Anti-viral syrup for children

Not only babies, who are prone to frequent colds, are supposed to maintain immunity. In the autumn-spring period, the incidence of the disease worsens, as an anti-viral syrup, especially for children. It allows you to protect the body from all sorts of viruses, and in case of a disease, get up on your feet.

Antiviral syrups for children from 1 year

In the first years of life, the children's body is very vulnerable. Up to three years, the use of medicines should be avoided as much as possible without acute necessity. A baby can be damaged by malnutrition, much less taken medication. That's why all the drugs that the doctor appoints to a young child should be safe for his health and passed clinical trials. The following children's antiviral syrups possess such qualities:

1. Orvire. This drug is intended for children, starting with the second year of life. The active substance in it is all known remantadine, which has antiviral activity to various strains of influenza and colds. For treatment appoint the first day of 10 ml three times a day, the second and third - 10 ml twice a day and the fourth day 10 ml 1 time. This ends the course of treatment.

For prevention, it is enough to drink an antiviral syrup for two weeks (2 teaspoons 1 time per day). More detailed information on how to take the remedy is stated in the annotation to the drug.

2. Algiers. Properties and effects of this drug are similar to Orvirem, only the manufacturer is different. It is also used to prevent ARVI and to treat a disease that has already begun in the above dosage.

For children from 2 years, give the same aforementioned antiviral syrups, but in a larger dosage. These medicines, which have immunomodulatory properties, which, with regular adherence to a strictly calculated course, help strengthen the immune system of the child.

Antiviral syrups for children from 3 years

If during the period of exacerbation of colds the doctor appoints a child a child antiviral agent in syrup, then after three years most often it is:

1. Citovir-3. The drug is intended for the prevention and treatment of colds of viral diseases and influenza, including. But, unlike Orvirem, the active ingredient here is bendazole. This substance stimulates the production of interferon by the body of the child, and, as is known, it fights at the cellular level with the viruses that attacked the human body.

Both for treatment and for prevention, cytovir-3 is taken in the same way for four days - 4 ml three times a day. If necessary, the course of treatment can be duplicated, but only after 3-4 weeks. Syrup is well tolerated by children, but it should be borne in mind that it contains more than 60% of sugar, which is unsafe for diabetics.

2. Algiers. After reaching the age of three, the child is already using an increased dosage of this drug - 15 ml once a day for prevention and as much, but 2-3 times a day for treatment, for four days.
3. Orvire. Instead of 2 teaspoons, grown-up children from three years are already given 3 for the purpose of prevention, and 4 spoons for treatment.