"Lizobakt" for children: instructions, analogues, reviews

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Various colds can affect anyone, but it happens much more often with children. The thing is that their immunity is not yet sufficiently developed to withstand many infections common in ordinary air. Contribute to the speedy infection of staying in large groups, in addition, young children constantly taste the world around them, which allows bacteria to get to the mucous membranes faster.

In order for the recovery to go as quickly as possible, many pediatricians advise using Lyzobact for children. What are the features of the drug and how to use it correctly is described below.

What is the medicine

This drug is produced by the largest manufacturer of medicines - the Bosnalek company. The appointment of "Lizobakt" for children is practiced by almost all pediatricians in the country, the drug is in demand in otolaryngological and dental practice. You can buy a medicine at any pharmacy without a doctor's prescription. Its cost for a pack of 30 tablets is about 250-350 rubles, depending on the region and the markup of the pharmacy chain. If necessary, you can also purchase a package of 10 tablets. Its price is accordinglythere will be less, but this amount of medicine will not be enough to complete the course of treatment.

"Lyzobakt" for children is used as an effective antibacterial and antiseptic topical agent. The active components of the drug are able to protect the mucous membranes from irritation and fight inflammation on them.

Composition of the drug

Tablets for oral use "Lyzobakt" contain 2 main substances:

Lysozyme hydrochloride is an enzyme of protein nature. Helps to increase local immunity and destroys pathogens on the mucous membranes. Used as part of the drug as an antiseptic that can cause lysis of cell membranes of fungal and viral infections, as well as gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria

• Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a specific form of vitamin B6. Its action is aimed at healing the affected areas of the mucous membranes. The component does not affect the properties of lysozyme and performs an anti-aphthous function.
• In addition, the composition contains additional components in the form of vanillin, lactose and other substances that do not affect the therapeutic properties of the drug.

Thanks to this combination of components, Lyzobact for children is used in therapy both as the main treatment and as an additional one. In all cases, the drug helps to quickly get rid of the infection, and the safety of the composition allows its use in babies of anyage.

Indications for use

"Lizobakt" is prescribed as an effective remedy for the treatment of any inflammatory processes in the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, larynx and gums. The drug is produced only in the form of lozenges and has a maximum effect with prolonged exposure to the mouth. You can use the medication for treatment:

• stomatitis;
• pharyngitis;
• erosions in the mouth;
• tonsillitis;
• herpetic diseases of the mucosa;
• aphthous ulceration;
• gingivitis;
• catarrhal phenomena of the upper respiratory tract.

The drug is often prescribed by pediatricians for the treatment of tonsillitis, but in such cases, antibiotics have the main therapeutic effect, and "Lizobakt" for children acts only as an additional component of therapy.

Rules of application

This medicinal product is intended exclusively for topical use in the oral cavity. To achieve the maximum therapeutic effect, the tablet must be sucked and the resulting mixture of medication and saliva should be kept in the mouth for as long as possible. It is strictly forbidden to chew or swallow tablets, as this will not give any medicinal effect at all. According to this, it is allowed to use "Lizobakt" for children at the age of 3 years. The instruction clearly indicates this information, but pediatricians still prescribe medication for the treatment of young children, referring to the fact that the restriction is associated precisely withinability to dissolve tablets in young children. The composition of the drug is absolutely safe for patients under 3 years of age.

Children under the age of "Lyzobakt" instructions do not allow the use, therefore, there are no recommendations for the implementation of treatment in it. Pediatricians, on the other hand, advise crushing part of the tablet and pouring the powder into the baby's mouth or directly on sores in the mouth if stomatitis is being treated. After this, the child should not be given food or drink for 30 minutes to allow the medicine to take effect.

It is very important to remember that only a doctor can prescribe a drug to children under 3 years old, self-medication is strictly prohibited.

Dosage

How to give "Lizobakt" to children is now clear. It's time to move on to his dosage. On this occasion, the instruction has the following recommendations:

• patients in preschool age under 3 years old need to dissolve three times a day, 1 pill;
• patients over 7-12 years of age should also be given the medicine 1 pill, but already 4 times a day.

For older children, therapy is already carried out on a par with adults, who can also use medication if desired or on the recommendation of a doctor.

The dosage in this case is already 2 tablets per 1 dose, and they should be absorbed 3-4 times a day. The maximum duration of treatment should not exceed 8 days.

Since the instruction does not have data on the treatment of children under 3 years old,the dosage can be prescribed only by the attending physician. The usual single dose is ½ tablet.

Prohibited use

Despite the fact that the composition is considered absolutely safe for children of any age, it is not allowed to use the medication if the baby has an individual intolerance to any of the components of the drug. Contraindications include hereditary lactose intolerance, its deficiency and malabsorption of glucose-galactose, since this substance is present in the composition.

Also, according to the annotation, it is forbidden to use "Lizobakt" for a child both at 1 year old and at any other age until he reaches 3 years old.

You can use lozenges if you need to treat diseases of the oral cavity during pregnancy. Also, on the recommendation of a specialist, Lyzobact therapy is also allowed during breastfeeding.

Side effects

For the entire period of use of this drug, no negative reactions to it have been identified. There is only the possibility of allergic manifestations in the form of a rash on the skin, but these are isolated situations.

If such an effect has been noticed, then you should stop using the product. In most cases, the drug is perfectly tolerated by babies of all ages.

Use with other drugs

Since the drug is rarely used as an independent remedy for the treatment of various diseases, adults shouldto get acquainted with its ability to influence other medicines. So, "Lizobakt" can enhance the therapeutic effect of antibiotics, which significantly speeds up the healing process in the treatment of angina. The drug has a particularly strong effect on the penicillin group, nitrofurantoin and chloramphenicol. In addition, the composition of lozenges enhances the action of diuretics, but at the same time weakens the effectiveness of levodopa.

When used in the therapy of the drug by adults, it should be remembered that the drug, when taken simultaneously with oral contraceptives and estrogens, increases the need for pyridoxine.

Analogues

Today, there are no direct analogues of Lyzobact for children, so doctors strongly recommend using this particular remedy in the treatment of various diseases of the oral cavity. In the event of an allergy or for other reasons, it is possible to replace the remedy only with its analogues in the pharmacological group, which are similar to the drug in question in terms of the mechanism of action. So, the pediatrician may recommend an antiseptic from the following list:

• Ajisept;
• Faringopils;
• Strepsils;
• Suprima-ENT;
• "Lugol";
• "Septolete";
• "Stopangin";
• "Iodinol";
• "Rinza Lorcept";
• Doctor Theis and others.

Reviews

Among the numerous reviews about the drug, it is almost impossible to find negative ones, but in rare cases they are still available. Some parents claim that there is nothing special about pills, when children use them,on the contrary, they recover much longer than usual. Completely defeating inflammation in 8 allowed days of use does not work at all. A similar situation may be due to the fact that the recommendations are not followed during therapy and the child does not dissolve the pills as expected. The instructions on this matter contain strict recommendations and warnings that there will be no therapeutic effect if swallowed.

Among the shortcomings, one can note the peculiar taste of the drug. It does not contain any flavors, and adults describe swallowing the pills like eating chalk. Some children like it, while others refuse such treatment, citing discomfort and even a bitter taste. Increases the discomfort of the feeling of thirst after resorption, and you can not drink water for at least 30 minutes to achieve the effect.

In other cases, the use of "Lizobakt" for children is described by patients' reviews only on the positive side. No adverse reactions were observed during treatment with this drug. Adults even write about the positive experience of their own therapy during pregnancy, after which they also successfully use Lyzobact in their babies.

The drug perfectly copes with sore throat, significantly reduces the symptoms of the disease and fully justifies its cost.