The drug "Klacid" affects many anaerobes and aerobes, both gram-negative and gram-positive. The active component and the product of its decomposition is distributed fairly well in fluids and tissues. Serum concentrations are usually several times smaller than tissue concentrations.

The drug "Clacid" (for children and adults). Indications

Effective medication for infectedlesions in the respiratory tract (upper and lower pathways). The indications include sinusitis, pneumonia, pharyngitis, bronchitis and other pathologies. The drug is prescribed for otitis, common and localized mycobacterial infections, Helicobacter pylori eradication, to reduce the frequency of relapses of peptic ulcer. The drug "Clacid" (for children and adults) is recommended for lesions of the skin or soft tissues. The medication is prescribed to prevent the spread of mycobacterial infection, with ondogenic infections.

Means "Clacid" (for children and adults). Dosing regimen

Tablets are taken orally, regardless of food. Usually, the adult dose is 250 mg twice daily. In severe pathology, the amount of the drug is increased to 500 mg / 2 r. / Day. Duration of therapy is usually from 5-6 to 14 days. The drug "Clacid" for children (expert reviews confirm this) it is more expedient to give in the form of a suspension. The recommended dosage is 7.5 mg / kg. Frequency of admission - twice a day. Duration of treatment as a whole is from five to seven days (depending on the type of infection, drug tolerability). Before taking the bottle, shake well.

Means "Clacid" (for children and adults). Side effects

As a rule, most often negativereactions from the digestive system. In patients, there is a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, nausea, tenderness, vomiting. Pseudomembranous colitis is rarely noted. Against the background of treatment, there may also be headache, activation of liver enzymes, a taste disorder. In a number of cases (on the basis of long-term administration), the development of resistance of microbes to the drug is likely. Other side effects include insomnia, anxiety, ventricular tachycardia, thrombocytopenia. Rarely are there cases of glycemia, hearing and taste disorder, confusion, convulsions. On the basis of treatment, hepatic dysfunction of a severe type may occur. However, this manifestation is considered reversible.

Contraindications

The drug is not recommended for porphyria,lactation, severe disorders of kidney / liver, pregnancy. In the tablet form, the drug is not prescribed at the age of up to three years. Contraindications include individual intolerance to the drug.