Antibiotics for sore throat for a three-year-old child

Taking Augmentin for a sore throat

One of the most effective antibacterial drugs used against diseases such as follicular tonsillitis and chronic tonsillitis is the antibiotic Augmentin. Augmentin for sore throat and other diseases is a proven remedy; many doctors recommend it to patients for viral diseases. The popularity of the drug is associated with the wide spectrum of action of the drug. It helps fight bacterial infections that occur due to the penetration of bacteria into the body that are sensitive to the action of the antibiotic. The medicine is used to treat the upper respiratory tract, against infections of the genitourinary tract, pelvic organs, and infections that occur after surgery.

Composition of the drug and spectrum of action

The antibiotic composition contains two powerful substances that create a universal therapeutic mixture. These substances are amoxicillin and clavulanic acid. Amoxicillin destroys harmful microorganisms, clavulanic acid provides resistance to bacteria. Together they have a positive healing effect on the patient’s body.

Augmentin is equally effective against gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms that cause sore throat.

Distribution in the body

The patient's intake of food does not affect the body's digestion of the medicine. The patient takes Augmentin, the drug enters the digestive tract, then accumulates in the inflamed areas. A small amount of the components of the drug passes into breast milk, the rest is destroyed in the liver and excreted through the urine.

Variety of release forms and dosages

Release forms: tablets, syrups, suspensions, mixtures for injections.
The antibiotic is available in various forms - tablets, powder for preparing a mixture or injection, syrup. For angina, injections are used extremely rarely. For young children, the drug is produced with a fruit flavor in the form of a suspension. For adults and children over twelve years of age, tablets are used according to the following dosage:

• 1 tablet 2-3 times a day at a dosage of 875 mg/125 mg;
• 1 tablet 3 times a day at a dosage of 500 mg/125 mg.

Separated by a slash is the ratio of amoxicillin to clavulanic acid. Adults are recommended to take Augmentin for sore throat for at least seven days; if the form of the disease is more complex, for two weeks.

Side effects

Any use of antibiotics has an undesirable effect on the human body. With Augmentin, allergic side effects sometimes occur - rash in mild cases, angioedema in more serious cases. Symptoms after taking this drug can be unpleasant: constipation or diarrhea, bloating, physical weakness, exhaustion, insomnia, excessive agitation. You should definitely consult a doctor if you feel discomfort after taking the medicine. Perhaps the doctor will tell you which alternative drug can replace Augmentin in your case.

It is recommended to take a drug that normalizes the microflora along with an antibiotic.

To prevent the occurrence of dysbiosis after taking this medication, it is recommended to take a course of drugs that contain beneficial bacteria, for example, Linex or Lactobacterin, along with the antibiotic.

It is necessary to carefully study the instructions if the patient is taking any other medications in parallel with Augmentin, in order to avoid drug incompatibility. Also, if you drink alcohol, the effect of the antibiotic will significantly decrease or disappear altogether.

Contraindications

There are main contraindications for which taking Augmentin is unacceptable:

• Allergic reactions of the body to amoxicillin or clavullanic acid, penicillins. A patient who has previously suffered an allergy to penicillins runs the risk of having an extremely difficult reaction to the action of Augmentin. Even fatal reactions to the drug have occurred in such patients.
• For chronic kidney diseases, Augmentin can be taken if the drug has been prescribed by a doctor, in limited quantities.
• Impaired liver function, jaundice.
• Being in the recovery period after viral infections is a contraindication for taking Augmentin, because the body is not yet strong enough after the infection.
• Pregnancy, especially the first trimester.

In most cases, this antibiotic is well tolerated by patients without visible consequences.

For children

If a child has a sore throat, it is necessary to give him Augmentin in the form of a suspension. The dose of the medicine depends on the child’s individual parameters - body weight, age. If the child weighs more than forty kilograms, the dose may be the same as an adult. Young children with sore throats should be given prescribed doses of medication: from two to six years old - 5 ml, from seven to twelve - 10 ml twice a day. It is better to treat a child under two years old with another medicine, because there is no scientific data yet on the tolerability of Augmentin in such children.

Before treating your child, you should consult your pediatrician. He must prescribe Augmentin, because you can buy this drug at the pharmacy only with a prescription. The pediatrician may also change the dosage of the medication.

During breastfeeding and pregnancy

When breastfeeding, take the medicine only as a last resort.
During pregnancy, it is advisable to avoid taking Augmentin. However, a doctor may prescribe a pregnant woman treatment with this drug in some cases, if extreme measures are necessary - only during the second and third trimester. Taking the medicine threatens the development of necrositating entercolitis in a newborn baby; this disease is quite dangerous. A breastfeeding woman should also not take Augmentin, or the young mother should temporarily stop breastfeeding while taking the antibiotic. Amoxicillin, together with clavulanic acid, penetrates into milk. Consequences for the baby may include intestinal disorders. Sometimes the baby's oral mucosa becomes infected with fungi.

Therefore, pregnant women and young mothers should engage in careful health prevention in order to avoid the need for antibiotic treatment in the first place.

Compatibility with other drugs

Augmentin cannot be taken with all medications. For example, Probenecid will significantly reduce the effectiveness of amoxicillin, increase its concentration and retain it in the blood. It is not recommended to take Augmentin in parallel with Allopurinol. This can have undesirable consequences in the form of allergic reactions on the skin: rash, itching. You should be careful about the amount of Augmentin taken at a time. An overdose of the drug causes vomiting, nausea, and malaise.

How effective?

Most of Augmentin's contraindications apply to all antibiotics, so it is not dangerous to health. In fact, there are no drugs without side effects; each therapeutic drug is individual for each organism.

This drug is primarily used to treat upper respiratory tract infections.

Augmentin has a wide spectrum of action. It is recommended by many doctors and helps against a large number of diseases - runny nose, chronic tonsillitis, bronchitis, sore throat, viral infections, colds. The medicine is one of the ten best-selling and most popular antibiotics. Patients and doctors confirm that the effectiveness of this drug is high, it is able to destroy pathogenic microorganisms. Augmentin helps fight infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, infections of the skin, oropharynx, ENT infections, diseases of the genitourinary system, osteoarticular system, and soft tissues.

However, it will be much more effective to combine Augmentin with a course of other drugs. For normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and the absence of side effects, it is recommended to take the antibiotic after meals. It should also be said that Augmentin significantly reduces the effectiveness of contraceptives.

Recommendations for admission

Before you start taking Augmentin, you must collect information about allergic hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins, cephalosporins or similar substances. Ignoring these allergies can lead to dangerous side effects, so it is strictly forbidden to take Augmentin if they occur. If a patient with hypersensitivity to penicillins began treatment with Augmentin, you should stop taking the medication and start another therapy.

It is also necessary to regularly visit the doctor so that he can assess the condition of the kidneys and liver. For kidney diseases, Augmentin is prescribed according to the degree of illness.

The drug can also sometimes cause dizziness, so patients driving a vehicle should be extremely careful when taking this antibiotic.

Augmentin is a proven, effective remedy for diseases, but in order to take it usefully, avoiding undesirable consequences, you need to be interested in the contents of the instructions, be sure to consult with your doctor about the medicine, and know information about all sorts of side effects. Sore throat, tonsillitis, bronchitis are serious diseases, so when dealing with them you should take responsibility for your own health and avoid complications.

Self-medication, especially with antibiotics, can give the exact opposite of the desired effect, or have absolutely no effect in the fight against diseases. Therefore, the patient must visit a doctor for consultations. It must be remembered that even a minor cold can result in a serious illness, and it is dangerous to overuse antibiotics.

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Antimicrobial therapy regimen for babies

The doctor will be able to make the right decision on prescribing an antimicrobial drug for a sore throat to children after conducting special diagnostic monitoring, which includes:

• collecting anamnesis data on possible allergic reactions in the child;
• determining the relationship between the baby’s age and weight;
• determination of an effective antimicrobial range for a specific pathogen of the pathological process in the throat.

  

In addition, the doctor stipulates to the child’s parents the basic rules for taking antibiotics, which must be followed for effective treatment.

1. The baby should be given an antibiotic an hour before meals or a couple of hours after them, since processing the food can interfere with the normal absorption of the drug.
2. It is also not recommended to drink dosage forms of antibiotics with fruit juices or milk, since acids in juices and neutralizers in milk and dairy products interfere with the effective absorption of antibiotics. Antibiotics should be given to the child with plenty of warm water.
3. Parents should carefully monitor the condition of their sick baby: if within three days after the start of treatment the baby does not experience relief and the temperature does not decrease, then the drug should be replaced and the treatment regimen adjusted to the condition of using a new medicine.
4. If the child’s recovery is delayed and the microbes cause significant harm to the little patient’s body, the doctor can replace tablets, capsules or suspensions with injectable dosage forms.

No matter what antibiotic the doctor treats a child’s sore throat, he must also prescribe concomitant therapy designed to minimize the harmful effects of the antimicrobial agent on the child’s body.

Using Augmentin for sore throat

The drug combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid is also known as another penicillin antibiotic - Augmentin. This is the medicinal progenitor of the drugs of this combination, the patent for which was issued in 1984, although the combination itself has been known since the late 70s of the twentieth century, after being developed by British scientists.

By the way, according to the World Health Organization, Amoxicillin is one of the most important drugs for humanity.

There are several forms of release representing the antibiotic Augmentin:

1. Augmentin BD tablets with 125 mg Clavulanic acid and 875 mg Amoxicillin;
2. Tablets with the designation SR and a concentration of 62 and a half mg of Clavulanic acid and Amoxicillin - 1000 mg;

Augmentin for angina in children is used in suspended, liquid form, for this purpose they are intended:

1. classic powder for self-diluted suspension with 28 and a half mg of Clavulanic acid and 200 mg of Amoxicillin;
2. as well as a powder designated by the Latin letters ES with a capacity of active ingredients of 42.9/600 mg.

Why is Augmentin prescribed?

The prescription of Penicillins with Clavulanic acid (Augmentin or Amoxiclav) is intended to cure diseases that provoke sensitive gram-positive and -negative bacteria to their effects:

1. sore throat and exacerbation of chronic tonsillitis;
2. bacterial pharyngitis;
3. acute sinusitis;
4. otitis;
5. acute form of chronic bronchitis;
6. pneumonia (community-acquired);
7. dysentery;
8. pyelonephritis;
9. cystitis;
10. skin abscesses;
11. as well as damage to joints by microorganisms, especially osteomyelitis.

Contraindications

It is not recommended to use Augmentin for angina, subject to the presence of the following factors:

1. allergies or hypersensitivity to Penicillins or Cephalosporins;
2. jaundice, as well as any other liver dysfunction;
3. arrhythmia and disturbances in the functioning of the heart muscles;
4. infectious mononucleosis;
5. phenylketonuria.

Reception features

A patient taking penicillin antibiotics should be aware of the impossibility of compatibility of the drug with the following substances:

1. Augmentin and alcohol are completely opposite in compatibility, so you should avoid their simultaneous presence in the body 3-4 days after the course of antibiotic treatment.
2. Vitamin C should not be taken with antibiotics.
3. Oral hormonal contraceptives lose their effectiveness when exposed to Amoxicillin, therefore, this type of protection should be abandoned during treatment to avoid unwanted pregnancy.
4. Enterosorbents - so important for angina, can weaken the effect of the antibiotic substance, so after taking them 2 hours should pass, after which you can take the antibiotic.
5. Anticoagulants (drugs that may affect blood clotting);
6. Diuretics (in other words, diuretics);
7. Compatibility with Disulfiram, a drug used in the course of treatment for alcoholism, is also strictly excluded.

Augmentin BD

Tablet form of antibiotic containing:

• Amoxicillin - 875 mg;
• Clavulanic acid in a volume of 125 mg.

How to take Augmentin BD?

Augmentin BD

If a larger dosage of Amoxicillin is required, the dose of Augmentin BD is not increased so as not to overdo it with Clavulanic acid.
Treatment should not last more than 2 weeks.

Augmentin SR

Augmentin SR tablets have a long-lasting effect and are composed of:

• Two variants of the antibiotic component: Amoxicillin trihydrate - 563 mg and Amoxicillin sodium - 437 mg;
• And also in the amount of 62 and a half mg of clavulanic acid.

This tablet can be divided along the marked dividing line if it becomes impossible to swallow it whole. In this case, the halves, with a sufficient amount of water, are swallowed simultaneously, one after the other.

Augmentin SR dosage

Augmentin SR

Continue the course of treatment for 10 days to completely prevent complications from inflammation of the tonsils.

Suspensions

These forms of antibiotic are prescribed in case of infection of a child with penicillin-sensitive Streptococci. This can be expressed not only in the form of a sore throat, but also other, no less unpleasant diagnoses, such as pneumonia or otitis media.

How to prepare the suspension correctly?

1. To begin, shake the bottle to fluff up the powder for better dissolution.
2. Measure out the required amount of distilled or pure boiled water specified in the instructions and pour half of this volume into a bottle.
3. Shake the bottle vigorously until the powder dissolves.
4. Pour in the remaining water and continue shaking.
5. Leave the prepared suspension alone for 5 minutes to infuse and after this short break, treatment can begin.

How to properly give the suspension to a child?

1. Measure out the amount of suspension prescribed by your doctor without changing its dosage.
2. It is better to take a liquid antibiotic half an hour after feeding the baby.
3. After swallowing the medicine, give the child a few sips of clean water so that no medicine remains in the mouth.

Augmentin ES

An indispensable form containing the maximum amount of Clavulanate allowed for children.

The powder for the suspension is in a 100 ml bottle, and 5 ml of the finished suspension contains:

• 600 mg Amoxicillin;
• Almost 43 (less one hundredth) mg of Clavulanic acid.

ES Augmentin for angina dosage

For children from 3 months until they reach 40 kilograms in weight, the daily dosage is calculated individually, which is best left to the treating pediatrician, based on 90 mg of Amoxicillin per kg of the child’s weight. The resulting number of milligrams must be divided into 2 doses with an interval of 12 hours.

It is recommended to continue the course of treatment for at least 10 days.

Augmentin classic suspension

5 ml of the finished suspension contains 200 mg of Amosicillin and 28.5 mg of Clavulanic acid. Often prescribed to children before they reach 5 years of age.

Augmentin suspension for angina dosage

Depending on whether tonsillitis is accompanied by purulent discharge, 25 or 45 mg per kg of child weight, respectively, per day is prescribed. The daily dose must be divided into 2 doses with an interval of 12 hours. The required amount of the drug is measured with a special measure included in the package.

Child weight25 mg/kg (ml)45 mg/kg (ml)

How to replace Augmentin?

Treatment can be carried out no less well using Augmentin analogues:

• A-Klav (tablets, injections),
• Abiklav (tablets),
• Amoxicomb (tablets and suspension);
• Amoxil-K (tablets, injections);
• Betaclave (tablets, injections);
• as well as Augmentin analogue – Amoxiclav in tablets and suspensions.

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Treatment depending on the pathogen

After receiving a culture analysis from the tonsils and back of the throat, the doctor has the opportunity to specify the nature of the pathology and isolate the causative agent of the infection. Depending on this, treatment is adjusted.

1. If the infection is caused by candida fungal microorganisms, then treatment is prescribed with a predominance of antifungal drugs. The question of whether a child needs to take antibiotics with such a sore throat is decided depending on the severity of the fungal process and the presence or risk of possible complications.
2. A sore throat in a child can be caused by a herpes virus; therefore, antibiotics for children and adults with this nature of tonsillitis are not prescribed. The treatment regimen for this type of pathological process is carried out primarily with antiviral and symptomatic drugs.
3. In most cases, sore throat in children is caused by microbes of the genus staphylococcus and streptococcus. Antibiotic treatment for children with this type of sore throat is extremely important, since only antimicrobial drugs can significantly alleviate symptoms and minimize the risk of complications.

   

The list of drugs allowed for children with microbial tonsillitis is quite wide; the doctor proceeds from the test data obtained when deciding what antibiotics to prescribe for a sick child.

Augmentin for sore throat in children and adults: treatment of throat with antibiotic

Most bacterial throat diseases are caused by streptococci and staphylococci. With angina, for example, in more than 90% of cases of the disease, beta-hemolytic streptococcus is to blame.

Bacteria such as pneumococci, Haemophilus influenzae, meningococcus, Moraxella and others play a somewhat lesser role in the development of acute throat infections.

And this entire spectrum of bacteria is highly sensitive to the group of antibiotics that was the first to be discovered back in the 20s of the last century, that is, to penicillins.

Since then, many different groups of antibiotics have been discovered and invented, but for a long time penicillins remained in the leading position in the prescription for sore throat and other throat infections (and not only) caused by bacteria “cocci”, since with high efficiency against these microbes, these drugs did not affect the human intestinal microflora.

Over time, some microbes began to adapt to penicillin, developing resistance to it. Bacteria began to synthesize special enzymes (beta-lactamases) that destroy penicillins.

That is, some bacteria have acquired the ability to destroy the antibiotic with such enzymes before it destroys them, which is why this phenomenon is called bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

Man has found a way to “deceive” bacteria. By adding a special substance, clavulanic acid, to the penicillin drug, he created a new subtype of antibiotic that can bind the ability of bacteria to destroy penicillins.

Such drugs are called beta-lactam antibiotics, and Augmentin is one of them.

Application areas of Augmentin

Augmentin in ENT practice has established itself as an effective drug for angina in children and adults. It is widely used in the treatment of many other diseases caused by bacteria sensitive to the main active ingredient of Augmentin, namely amoxicillin. Augmentin helps treat:

• Acute and chronic inflammation of the middle ear.
• Bacterial infections of the respiratory system - bronchitis, pneumonia, abscesses and empyema (purulent accumulations) in the lungs.
• Bacterial lesions of the skin and soft tissues.
• Urological infections – cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis.
• Sepsis and septicemia are forms of bacterial blood infection.
• Venereal diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis.
• Peritonitis and other postoperative infections.

We are still more interested in Augmentin as the main treatment for angina. The drug is effective for angina of any form and severity - from catarrhal to phlegmonous.

Due to the combined composition, that is, the content of amoxicillin in combination with clavulanate, this antibiotic even helps with inflammation of the tonsils caused by bacteria resistant to regular penicillin, which is why it has gained great popularity.

In addition to Augmentin, a similar composition of the drug, that is, the combination of amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, is characteristic of such antibiotics as Amoxicillin (potentiated with clavulanate), Amoxiclav, Clavocin, Amoclavin. These drugs are analogues of Augmentin.

But these drugs can only be prescribed for angina, like Augmentin, only by the attending physician, taking into account the sensitivity of the causative bacteria to them! And if self-medication with antibiotics for adults is unacceptable, then parental self-medication with antibacterial drugs for children is doubly unacceptable!

Augmentin is available in several dosage forms for oral administration (“by mouth”) and parenteral (intravenous) administration. In what form the drug will be prescribed depends largely on the severity of the disease.

For severe sore throat, the doctor may prescribe Augmentin in the form of intravenous injections and, after some improvement in the general condition, switch to taking the drug in the form of tablets or suspension for children. Today Augmentin is produced in the following dosage forms:

1. Tablets containing 0.375 g or 0.625 g of active substance.
2. Dry substance for preparing a suspension (for children from 1 year to 12 years).
3. Dry substance for preparing drops (used in children under one year old).
4. Powder in injection bottles of 0.6 g and 1.2 g.

The dosage of the drug is calculated strictly individually. For moderate angina for the treatment of adults, Augmentin is prescribed as a tablet containing 0.375 g, 3 times a day.

For severe sore throat with severe intoxication of the body, fever, extensive purulent plaque on the tonsils, doctors prescribe 2 such tablets per dose, or 1 tablet with a dosage of 0.625 g, or intravenous administration of the drug every 6-8 hours for 1.2 G.

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For sore throat in children under 12 years of age, it is most convenient to use Augmentin in the form of a suspension. When prescribing a specific dosage of a drug for a child, the doctor takes into account not only the severity of the disease, but also the patient’s age, as well as his weight. If necessary, intravenous antibiotics can also be used for sore throat in children.

Augmentin tablets for angina are best taken at the beginning of the meal process, because this is the optimal condition for better absorption of the drug and its less negative effect on the gastrointestinal tract.

According to the instructions, continuing treatment with this antibiotic for sore throat for longer than 14 days is not recommended due to the risk of developing superinfection - a disease caused by drug-resistant organisms that were in the body before treatment without manifesting themselves (for example, candidiasis).

Caution in use and side effects

Augmentin is not used to treat patients with individual sensitivity (allergy) to penicillins. The drug is used with extreme caution in people with liver and kidney diseases. Taking Augmentin for infectious mononucleosis can lead to the appearance of a measles-like rash in the patient.

As for pregnancy and feeding, Augmentin is not prescribed in the first trimester of pregnancy, and in the second and third it can be used only in extreme cases.

When breastfeeding, both active substances penetrate into the milk, which can cause intestinal disorders or damage to the baby's oral mucosa by fungi.

Therefore, if it is necessary to treat the mother with Augmentin, it is recommended to temporarily stop feeding the baby breast milk.

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What should you consider when choosing an antibiotic for a child?

When prescribing antibiotics for a child with sore throat, the doctor must first determine the type of pathogen, after which the drug is selected.

During this period, it is important to give the attending physician reliable information about whether treatment attempts were made before prescribing a course of therapy, since the use of antibiotics at one’s own discretion risks the fact that the newly prescribed drug will be incompatible with what the doctor prescribes.

But even with the correct prescription, it may happen that the medicine does not have the desired effect.

Usually this becomes clear within the first two to three days, and if the child is under the supervision of a doctor at this time, is quickly replaced with another.

Antibiotics for sore throat for children are available in three forms: for intramuscular injection, in tablets and in suspensions. Sometimes, for a number of reasons, injections are not given, and treatment occurs only with medications taken internally.

Important! But with this approach, recovery will occur more slowly, since oral medications are not as effective.

Dosage of Augmentin for sore throat in adults and children

One of the popular remedies widely used in medicine for sore throat is Augmentin. The combination of amoxicillin (a penicillin antibiotic) and clavulanic acid allows one to achieve a lasting therapeutic effect. The active substances in the drug act by complementing each other. Amoxicillin destroys bacterial cells, and the acid blocks the ability of bacteria to produce beta-lactamases (enzymes that destroy the structure of the antibiotic).

A combined antibiotic based on semi-synthetic penicillins is produced by Russian companies in several forms:

1. The tablets contain amoxicillin trihydrate and clavulanic acid potassium salt. For ease of use, the active substance is contained in quantities of 375, 675 and 750 mg. Whereas the acid in all tablets is the same, 125 mg.
2. Powder for oral suspension contains 200 mg amoxicillin and 28.5 mg clavulonic acid.
3. Powder for the preparation of injection solution is available in a ratio of 500/100 and 1000/200 mg. It is diluted with water for injection, saline and other liquids for the preparation of medicinal solutions.

However, protein liquids based on blood parts and lipid emulsions cannot be used for preparation. When treating with antibiotics of the aminoglycoside group, mixing with Augmentin in the same syringe is not allowed. Aminoglycosides lose their properties.

All forms of release of the product have the same indications and negative effects

Augmentin penetrates into inflamed tissues and accumulates in them. Improvement in the patient's condition is noticeable already on the third day with the correct prescription of the drug.

Treatment of sore throat in adults

Sore throat is an insidious disease. The inflammatory process caused by pathogenic flora quickly develops into purulent formations. Without proper treatment, the respiratory tract becomes infected and progresses to bronchitis or pneumonia. Complications can affect both the cardiac system and the kidneys.

Treatment requires the mandatory use of antibacterial drugs. Augmentin for angina in adults shows good results.

The dosage and method of administration are prescribed by the doctor. The patient's age and body weight are taken into account. The stage of development of the infection is also important.

The instructions for the drug indicate the average consumption rates.

The course of treatment lasts at least 7 days and most often no longer than two weeks. The earlier you start using Augmentin, the easier the disease is tolerable and the lower the likelihood of complications.

At the initial stage of the disease and of average complexity, the drug is prescribed 3 tablets of 0.25 or 2 times a day of 0.5 mg. Manufacturers claim that the absorption of the drug is in no way related to food intake. However, it is believed that it is better to take the tablets immediately before meals.

To enhance the effect, vitamin preparations that strengthen the immune system are prescribed.

For severe forms of tonsillitis in adults, Augmentin injections are recommended. In this case, administration of the medicine is possible only intravenously. Daily injections 2 times a day should be carried out under the supervision of a specialist. Therefore, doctors recommend inpatient treatment.

This video is suitable for those who do not want to go to the hospital for injections. Watch how to give yourself an injection:

Augmentin for children

Like most drugs of the penicillin group, Augmentin has low toxicity. Therefore, this particular drug is recommended for the treatment of sore throat in children.

The drug can be used from the age of two. The dosage is calculated depending on the baby’s weight and exact age.

Augmentin for angina in children is recommended in the form of a suspension, which can be prepared even at home

The powder, packaged in 5 ml, must be filled with 90 g of boiled, cooled water. In this case, to dissolve, it is better to pour in water in parts, shaking.

The prepared suspension is given to the child 2 times a day, maintaining an interval of 12 hours.

1. For children over 12 years of age, if the weight reaches 40 kg, the adult norm is recommended.
2. Children from 2 to 6 years old should drink a suspension prepared from 5 ml of Augmentin.
3. Over 6 years of age and up to 12 years, a portion prepared from 10 ml of the drug is required.

Under no circumstances should you self-treat a child. With frequent treatment with antibiotics of the penicillin group, the body's immunity to their effects may develop.

Dr. Komarovsky will tell you in this video how to correctly calculate the dosage of medicine for a child.

Contraindications and side effects

The manifestation of an allergic reaction to penicillin drugs, which appeared earlier, is a contraindication to the use of Augmentin.

It is not recommended to treat sore throat with this remedy in the first trimester of pregnancy.

There is partial permeability of active substances into mother's breast milk when feeding the baby. In this case, a disorder of the baby’s gastrointestinal tract occurs with subsequent complications in the form of enterocolitis. For an infant, such consequences are severe. The use of Augmentin during lactation should be considered by a doctor on an individual basis, depending on the complexity of the disease and the impossibility of replacing the drug with other anti-infective agents.

Augmentin should not be taken:

• chronic kidney pathologies;
• functional disorders of the liver;
• hepatitis;
• past infectious diseases;
• immune system disorder.

Side effects are caused by the action of both components. They can be expressed by a reaction from any organ.

1. Gastrointestinal tract - nausea and vomiting. Diarrhea often leads to the development of colitis.
2. Liver - hepatitis may develop due to increased enzyme production.
3. Immune system - anaphylactic shock caused by an antibiotic can be fatal without medical help.
4. Skin - rash, itching, redness, peeling.
5. It is possible to develop candidiasis and some other fungal infections.
6. Swelling may occur at the injection site and post-injection bumps may form, which most often do not require special treatment. In rare cases, doctors use physiotherapy methods to resolve these hardenings.

Long-term use of Augmentin is often accompanied by headaches and cramps.

Women may experience thrush. This is due to the development of bacteria insensitive to penicillin.

A ban on the use of Augmentin may also be its interaction with medications taken for the treatment of chronic diseases.

It is not recommended to take Augmentin together with diuretics. The permeability of the tubules decreases and Augmentin accumulates in the blood. At the same time, the excretion of clavulanic acid remains at the same level. There is an imbalance in the action of the drug. The effectiveness of the antibiotic decreases and the risk of developing negative side effects increases.

Alternatively, you can try replacing Augmentin with Amoxiclav.

The use of anticoagulants in the treatment of blood diseases and anti-sclerotic therapy leads to an increase in their activity. If it is impossible to refuse treatment with drugs from any of the groups, then you should definitely monitor blood clotting.

Summarize

No matter how much you would like to do without strong pharmaceutical drugs to treat sore throat, you should not do this. Fans of traditional medicine need to think about when the use of natural remedies will be beneficial, and when it threatens enormous damage to health. Self-treatment of sore throat in children can be especially dangerous. Before deciding whether the use of antibiotics is justified, it is recommended to seek advice from a medical institution.

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Sore throat in a preschool child (4, 5, 6, 7 years old), teenagers: symptoms, how to treat

A fairly common disease is tonsillitis in a child aged 4-7 years, and all parents should know how to treat it.

It has long been no secret that sore throat is a dangerous disease and it is simply impossible to quickly cure it using only folk remedies.

That is why adults should give up the desire to treat the baby themselves, without the help of a qualified physician. After all, there are types of sore throat that must be treated in a hospital setting.

What should parents of a child with tonsillitis know?

Almost always, the diagnosis of tonsillitis can be 100% confirmed only after taking a smear from the throat. During its examination, the specialist determines the type of pathogen that led to the development of the disease. Based on the data obtained after such a study, a physician can quite successfully select an individual scheme for correct and effective treatment.

Concomitant corrective therapy

Since antimicrobial drugs are not selective in their effects and are capable of destroying not only pathogenic, but also beneficial microbes, in particular in the intestinal microflora, doctors recommend minimizing the harmful effects of antibiotics with the help of special microflora corrector drugs.

1. Drugs containing bifidobacteria are designed to block the aggressive effect of the antibiotic on the intestinal mucosa with subsequent diarrhea: Linex, Bifiform for babies, Biovestin.
2. Antihistamines help stop and prevent the development of allergic reactions from the antimicrobial drug. For children, doctors prescribe simultaneous use of the following medications along with antibiotics: Tavegil, Diazolin, Suprastin.
3. If the course of microbial tonsillitis is accompanied by severe febrile symptoms, then antibiotics will begin to fight the symptoms of heat and fever, distracting from blocking the microbes. To prevent this from happening, the doctor prescribes an antipyretic for the child: Paracetamol, Panadol, but Aspirin is allowed only from 12 years of age.
4. To generally strengthen the child’s body and stabilize the immune response, the little patient is prescribed immunomodulators: Immudon, Immunal.

   

Parents should also not forget that the baby’s general condition must be strengthened with the help of an adjusted diet and drinking regime. A course of fortification should not be carried out independently; it is possible only after a detailed consultation with the pediatrician observing the child.

Only the doctor should decide which antibiotics are best used to treat young patients. This condition is considered the main one in the treatment of tonsillitis of any etymology, so parents should, at the first signs of an inflammatory process in the child’s throat, contact a doctor for qualified help, otherwise the baby will face serious complications and chronic pathological consequences.