Nurofen - known remedy for pain relief and increased temperature caused by inflammatory processes, including babies. But there are situations where the drug must be replaced by another medicine. It is important to know if there is an analogue of Nurofen for children?
Nurofen and all its analogs are not antibiotics, they do not cure the disease, and only eliminate the symptoms that accompany the inflammatory process:
- pain;
- heat;
- swelling in the affected organ.
Nurofen and its analogues
Nurofen representative of a number of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The drug is composed of active substance - Ibuprofen.
Nurofen for children is available in the form of:
- 200 ml of syrup with strawberry and orange flavor;
- rectal suppositories.
Use for children drug can be starting with three months.
Nurofen and its analogues administered to children:
- in respiratory diseases;
- teething;
- in febrile conditions after routine vaccination;
- and in other similar cases.
All ibuprofnye drugs are highly effective, but they have a long list of contraindications and side effects, because in some cases it is necessary to pass to the children's Nurofen counterparts.
Recommended analogues
Among the many existing analogues Nurofen, you must choose the safest medicines to the child's body and at the same time no less effective.
To those include Advil.
Advil
The drug Advil is made in Germany. This drug belongs to the group of NSAIDs, with the active substance in the composition - ibuprofen, the same as that of Nurofen.
This medication belongs to the more modern drugs with improved formula. Among the other members of his group, he is less complications and better tolerated by patients. In addition, analog is a good immunostimulant, and has the ability to restore the body's defenses.
For children Advil produced in slurry form, packed in bottles of 200 mL - this analog Nurofena syrup for children.
Instruction allows to assign an analog Advil for children from three months. The dosage depends on the severity of symptoms and weight of the child.
The pharmacokinetic properties of analogues (Nurofen and Advila) - are identical.
Both means, after internal use, completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is metabolized in the liver. Most preparations appears in urine as metabolites, it exits through the lower part of the intestine, in an unmodified form.
ibuprofen
Replace Nurofen infant child can form Ibuprofen, which is produced in the form of a suspension and packed in dark glass bottles.
Ibuprofen analogue indicated for children older than 6 months. The dosage is calculated taking into account the weight of the child and his or her age.
Indications analog are the same as in Nurofena.
Assigning an analog Ibuprofen should be remembered that he, like all drugs, on the basis of ibuprofen can cause a number of complications in the child.
Important!
All drugs containing Ibuprofen can be used for children only briefly to relieve inflammatory symptoms. Medication is allowed to appoint 2 - 3 days, in some cases, on 5 and no more.
Paracetamol
Allergy to Nurofen child can give Paracetamol, which is identical to the mechanism Nurofenu effect on symptoms caused by acute inflammatory processes. The active substance - Paracetamol.
According to the WHO and the Ministry of Health - Paracetamol is the safest substitute Nurofen for children. In the list, the drug occupies the first position among safety of NSAIDs.
Release forms of child paracetamol:
- Syrup;
- Suspension;
- Candles.
Syrup and candles can be assigned to three months. The suspension - with months of age, because it is not part of the sugar.
analog dosage is adjusted individually, taking into account the weight and age of the child.
Paracetamol as Nurofena substitute for a child, is used as an analgesic and to reduce high temperature. Its anti-inflammatory qualities are negligible.
The drug is available at a price that is sold without a prescription.
analgene
Also has all these qualities, but to give an analogue of the drug Nurofen for children, is allowed only after 12 years. In many countries, this drug is generally prohibited.
Aspirin
As analogues Nurofenu desirable to use formulations containing a composition acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). In pediatrics such drugs are prohibited up to 12 years because it can cause serious complications - occurrence of Reye's syndrome, nosebleeds, asthma or aspirin ulcer disease bodies digestion.
conclusion
There are other analogues Nurofen, but to decide on the appointment of any medication to children can only be experienced pediatrician.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/nurofen
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