Nurofen for children supp 60mg #10

Nurofen for children suppositories instruction

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Nurofen in rectal suppositories was developed specifically for the youngest children. This drug is easy to use, even in infants, because its use eliminates the need to swallow syrup or tablets. In addition, suppositories are convenient for vomiting as well as for patients who cannot take their medications by mouth. When they are prescribed to babies, in what dosage is used and what can they replace if the drug does not fit?

Release form

Suppositories Nurofen for children is sold in a cardboard box, inside of which there are two aluminum blisters containing 5 suppositories each. The medicine released from packaging has a white color and an elongated shape. Such a suppository has a smooth surface, and inside there may be a small recess or air rod.

Composition

Each suppository Nurofen as the main component, which provides this medicine with its therapeutic effect, includes ibuprofen. The amount of this substance in one suppository is 60 mg. In addition to it, there are only two types of solid fat in the composition of the medicine, thanks to which the suppositories keep their shape, are easily inserted into the anus and quickly dissolve inside the intestine. Other chemicals in this form Nurofen absent.

Operating principle

Since Suppositories Nurofen for children is one of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, it is noted that therapeutic effects are characteristic of a group of such drugs:
    Analgesic.
    Antipyretic.
    Anti-inflammatory.
All of them are due to the influence of the active substance suppositories on the synthesis of prostaglandins. This name is mediators, formed in the human body during a temperature reaction, pain or inflammation. Since ibuprofen is able to block cyclooxygenases of the first and second types (these are the enzymes that “direct” the formation of prostaglandins), this leads to inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandins, as a result of which the pain response, fever or inflammation decreases. It is worth noting that with pain syndrome, the effect of Nurofen is more pronounced if the cause of painful sensations is inflammation.
After absorption from the intestine, ibuprofen from the suppository enters the bloodstream, where it forms compounds with plasma proteins. Further, the active ingredient is transferred to different tissues, where it exerts its effect up to 8 hours. Transformations of ibuprofen occur in the liver, so the pathologies of this organ affect the treatment of Nurofen, as well as kidney disease, because the removal of the drug from the child’s body occurs in the urine.
    Suppositories Nurofen for children often acts 20-30 minutes after the administration, since the absorption time of the drug is about 15 minutes.

Indications

Suppositories Nurofen for children is most in demand, as an antipyretic drug, when a baby has an inflammatory or infectious disease or other pathological condition in which the body temperature rises. The drug is prescribed:
    Kids with ARVI.
    Children with flu.
    Infants with acute otitis media.
    Patients with various childhood infections (scarlet fever, measles and others).
    Children with intestinal infection.
    Baby with other inflammatory diseases.
    Babies who have been vaccinated (with increasing temperature in response to vaccination).
    Children with a temperature that arose during teething.
Suppositories Nurofen for children is no less popular with pain syndrome, which by the intensity of sensations can be both weak and moderate. Suppositories use:
    When sore throat.
    With toothache.
    With painful sensations in the joints.
    With headaches.
    For pain in the ear, for example, caused by acute otitis.
    With sprains.
    With bruises.
    With postoperative pain.
    With pain in the muscles.
    For bone fractures.
    With neuralgia.

From what age is assigned to children?

According to the instructions Suppositories Nurofen for children, which is produced in the form of suppositories, is used from 3 months of age. Children over the age of two years also do not write them out, since a sufficient dosage of ibuprofen, which is usually obtained from a suspension, is necessary for a sufficiently therapeutic effect to two-year-olds and older patients.
Infants up to three months, such suppositories are not prescribed.

When are suppositories used for fever?

Since the most common reason for the use of Suppositories Nurofen for children is fever, parents should know in which cases the suppository treatment is justified. If we talk about numbers, then for a child of 2-24 months, an indicator on a thermometer requiring the use of antipyretic is called + 39C. However, there are situations when the temperature should be “shot down” even at a lower figure:
    If there is a high risk of seizures (febrile). Seizures of such convulsions in the past or some neurological pathologies in an infant suggest it.
    If the child has a serious cardiovascular disease.
    If the crumb takes a fever very hard.
    If the fever is triggered by overheating.
    If the cause of the high temperature was vaccination.

Contraindications

Suppositories Nurofen for children are not used:
    If the baby weighs less than 6 kilograms.
    If a child has previously had an allergic reaction when treated with any anti-inflammatory medicine with a non-steroid structure.
    If a baby has an erosive or ulcerative lesion of the walls of the digestive tract, including bleeding.
    If the child suffers from some serious progressive kidney disease.
    If the patient has an active liver disease or a severe insufficiency of the function of this organ has developed.
    If the baby’s blood test showed hyperkalemia or a bleeding disorder.
    If the baby has developed heart failure and it is in the stage of decompensation.
    If the baby is diagnosed with proctitis.
    If the examination revealed the presence of intracranial hemorrhage.
    If crumbs have severe abdominal pains.
In addition, there are quite a lot of pathologies in the annotation, in which the treatment must be careful. These include systemic lupus erythematosus, dehydration, arterial hypertension, anemia, diabetes mellitus and other diseases, therefore, with any health problems of the toddler, Nurofen can be used only under the supervision of a physician.

Side effects

Sometimes on the use of Suppositories Nurofen for children a child may receive a negative reaction in the form of:
    Nausea
    Edema, dermatosis, erythema, urticaria, or other allergic reaction.
    Exacerbations of asthma.
    Abdominal pain.
    Headaches.
A more rare, but possible negative consequence of using suppositories is a violation of blood formation, which is manifested by a decrease in the number of red blood cells in the blood, a decrease in the number of leukocytes, thrombocytopenia, a decrease in the number of granulocytes, and so on. Clinically, this side effect of Nurofen looks like lethargy and weakness, the appearance of bleeding (for example, from the nose) and bruises, complaints of pain in the throat, formation of sores in the mouth and other signs.
Occasionally, after the use of a suppository, babies develop dyspepsia, which is manifested by flatulence, constipation, bouts of vomiting, and loose stools (diarrhea). In rare cases, the child’s body may react to Suppositories Nurofen for children with an anaphylactic reaction, the appearance of a stomach ulcer, hematemesis or gastric bleeding, the development of ulcerative stomatitis, a liver malfunction, acute renal failure, peripheral edema, elevated blood pressure and other ailments.
If a child has at least one of these side effects after the first use of a suppository, treatment should be stopped and at the same time contact the pediatrician so that he can prescribe another therapy.

Instructions for use

Suppositories Nurofen for children is used only rectally, and the dosage of the drug is determined by taking into account several factors, among which the age and body weight of a small patient are the most significant. The drug is gently inserted into the anus and pushed with the index finger to the level of the middle of the 2nd phalanx.
A single dose from the age of three months to two years is one suppository (60 mg). Infants 3–9 months old weighing from 6,000 g to 8,000 g can be administered three times a day, and the maximum dosage for this age is 180 mg. Babies older than 9 months to two years of age, whose body weight is 8-12 kilograms, suppositories can be administered four times, as the maximum ibuprofen per day at this age is 240 mg.
The intervals between the use of suppositories should be from 6 to 8 hours. To insert the drug preferably after defecation. If the child went to the toilet after the introduction of the suppository, and the suppository has not yet managed to resolve (less than 15 minutes have passed), the medicine can be reused. To make sure that the medicine is not absorbed, you can wait about 30 minutes - if the temperature does not start to "fall", you can put another suppository.
The duration of the treatment of febrile syndrome with acute respiratory viral infections, influenza and other infections should not exceed three days, and for pain, give medicine for up to 5 days. If the baby has 3-5 months in the first 24 hours after applying Nurofen no improvement is noted, you should immediately notify the doctor. For children older than 6 months, observation is carried out for 3 days. If during this period the condition has not improved, the symptoms do not disappear or worsen, an immediate consultation of the doctor is required.
If Suppositories Nurofen for children is prescribed in a candlelight to a child with a temperature reaction to the vaccine, then one suppository is administered to the baby once. Carapuses older than a year, if necessary, after 6-8 hours, it is permissible to introduce another suppository. The maximum amount of the drug during post-immunization temperature rise in children older than one year is called 2 suppositories, which corresponds to 120 mg of ibuprofen per 24 hours.

Overdose

Significant excess doses of ibuprofen can cause nausea, tinnitus, abdominal pain and other symptoms, but when using suppositories overdose is almost not encountered, since it is not possible to introduce many suppositories into the rectum at once. It happens only if you use the medicine more often than every 6-8 hours.
    In such a situation, if you feel unwell, you should consult a doctor.

Interaction with other drugs

Suppositories Nurofen for children should not be used with acetylsalicylic acid, thrombolytic drugs, diuretics, nimesulide, antiplatelet agents, paracetamol, zidovudine, cyclosporine, cardiac glycosides, and many other medicines. Most of them when combined with ibuprofen increases the risk of adverse reactions to treatment, for example, has a nephrotoxic effect.

Storage conditions and shelf life

To prevent the medication from losing its therapeutic effect and helping the baby during a fever, suppositories should be kept in a dry place that will be hidden from children. It is not required to place the medicine in the refrigerator, because the annotation indicates that the temperature storage mode allows heating up to +25 degrees. If the packaging of suppositories is damaged or the permissible storage period (2 years from the date of production) has expired, such Nurofen should be discarded.

Reviews

On the treatment of Suppositories Nurofen for children you can see a lot of good reviews. The drug is especially in demand among mothers of infants and toddlers who are prone to allergies due to their convenient form and the absence of any harmful chemical compounds. Among the advantages of this option Nurofen also call it a fast and long-lasting therapeutic effect when compared with the suspension.
According to parents, adverse reactions to suppositories are rare. If the medicine is used for a short period and in the dose prescribed by the doctor, most babies tolerate the drug normally.
    As for the price, some mothers call it acceptable, while others - a bit overpriced.

Terms of sell

You can buy suppositories Nurofen for children without a prescription.