Remantadin - instructions for use and reviews about the drug

Remantadine is an effective antiviral agent with the highest antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. The drug also has a pronounced antitoxic effect. Instructions for use Remantandin indicates that this drug is intended for the treatment and prevention of influenza, as well as ARVI.Taking a medicine during the epidemic of colds significantly reduces the risks of their development. The remedy also promotes a speedy recovery from flu and colds.

Remantadin - Description and properties of

The drug is available in the form of the usual white tablets. The active ingredient rimantadine hydrochloride and such additional components as starch, stearic acid, lactose, cellulose are included in the composition of one tablet.

The drug has a pronounced antiviral effect and has a polymeric structure. Its active substance adversely affects pathogenic viruses, prevents their further vital activity and reproduction. As a result, the development of the disease is effectively inhibited.

The drug acts on the cellular level. Rimantadine hydrochloride blocks the fusion of the virus and the membrane of a healthy cell. The drug actively fights against influenza A and B viruses, as well as with encephalitis. Admission means increases the activity of lymphocytes and increases the production of interferon in the body. Under the influence of Remantadine, reproduction of viruses is suppressed at the initial stages. The main feature of the drug is the blocking of virus particles in the cell, as a result of which they can not leave it.

Remantadin significantly reduces the symptoms of the appearance of influenza and promotes rapid recovery. The most active drug affects the body during the first 48 hours, so it is advisable to apply the medicine in the first days of the onset of the disease.

Comments on Remantadine show that this drug is well tolerated and rarely causes side effects. Applied in the treatment of the drug, patients note that Remantadine works very quickly, and the next day, there is an improvement in well-being. Taking medication allows you to reduce the course of treatment for flu and colds.

It is the initial stage of the disease - the main indication for taking Remantadine. It is very important to begin treatment with the drug as early as possible. Under the medicinal action of the remedy, all the symptoms of the disease are eliminated. In the intestine and stomach, all components of the drug are completely absorbed after 2-4 hours. The active substance of the drug is metabolized in the liver, after which it is excreted from the body.

Indications

The main indications for the use of medication are:

1. treatment of influenza and ARVI;
2. prevention of colds;
3. prevention and treatment of encephalitis.

Instruction for Use

The drug is intended for oral administration. The tablet should be swallowed whole, without chewing and drinking with water. The medicine should be taken before meals. The drug has the most pronounced effect in the first 48 hours of the disease, so it is important to start the drug treatment as early as possible - at the first signs of the disease. The correct dosage and the desired duration of the course is determined by the doctor.

Admission scheme:

• adolescents and adults - 300 mg of the drug once a day.

On the second and third day of the disease, 100 mg of the drug are taken 2 times a day. On the fourth and fifth day of the disease take 50 mg twice a day;

• children 11-14 years old - 50 mg of the drug 3 times a day;
• children 7-11 years old - 50 mg 2 times a day.

Usually treatment duration does not exceed five days. Remantadine for the prevention of influenza and cold is prescribed in a dosage of 50 mg 1 time per day. The preventive course of taking the drug is about 10-14 days.

Prevention of intestinal encephalitis - the drug is taken 100 mg twice a day. The treatment lasts 3-5 days. People who are at risk, the drug should take about 15 days.

Contraindications

Like any medicine, antiviral Remantadine has its contraindications for use. The drug is contraindicated in:

• individual sensitivity to components;
• violations of absorption of glucose and lactose;
• kidney disorders;
• liver disorders;
• heart rhythm disturbances.

With great care, the drug is prescribed to patients with epilepsy and hypertension, as well as elderly patients.

The drug affects attention concentration and psychomotor reactions. Therefore, when treating Remantidine, avoid driving vehicles and managing dangerous mechanisms.

Remantadine for children

During the flu epidemic and colds, children are the main category that are most at risk of disease. In the treatment of children from influenza it is important to choose the right medicines for complex therapy and coordinate their use with a child's doctor.

Combating colds and flu includes the use of various drugs, including, and antiviral drugs. Remantadine is an inexpensive and effective option for raising immunity, which prevents further spread of the disease, quickly eliminates symptoms and adversely affects viruses.

Studies of physicians prove that the use of this antiviral in the treatment of children is effective and necessary to eliminate the disease. The drug has an antitoxic effect, reduces intoxication of the body with the flu, improves well-being and promotes rapid recovery. As a result of his admission, the course of the cold and flu is much milder and without serious complications.

For preschoolers, a special dosage form is produced - syrup. It is designed to treat children from 3-4 years old. Children over the age of seven are prescribed tablets. The treatment schedule and the correct dosage should be determined and prescribed by a doctor! Remantandin syrup is prescribed to children according to this scheme:

• 2-3 years - on the first day 2 teaspoons( 20 mg) 3 r.in a day. On the second and third day, 2 teaspoons of 2 p.in a day. On the fourth day, 2 teaspoons of 1 p.in a day;
• 3-7 years - in the first day 3 teaspoons( 30 mg) syrup 3 r.in a day. On the second and third day - 3 teaspoons 2 p.in a day. On the fourth day of the disease - 3 teaspoons of 1 p.in a day.

Indication for the use of Remantadin by children is the prevention of influenza and ARVI, as well as the treatment of these diseases in the prescribed complex therapy.

Remantandin from swine flu

H1N1( swine flu) epidemics occur every year. Recently, the disease has become rampant and is a problem throughout the world. The new influenza virus spread around the world, so it is important to prevent the disease with an effective antiviral during the epidemic.

Remantadin can be used as a preventative for influenza A. The main antiviral drug for treating swine flu is Tamiflu. Some doctors say that the drug does not affect the swine flu virus. However, the H1N1 virus belongs to the group of viruses A, which is affected by Remantadine.

Is Remantadine prescribed for swine flu ?

Remantadine was developed and introduced into production in 1963.According to the testimonies of patients who suffered swine flu, this drug proved to be very effective in treating influenza A, but useless in the treatment of the H1N1 virus. Remantadine refers to the class of adamantins, which prevent the viral organism from dumping the protein membrane. As a result, the virus is not capable of producing nucleic acids, does not connect to a healthy cell, and does not participate in reproduction. The strain of swine flu has a different structure, to which Remantadine does not exert such influence.

As swine flu is not a typical virus for Russia, during the seasonal epidemics, drugs effective against common influenza and ARVI were previously developed and used. Swine flu was born in the US - there were prescribed other specific medicines aimed at fighting the H1N1 flu. They suppressed the activity of the protein membrane of the virus - neuraminidase. Tamiflu has this effect.

Remantadin is used in the treatment of influenza A and ARVI as an immunomodulating drug. It is not designed to fight swine flu and produces interferons. As a result, the defenses of the organism are activated, and in the cells certain unfavorable conditions for the propagation of the pathogenic virus are created. The swine flu virus inhibits the synthesis of interferons. That is, the active prophylactic property of Remantadine is equalized by exposure to the H1N1 virus.

To clarify the disease with swine flu, it is necessary to pass the appropriate tests. Otherwise, the doctor does not know if the patient is ill with the usual flu or pork. Therefore, Remantadine is often prescribed by doctors to prevent common viruses.

During pregnancy

No studies on the effect of antiviral Remantadine on pregnant women have been conducted. However, in an experiment on animals, scientists found that the drug quickly penetrates the placental barrier, enters the breast milk and excretes with it. The concentration of the drug in breast milk is already three hours higher than the indices of the drug in the blood plasma. Especially it is dangerous for the developing fetus by the fact that a pregnant woman receives a high burden on the kidneys. The high concentration of the drug in the blood of the expectant mother is a great danger to the fetus.

Side effects of taking the drug also have a very negative effect on the health of the expectant mother. After using the drug, bloating, increased gas production, stool disorders, nausea and vomiting may occur. May lose appetite, there may be insomnia, palpitations, dizziness. Side effects especially can be intensified when taking medication in the second half of pregnancy.

Remantadin can provoke a heavy course of gestosis, disrupt cerebral circulation, provoke the appearance of seizures in a pregnant woman. The increased concentration of the drug in the blood of the expectant mother is unacceptable.

The drug Remantadine during pregnancy is used in treatment is contraindicated! It is more expedient for a future mother to use human interferons and homeopathic safe preparations in the treatment of influenza and colds. During the epidemic of colds, public places should be avoided so as not to become infected with the influenza virus.

Drug Interactions and Side Effects

The combination of the drug with acetylsalicylic acid and paracetamol lowers the concentration of the active drug in the blood. Also, do not take the product with ethyl alcohol and alcohol, because in such a situation, the manifestation of side effects increases.

Remantandin should not be combined with caffeine, otherwise the effect of the latter on the central nervous system is enhanced. The combined use of the drug with cimetidine lowers the concentration and therapeutic effect of Remantadine.

Side effects:

• insomnia;
• stool disorders;
• vomiting;
• nausea;
• attention violation;
• dry mouth;
• alarm;
• allergy;
• urticaria;
• skin itching;
• lack of appetite.

Analogues and price

There are both cheap analogues Remantadin, and more expensive:

1. Polirem.

The preparation has the same composition as the original. Produced in the form of syrup for children and tablets for adults. It is an effective antiviral agent that prevents and treats influenza viruses.

1. Algiers.

The drug is available as a syrup, its main component is a drug substance rimantadine.

1. Rimantadine.

The drug has exactly the same medicinal composition and affordable cost. It is indicated for the prevention and treatment of influenza and ARVI.
Price of the drug and its analogues:

• Remantadin - 236 rubles;
• Polirem - 220 rubles;
• Algiers - 210 rubles;
• Rimantadin - 56 rubles.

Feedback on application

Review No. 1

I always buy in pharmacies during the winter Remantadin. An affordable and effective medicine. Very good at first signs of a cold. I give Remantadin and his five-year-old child. The son very well tolerates this medicine, it does not cause any side effects either in me or in the child.

Helena, 33 years - Moscow

Review No. 2

Recently received Remantadine during a routine flu. I liked his action very much, quickly and effectively stops sneezing, tears and sniffles. I took the pill along with other drugs from the flu.

Svetlana, 45 years - Spb

Review No. 3

This winter, I had a severe flu. The doctor prescribed such a remedy as Remantadine. His action I liked - a good medicine, quickly acts. Immediately removes heat and headache, increases immunity, kills the flu virus.

Ivan, 56 years - Krasnodar

Review No. 4

Remantadin is a very effective medicine. Well perceived by the body, does not cause any side effects.

I drank the medicine for a week, the flu was very heavy, the temperature, my head ached, my cough was added. Remantadin very well helped to cope with the disease.

Anastasia, 23 years old - Novosibirsk

Comments of doctors about the drug Remantadin

Testimonial №1

During the years of his medical practice, he prescribed to his patients a wide variety of antiviral drugs. Remantadine has long been known as an effective drug. Its reception is necessary for improving immunity and effective control of the influenza virus.

This medicine blocks further reproduction of the virus, its penetration into a healthy cell, prevents the spread of the influenza strain and prevents the development of various complications - bronchitis and pneumonia. As a doctor, I recommend the intake of this effective drug at the first signs of a cold, SARS and influenza.

Nikolai Sergeyevich, therapeutist, 34 years old - Yekaterinburg

Review No. 2

Very good drug that actively influences influenza A viruses. Quickly eliminates the first signs of the disease and cold symptoms - a runny nose, fever, increases the performance of the immune system.

Its analogue Rimantadine is cheaper and can also be used in the treatment of flu and colds. Both drugs contain in their composition the same drug substance, designed to effectively combat the flu and various colds. I recommend to take Remantadin.

Sergey Vladimirovich, doctor of the highest category, 55 years old - Moscow