Information about medication
The drug belongs to the group of adsorbents and after ingestion has the following effects:
- prevents toxins from being absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract;
- It binds toxic compounds and pathogens;
- It draws from the bloodstream toxic compounds purifying blood plasma;
- It removes harmful substances in the feces;
- It reduces the level of acidity;
- reduces gas.
Activated carbon from natural raw materials having a porous carbohydrate structure (charcoal, peat, coconut shell). Tablets are prepared in special chambers without oxygen at high temperatures. Through such processing pharmacological agent it has a porous structure capable of rapidly absorbing harmful substances.
Indications for use
Giving children Activated carbon is shown in the following casex:
- poisoning food or household cleaning products;
- overdose of drugs;
- dyspepsia (bloating, diarrhea);
- intoxication intestinal infections (dysentery, salmonellosis, SARS with intestinal syndrome);
- nausea;
- heartburn;
- allergic reactions;
- irradiation for cancer;
- appearance heaviness in the stomach;
- intestinal colic;
- putrefaction in the digestive organs.
Children often prescribe activated charcoal in addition to the comprehensive treatment of burn, as well as to accelerate purification of blood plasma from nitrogen and bililirubinovyh compounds which appear in renal or hepatic failure.
In infants Activated carbon with bloating or intestinal colic almost does not apply.
In addition to treatment, prescribe a child to drink activated charcoal in preparation for endoscopic examination or before abdominal radiography. Medication helps to reduce flatulence, and enhance the accuracy of diagnosis.
Calculation of therapeutic doses
Children Activated charcoal pharmaceutical companies do not produce, and give children "adult" tablets of 250 mg.
The daily dosage is calculated according to age and weight, as well as take into account the severity of intoxication:
- 50 mg / kg to eliminate dyspeptic disorders and mild intoxication;
- 70 mg / kg, severe poisoning.
The daily dose of the child is divided into 3-4 receptions.
Pediatricians are oriented not only on body weight and take into account the child's age:
- babies up to a year - no more than 1-2 tablets;
- 1 to 3 years old can not eat more than 3-4 pills;
- from 4 to 6 years up to 6 tablets;
- children from 7 years up to the age of ten recommend giving a maximum of 10 tablets;
- older kids give adult dose.
Dosage of Activated charcoal children should correspond to age norm. If parents see that after 2-3 days after the start of administration of activated charcoal in a child does not start to improve, it is necessary to consult a pediatrician or an infectious disease.
application rules
A single dose of Activated charcoal swallow and drink large amounts of water. For ease of swallowing tablet formulation is recommended to grind. Small children who still can not swallow pills, make suspension: drug pulverized and mixed with a small amount of liquid.
Giving children Activated carbon, it is necessary to adhere to the following rules:
- taken one hour before meals or 1-2 hours after a meal;
- not to give the child a pill on an empty stomach;
- own child drink activated charcoal is allowed only in acute poisoning (appears vomiting and diarrhea);
- abundant water baby to prevent constipation and improve the excretion of toxic compounds;
- Activated charcoal to drink children under one year only under the supervision of a pediatrician;
- give medicine only when there is evidence for the use of funds;
- not exceed the duration of the therapeutic course.
Independently calculating the dosage for the baby in the management of acute poisoning should be considered at the rate of 50 mg / kg of body weight, and remember that this dose should be taken in 3-4 hours, but not immediately. If there is any doubt in the calculations, it is better to give the child the less activated carbon than aggravate the condition crumbs drug overdose.
Side effects
Most parents think that Activated Carbon - safe means and receiving the drug does not cause unwanted reactions.
Indeed, short-term use of activated carbon is accompanied by only one reaction of the child's body: fecal staining black. This is not harmful and only indicates that the drug, after the adsorption of toxic substances excreted in the feces.
Dangerous long, more than a week, administration of activated charcoal. The adsorbent selectivity and does not differ equally impedes absorption in the intestine both harmful and beneficial substances.
Activated charcoal long course will be the reason that a lack of will in the body of the child:
- squirrel;
- calcium;
- vitamins;
- necessary for the exchange of mineral substances.
Prevents the absorption of nutrients necessary for the child's triggers vitamin deficiency infringes protein metabolism and other metabolic processes. Before the treatment it is necessary to specify: how much to drink activated charcoal and do not take the medication longer than the scheduled time.
Contraindications
Most accustomed to thinking Activated carbon friendly tool that can be drunk without the dangerous health effects, but the drug has few contraindications.
Like adults, children can not use activated charcoal, if history is:
- ulcerative colitis;
- pancreatitis;
- ulcer in the duodenum or in the stomach.
A ban on the use of Activated charcoal for ulcers of the digestive tract associated with the fact that the solid particles of medicament may damage the surface of ulcers, triggering internal bleeding. Blood in the intestine or stomach, reacts with digestive juices gets dark, and physiological black staining using Activated charcoal complicate primary diagnosis. Delays in providing assistance to the child in the gastro-intestinal bleeding will cause danger to the health of blood loss.
Overdose
Symptoms of overdose are rare. The reason there is that in case of poisoning parents, trying rather to facilitate the child's condition, provide more tablets of activated charcoal.
Excess drug causes:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- general weakness;
- headache;
- diarrhea.
The symptomatology is similar to intoxication, and most moms and grandmas make the common mistake of continuing to give activated charcoal child in large quantities.
It is important to remember that the excess doses of medication is unacceptable for a child. If the condition of the baby after giving Activated charcoal has not improved, it is necessary to cause "fast".
Drug compatibility
Activated charcoal adsorbent properties violate absorption of other drugs. If the child for treatment purposes more drugs, the interval between the reception of the sorbent and medicines should be at least one and a half hours.
Do not mix drinking antitoxic medicine and Activated Carbon. This drug combination is dangerous and provokes lock suction useful components, leading to starvation and cellular degeneration of tissues. In addition, co-administration of these drugs increases the likelihood of constipation.
The modern pharmaceutical industry produces various adsorbents for children, but most of the drugs have many contraindications and increased side reactions. The wide range of applications for the activated carbon and a minimum of side effects makes medicament almost irreplaceable in helping children with acute conditions or for the treatment of diseases accompanied by severe intoxication.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/activated_charcoal__23846
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