Seeing on the counter at the pharmacy and Ibuklin Ibuklin Junior, parents start wondering: "What is better to give the child Ibuklin in 7 years? '. Despite the fact that the addition to the title of Junior product indicates that this baby medicine, mother or grandmother sometimes give a seven-year child to adult Ibuklin, and this leads to serious consequences. Consider, for what is necessary and what the medication is dangerous to 7 years old receiving the adult dose.
For information about the medicinal product
Ibuklin - complex preparation.
Tablet for children contains:
- 100 mg ibuprofen. The component has antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.
- 125 mg of paracetamol. The active substance enhances the effect of ibuprofen, quickly lowers the temperature and has a moderate analgesic effect.
Adults pills 400 mg ibuprofen and 325 mg paracetamol.
Indication for Ibuklina child is:
- catarrhal fever infections;
- pain in joints and muscles;
- neuralgia;
- relief of pain after an injury or surgery.
Ibuklin prescribed to children from 3 years old. Allowed to drink tablets at intervals of 6-8 hours, but the daily dose depends on the child's body weight.
Calculation of the dose for a child of seven years
How much children 7 years old to take Ibuklin, it depends on the weight of the child:
- 11-15 kg - 3 pills per day;
- 16-20 kg - 4 tablets throughout the day;
- 21-49 kg - up to 6 tablets per day, but not more than 6 hours (for severe fever or severe pain is allowed to give pills to 2 children at the reception.).
If the child is seven years old weighing more than 40 kg, then it can be assigned to the adult dose under the supervision of a pediatrician. But most large kiddies give the maximum dose for a child by dividing the number of pills to 3-4.
The child was given an adult tablet
If we compare the adult and children's products, it is seen that Ibuklin for adults contains 4 times more ibuprofen and almost 3 times more of paracetamol. For larger children, weighing about 40 kilograms a single dose of adult tablets will not cause great harm.
But if the slender seven year old child to drink Ibuklin adult dose, then there will be signs of overdose:
- epigastric pain;
- nausea and / or vomiting;
- headache;
- noise in ears;
- lethargy;
- depression and apathy;
- hypotension;
- slow heartbeat.
In severe cases, it develops acidosis, renal failure and coma.
A similar condition develops when children with high weight treated with drugs for adults.
Antidote for Ibuklina not. In overdose washed stomach give activated carbon and hospitalized children in the children's department, where symptomatic therapy.
Adverse reactions are similar symptoms, but the symptoms occur after ingestion child tablets. Signs of deterioration of health may be mild, and may be accompanied by the development of bradycardia and coma.
How to avoid complications when taking Ibuklina
The drug is well tolerated by young patients and rarely causes deterioration of health.
In order to reduce adverse reactions, parents are advised to observe the following rules:
- See expiration dates. Old medicine helps weak and can cause side effects;
- Observe the dosage. Do not give more medicine, striving to eliminate the symptoms of hyperthermia or relieve pain more quickly;
- Do not reduce the time interval. Ibuklina Admission for children under seven years old is shown in 6-8 hours. If you want to bring the temperature down before, it is necessary to give antipyretic drug from another group.
Giving the child Ibuklin seven years, is necessary to calculate the dose given weight and not disturb the reception time interval of tablets. Compliance with these rules can reduce the risk of adverse effects.
sources:
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