Pimafutsin® for children

Dermatologists, gynecologists and pediatricians with Candida infections are advised to use Pimafucin. Is it possible to give this medicine to babies, from what age is it permissible to use it and how is Pimafucin correctly used in children?

Pimafucin is available in the following forms:

• Tablets, the shell of which dissolves in the intestine. One pack contains 20 such round white tablets.
• Candles that are inserted into the vagina. They are white or pale yellow and have a torpedo-like shape. In one blister packaged 3 suppository, and the package can be 1 or 2 blisters.
• 2% cream, which is used externally. This is a homogeneous light substance, which is produced in tubes weighing 30 grams.

The main active substance of Pimafucin is natamycin. Each tablet contains 100 mg of this antibiotic. The same dosage of natamycin is presented in each vaginal suppository, and the content of this substance in 1 gram of cream is 20 mg.

Auxiliary ingredients in tablet form Pimafucin are gelatin, starch, lactose, beeswax, gum, titanium dioxide and other compounds. In addition to natamycin, the cream contains water, propylene glycol, cetostearic alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate and other substances. In the composition of the candles, additional compounds are solid fats, cetyl alcohol, Na bicarbonate, Polysorbate 80 and other components.

Since the main ingredient of any form of Pimafucin is broad-spectrum antibioticSuch a drug is effective against many microorganisms. This medicine has an antihelminthic and antiparasitic effect, but its antifungal effect is most often claimed. Natamycin has a depressant effect on most yeasts, among them Candida.

When ingested, the drug is not absorbed through the walls of the digestive tract. The shell of the tablet begins to dissolve after entering the intestine, after which natamycin acts on the microorganisms in the intestine, without penetrating the mucous membrane.

After the introduction of the candle Pimafucin inside the vagina, the suppository is heated by body temperature, becoming a foam mass that evenly distributes the active substance over the mucous membrane. When Pimafucin is smeared on the skin or cream applied to the mucous membranes, the drug is practically not absorbed, but acts locally.

Pimafucin is prescribed in children with lesions of the mucous membranes and skin by fungi that are sensitive to this drug. The drug give:

• In candidiasis, which is caused by immunodeficiency, wasting, or taking medicines (cytotoxic drugs, antibiotics, hormones).
• With candidal lesions of the skin or nails.
• When stomatitis, the causative agent of which is Candida.
• With otitis, which provoked fungi, or with a complication of candidiasis.
• With the defeat of candida intestines.
• When vulvitis, vaginitis and balanoposthitis, triggered by Candida fungi.
• With ringworm.

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Treatment with Pimafucin can be carried out at any age. The medicine is even prescribed to newborns, as well as to nursing mothers. At the same time, only Pimafucin in the form of a cream or candles is used at an early age, since such a small child will not swallow tablets. A tablet form is started to be applied at 3 years or 4 years, when a baby can swallow a whole pill and drink it with water.

Pimafucin is not prescribed for hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug. Tablets due to their lactose content should not be given when lactase deficiency occurs.

Taking the tablet form in the first days of treatment can lead to nausea and stool thinning, but soon these effects disappear. Treatment with suppositories or cream can cause a burning sensation and slight local irritation.

The child is given Pimafucin after prescribing by a doctor, since a candida infection is first diagnosed by a specialist, and then the correct dosage is selected. Independently use such a tool in the treatment of children, especially infants, should not be. Instructions for use takes into account the form of release and the reason for the appointment of Pimafucin:

• If a child intestinal candidosis, He is given pills in a shell of 1 each twice a day.
• Fungal skin Smear cream Pimafutsin once a day. If necessary, processing is performed more often.
• Introduction suppository Pimafucin spend at night. One candle is inserted into the vagina in a supine position.
• If a vaginitis poorly amenable to local therapy (does not go away within a week), together with the use of suppositories, an additional tablet form of the drug is prescribed orally.
• With balanoposthite cream Pimafutsin smear infected areas several times a day.

Ingestion with candidal bowel disease lasts one week. If necessary, therapy is extended, but not more than 30 days. The duration of use of vaginal suppositories is from three to six days. As for the application of the cream, the duration in each case is set individually. When the symptoms of a fungal infection have disappeared, treatment should be continued for several days, for example, if all manifestations have passed within a week, treatment is continued for 10 days.

Cases of overdose of this medication was not, however, if the child ate Pimafucin in excess dosage, it is necessary to consult a doctor.

Pimafucin has no drug interactions with any other drugs.

A doctor's prescription for the purchase of Pimafucin at a pharmacy is not required.. The average price of the cream is 270 rubles, suppositories (6 pieces in a pack) - 500 rubles, and packs of tablets - 420 rubles.

To store Pimafucin, you should find a place where a small child cannot reach. Storage temperature should not exceed the limits of + 15 + 25 ° C. Since the release of the cream or pimafucin tablets should be used for 4 years. Candles have a shorter shelf life and should be used in 2 years.

Parents and doctors call Pimafutsin effective and quite safe, so the reviews about this medicine are mostly positive. According to moms, the drug is well tolerated, does not cause allergies and addiction. Parents like that this tool can be used from birth and during lactation.

The advantages of Pimafucin are a variety of dosage forms, as well as the fact that the drug is not absorbed, due to which almost no side reactions occur. Moms who used Pimafucin for thrush in both children and themselves confirm that a fungal infection can be cured quickly and completely with this drug.

Pimafucin can be replaced with drugs with the same active ingredient, for example Natamycin or Primafungin. Also, with candidiasis, you can use other drugs that are effective for fungal infections. Among them are the most popular Nystatin, Livarol, Clotrimazole.

Wherein the replacement and selection of dosage should be carried out by a doctor, because such drugs are presented in different forms of release (drops, vaginal tablets, ointment, gel, suspension, suppositories, etc.) and have their own contraindications, including children's age.