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Levorinum

Levorinum – an antifungal antibiotic.

Form of release and structure

Dosage forms:

  • Tablets for intake (on 10 pieces in blister strip packagings, in a pack cardboard 2 packagings; on 25 pieces in banks polymeric, in a pack of cardboard 1 bank);
  • Ointment for topical administration (on 30 g in aluminum tubas, in a pack a cardboard 1 tuba).

Active ingredient of drug – levorinum:

  • 1 tablet – 500 thousand. AU (action units);
  • 1 g of ointment – 500 thousand. Pieces.

Indications to use

Levorinum is applied to treatment of the diseases caused by a drozhzhepodobny mushroom of the sort Candida:

  • Inside: intestinal kandidonositelstvo, candidiasis of the digestive tract (DT);
  • Locally: defeats of integuments, candidiasis of a mucous membrane of an oral cavity, female generative organs (urethritis, vulvovaginitis, cystitis), trichomoniasis of generative organs.

Contraindications

Both dosage forms of Levorinum are contraindicated at hypersensitivity to components.

Inside it is contraindicated to accept drug in the following cases:

  • Renal/liver failure;
  • Pancreatitis;
  • Peptic ulcer of a stomach, 12-perstny gut;
  • Acute not fungus diseases of intestines;
  • Pregnancy.

With care medicine is applied in the period of a lactation and at treatment of children 2 years are younger.

Route of administration and dosage

The pill Levorinum should be taken inside, in case of nausea and/or vomiting – after meal.

The adult at candidiasis of a GIT and an intestinal kandidonositelstvo appoint on 1 tablet (500 thousand. Piece) 2-4 times a day, a course of treatment – 10-12 days.

The recommended doses for children depending on age:

  • Up to 2 years: 25-30 thousand. Piece on each kilogram of weight a day;
  • 2-6 years: 20-25 thousand. Piece/kg/days;
  • 6 years are more senior: on 200-250 thousand. Piece 2-4 times a day.

Duration of treatment makes 7-14 days. If necessary in 5-7 days the course is repeated, therapy is carried out under blood test control.

Ointment Levorinum is applied locally in the form of the water suspension (divorced in the ratio 1:500). At damage of a mucous membrane of an oral cavity it is used for rinsing by 2-3 times a day; at diseases of generative organs at women – for wetting of tampons. Treatment duration – 15-20 days.

Outwardly ointment is applied on affected areas by 1-2 times a day within 10-15 days.

Side effects

  • At intake: headache, dispepsichesky phenomena (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea), loss of appetite;
  • At topical administration: local irritative action.

Also drug can cause allergic reactions (more often shown a skin itch) and dermatitis.

Special instructions

At purpose of Levorinum in the tableted form treatment is carried out under control of a functional condition of a liver.

In case of development of the expressed side effects drug needs to be cancelled.

When rinsing an oral cavity it is important to be careful not to allow hit of a suspension in a respiratory organs.

At a prostatauxe Levorinum promotes reduction of the dysuric phenomena, and in certain cases – and the prostate adenoma sizes (it is considered that drug can be used as a part of complex therapy at this disease).

Medicinal interaction

Information on interaction of Levorinum with other medicines is absent.

Terms and storage conditions

To store at a temperature up to 5 ºС in the dry, protected from light place unavailable to children.

Period of validity – 2 years.

 
 
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