Infectious diseases accompanied by fever, cough, and other unpleasant symptoms are often treated with antibacterial agents, as anti-inflammatory agents are not always effective. For a child of 9 years Sumamed dosage is established doctor, as this drug is dosed according to patient body weight. Adults and children over 12 years: the standard dose, and the younger children the doctor prescribes the drug individually, based on body weight and severity of the condition of the baby.
Characteristics of drugs
Sumamed relates to new generation antibiotics and advantageously differs from the old, known drugs of the same group. It has a broad spectrum of activity against pathogenic microorganisms of various groups. Therefore, the drug is used in pathologies of upper and lower respiratory tract infections caused by aerobic Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. In addition, he does not have a pronounced negative effect on the intestinal microflora. If you apply the medication in dosage, according to the instructions, the risk of side effects is greatly reduced.
Sumamed release solid dosage form of 125, 250 or 500 mg, capsules, coated with a protective sheath (250 mg) and the suspension of 20 ml. Sumamed active agent is azithromycin. Children under 9 years Sumamed pediatrician may prescribe tablets or capsules, as they can easily swallow the medicine. If your child has swelling or inflammation of the throat, the drug can be given in the form of a suspension. The suspension does not irritate the mucous membrane of the throat and digestive tract, easy to use.
When taking medication
Sumamed prescribed for:
- sore throat;
- tonsillitis;
- sore throat;
- sinusitis;
- otitis;
- bronchitis;
- pneumonia.
You need to take the medicine in the dosage, doctor's appointment, to avoid adverse events.
Dosage
Sumamed child 9 years old pediatrician offers to take tablets. Tablets consume an hour before meals or two hours after. The dose calculated according to body weight. If the child weighs from 30 to 45 kg, then it is assigned Sumamed 375 mg, i.e. 1, 5 times a day tablet. With a weight of over 45 kg doctor recommends drinking 500 mg of the drug. This is the maximum daily dose, which should not be exceeded. Taking the drug 9-year-old child should be the course of 3 days. Sometimes, depending on the severity of the condition, according to testimony, the doctor can extend treatment for another two days.
Parents need to make sure that the child drank the drug in time. If the next dose is missed, it should be as soon as possible to drink Sumamed, and implement the following method after 24 hours. Independently can not assign or change the dosage of medication. Sumamed - an antibacterial drug has its contraindications and undesirable effects in overdose:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- diarrhea;
- headache;
- epigastric tenderness;
- skin rashes.
If the child has had such symptoms, you should inform your doctor so that he corrected the treatment. The pediatrician may reduce the dose or replace its analogue. These drugs have either the same active substance as Sumamed or similar in therapeutic effect. Often analogs have a narrow spectrum of activity and are characterized by a low price. When choosing a substitute physician guided the analysis result (bakposev) which enables to determine the causative agent of this disease and its resistance to different kinds of antibiotics.
This approach makes it possible to choose the most effective drug that affects the child's rapid recovery.
sources:
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