Furazolidone as an effective antimicrobial agent - instructions. Furazolidone analogues: which is better and cheaper among similar drugs

Furazolidone is an antibacterial agent and is used to combat poisoning. It is effective for infections of the genitourinary system, gastrointestinal tract and giardiasis. Unanimously recognized by doctors as safe and effective medicine Furazolidone is approved for use in the treatment of poisoning in children of various ages. We’ll talk about what the drug is and in what cases Furazolidone can be used for children.

Furazolidone is a drug from the nitrofuran group that has antibacterial properties

Description of Furazolidone

Furazolidone is part of the group of nitrofurans, which have a destructive effect on the life processes of pathogenic microbes. The working substance is furazolidone, which gives the product its name. In addition, it contains lactose monohydrate, calcium stearate, silicon dioxide, potato starch.

Available in the form of tablets (dragées) and granules; The content of the main substance is usually indicated on the packaging. For example, Furazolidone 50 means that one tablet contains 50 mg of the active ingredient. The drug is inexpensive: one blister of 10 tablets costs about 65 rubles, respectively, a package of two blisters costs 130 rubles.

For children under 3 years of age, it is better to buy the drug in granules, from which a suspension is prepared; even infants can drink it. In order to know how much water to pour into the package, a measuring spoon is included. Children over 3-5 years old can be given tablets. The product is sold without a prescription, but it is not recommended to use it without consulting a doctor.

In what cases is it used?

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Parents should know exactly when to use Furazolidone. Full information on this issue is given in the instructions for the drug, but it is better to repeat it again and remember it.

Furazolidone tablets are used for gastrointestinal infections of different nature

Indications for use:

The use of Furazolidone is permitted for children of any age, but with a precise indication of the problem that it should solve.

Furazolidone can be used by children of any age, but only with the permission of a doctor

Let's consider when to give medicine depending on the child's age:

1. For infants, the drug helps in treatment infected burns and wounds. Sterile dressing moistened with Furazolidone and applied to the affected area.
2. After one year of age, the medicine is given to babies in the form of a suspension for diarrhea and other disorders. It is prepared like this: take 100 ml of warm boiled water and pour it into a bottle with granules. When the drug dissolves, shake the bottle and give it to the child, observing the dosage.
3. Children over 3-5 years old can take the product in tablets.

Dosage Calculations

What you should not do is resort to medication on your own. The correct dose and treatment tactics should be determined by a pediatrician.

The doctor takes into account all factors: does the baby have chronic illnesses, what type of pathology is, how severe it is. In addition, when calculating the dose, the child’s weight is taken into account. General recommendation The daily dose is 10 mg of the drug per 1 kilogram of weight. These indicators mean that a 6-year-old preschooler weighing 20 kg should take 200 mg of Furazolidone per day, and a 6-month-old baby needs 60-70 mg.

Treatment regimen

Doctors have developed rules for taking medication for children and given nutritional recommendations for the period of treatment with Furazolidone. Parents should remember them well:

Furazolidone must be washed down big amount water

• during a course of treatment, the drug should not be taken for more than 10 days;
• frequency of administration per day – 4 times;
• Furazolidone should be given after meals, with plenty of water;
• It is necessary to reduce the amount of foods that contain tyramine in the child’s diet: smoked meats, canned food (meat and fish), chocolate, kefir, yogurt, cheese, legumes.

The nutritional warning is due to the fact that the active substances of the drug, when interacting with tyramine, provoke negative processes. The child may feel dizzy, his blood pressure will increase, in some cases such negligence leads to severe consequences. Be sure to monitor your baby’s diet to prevent such problems.

Contraindications

The minimal toxicity of Furazolidone is the main argument that allowed pediatricians to prescribe the drug for rotavirus and other infections, even for one-year-old children. However, this quality does not negate the presence of contraindications for the medicine.

There are a number of contraindications for which doctors prohibit the use of Furazolidone

The drug is not used for:

• end-stage chronic renal failure;
• problems with the central nervous system;
• lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;
• individual intolerance to nitrofurans.

Side effects

The side effects of Furazolidone are also listed in the instructions; there are few of them, but they are there, which means they require careful attention from parents. It is necessary to monitor the child while giving him medicine. We list the main negative consequences:

• allergies, manifested by itching, rash, swelling and redness;
• gastrointestinal upset (vomiting, loss of appetite, nausea);
• neuritis (formed when long-term use).

Consequences of overdose

It is difficult to overdose on a drug when you follow the prescribed dosage, but if information about this is in the instructions, then such cases have happened. Complications of overdose:

An overdose of Furazolidone can lead to a number of complications.

• methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia;
• destruction of liver cells (hepatitis in acute toxic form);
• violation cellular composition blood and the functions of the cells themselves;
• polyneuritis.

What medications is the drug incompatible with?

If there is a need to use Furazolidone, parents are required to inform the pediatrician what other medications the baby is taking at this time.

The information is very important because Furazolidone is not compatible with some drugs. Let's list them:

1. Ethanol. Association with this drug provokes acute intoxication, manifested by vomiting, headache, fever, nausea, problems with heart rhythm, difficulty breathing.
2. Antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. If your baby takes a medicine with phenylephrine, which constricts blood vessels, simultaneous administration Furazolidone will cause sharp increase pressure.
3. Antibiotics of the aminoglycoside group can enhance antimicrobial effect Furazolidone.
4. Foods and medications that can alkalize urine. Entering the body along with Furazolidone, they accelerate the process of drug elimination, reducing its therapeutic effectiveness.

What analogues exist?

Analogs that are structurally compatible with Furazolidone are not produced. There are tools similar to it therapeutic effect. The pediatrician decides which drug to replace the initial prescription, based on the diagnosis and nature of the causative agent of the disease.

Smecta – safe drug for adults and children, which helps cope with gastrointestinal disorders and diseases

If antibiotics are not required, the child is given Smecta; for a bacterial infection, the following substitutes are recommended:

Product name	Release form	Active substance	Indications	Child's age
Enterofuril (more details in the article:)	suspension and capsules	nifuroxazide	diarrhea infectious nature in acute or chronic form	suspension - from 1 month, capsules from 3 years
Naxojin	pills	nimorazole	trichomonas infections, giardiasis, amebiasis; Vincent's gingivitis	5 years and older
Furadonin	pills	nitrofurantoin	infections urinary tract bacterial, prevention intestinal infections with cystoscopy, catheterization	from 1st month
Stopdiar	pills; suspension	nifuroxazide	acute and chronic diarrhea	at 2-4 years capsules, suspension from 2 months
Negroes	pills	nalidixic acid	gastrointestinal infections; pyelonephritis; cystitis; urethritis; prostatitis; cholecystitis.	from 2 years

Furazolidone is effective against various infections and has a multi-level effect. Pediatricians note its low toxicity, but it also has contraindications and side effects that lead to serious complications. Obviously, with such characteristics, the drug should not be used independently. The decision to use it should be made by a specialist, a doctor who can properly structure treatment and avoid negative consequences.

Prescribed for dysentery, toxic intestinal infections (poisoning). During pregnancy and lactation medicine cannot be accepted. The drug is also contraindicated for children under five years of age. Furazolidone can be replaced by analogues that are similar in composition and effect.

Cheap analogues of Furazolidone

To save money Money Furazolidone can be replaced with cheaper analogues that differ slightly in composition, but still have a similar therapeutic effect.

Furamag

The main component of the drug is furazidin. It has a bacteriostatic effect on a large number of pathogenic bacteria- gram-positive cocci and gram-negative rods, on protozoa,

Medicines are prescribed to treat:

• Infectious diseases gastrointestinal tract.
• Acute gynecological and urogenital infections.
• Infectious lesions of soft tissues and skin.
• Severe burn disease.
• To prevent the development of infection before surgery.

When using an antimicrobial agent, you should never take alcoholic drinks, as this can lead to severe poisoning.

The drug is close in effectiveness of the active ingredient to Furazolidone. The main purpose of the drug is to reduce the activity of bacterial strains that are resistant to other antibacterial agents. Furagin cheap drug, but it has many contraindications.

Drink antimicrobial agent Contraindicated in patients with the following pathologies:

• Porphyria.
• Diabetic polyneuropathy.
• Kidney failure.
• Deficiency of certain types of enzymes.

The medicine is often used to treat diseases of the genitourinary system: cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis. The course of treatment is 7-10 days. The level of leukocytes in the blood is monitored throughout the entire period of therapy, which allows timely monitoring of kidney and liver dysfunction, which can be provoked by Furagin.

Important! Drugs for treatment infectious diseases must be selected individually by a doctor. You cannot refuse to use the drug in favor of a cheaper drug if this will reduce the effectiveness of therapy.

Popular analogues of Furazolidone

If you need to replace an antimicrobial agent, it is better to pay attention to popular medications that have proven themselves to be the safest and highest quality. The most popular analogues of Furazolidone differ quick action and high efficiency.

There is no better antimicrobial agent for the treatment of diarrhea in children than Nifuroxazide. It can also be taken during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

This analogue of Furazolidone has the following properties:

• Suppresses the activity of pathogens of intestinal infections: salmonella, shigella, coli, cholera vibrio and others.
• Has bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects.
• Prevents the occurrence of secondary intestinal infection in viral diseases.
• Helps prevent dysbacteriosis.

The drug is also used to prevent infections in adults and children during abdominal surgery.

If you need an antimicrobial agent for the treatment of diarrhea, which has properties similar to Furazolidone, but is slightly higher in cost, you can pay attention to Furadonin. The main difference between the drug and Furazolidone is that it can be taken not only for indigestion, but also for infections of the genitourinary system.

The medicine is prescribed for:

• Cystitis.
• Urethritis.
• Pyelonephritis.

Important! Furadonin has a lot side effects(rash, nausea, asthenia, headaches, drowsiness, cough). The drug should not be taken by pregnant and lactating women, as well as children under 1 month of age.

Analogues by indication and method of use

Furazolidone is an antidiarrheal drug. Therefore, in terms of indications and method of use, probiotic agents, enterosorbents, antibacterial agents, as well as drugs with anthelmintic properties are similar to it.

An antibacterial drug with antimicrobial properties. Active against bacteria resistant to other antibiotics.

Levomycetin is prescribed for:

• Typhoid fever.
• Dysentery.
• Infectious diseases of the urinary tract.
• Otitis.
• Pneumonia.
• Provoked bacterial infection eye diseases.
• Inflammatory diseases affecting the brain.

Experts note high efficiency this analogue of Furazolidone. But Levomycetin is recommended for use for treatment inflammatory diseases rarely, only for health reasons, since when long-term use the drug can cause side effects in the form of disruption of the hematopoietic system.

For diarrhea, vomiting, intestinal colic caused by indigestion, patients may be prescribed an antimicrobial. It helps reduce activity pathogens, eliminating them from the intestines.

The active component of Enterofuril is practically not absorbed into the systemic circulation. Therefore, the medicine in the form of a suspension is often prescribed for the treatment of acute bacterial diarrhea in children.

The drug is used in the treatment of diseases of the genital organs, infectious diseases respiratory system, skin infections, intestinal infections and ailments associated with damage to the gastrointestinal tract and biliary tract by Giardia.

The drug has the following properties:

• Antimicrobial.
• Bactericidal.
• Antiprotozoal.

Since this analogue of Furazolidone has many side effects, it is not prescribed to pregnant and lactating women, as well as to children under 16 years of age. It is undesirable to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs together with Enterofuril, as this can provoke seizures.

The main form of the drug is 500 mg tablets. Phthalazole is an antimicrobial agent wide range actions. A drug similar to Furazolidone is used to treat the following diseases:

• Ulcerative colitis.
• Enterocolitis.
• Infectious diarrhea.
• Chronic gastritis.
• Dysentery.
• Gastroenteritis.
• Intestinal disorders associated with poisoning, dysbacteriosis, complicated by bacterial infection.

As a prophylactic agent - before operations on the gastrointestinal tract. Unlike Furazolidone, this drug is contraindicated in acute hepatitis. Also, Fthalazol should not be taken by patients suffering from intestinal obstruction, since the drug has a fixing effect.

The drug belongs to similar to Furazolidone medications, as it has antimicrobial, antiprotozoal properties. It also has an antifungal effect.

• Diseases of the genitourinary system of an infectious-inflammatory nature.
• Intestinal giardiasis.
• Vulvovaginal infectious diseases.
• Gastroduodenitis.
• Pancreatitis.
• Enterocolitis.

Side effects when taken include nausea, vomiting, heartburn, flatulence, and allergic rash.

In some cases, for diarrhea to stop, patients need to drink not an antimicrobial agent, but a medicine that restores balance intestinal microflora. These drugs include Enterol, as well as Furazolidone, which provides an antidiarrheal effect.

Indicated for use when:

• Bacterial and viral diarrhea.
• Enterocolitis.
• Dysbacteriosis.
• Diarrhea caused by taking medications.
• Irritable bowel syndrome.

Your doctor will help you choose an antibiotic or probiotic drug that has an effect similar to Furazolidone. Only a specialist can accurately determine what is suitable for treating diarrhea, relieving inflammatory process V genitourinary system or treatment of other ailments.

Gastroenterologist, therapist

Professional skills: Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and gall bladder.

LSR-004228/09

Trade name of the drug:

FURAZOLIDONE

INN or group name:

Furazolidone

Dosage form:

pills

Compound:

1 tablet contains:
active substances: furazolidone – 0.05 g;
Excipients: - potato starch – 0.02 g, calcium stearate (calcium stearate) – 0.001 g, sugar (sucrose) – 0.01 g, Tween-80 (polysorbate) – 0.0002 g, lactose (milk sugar) – 0.0188 G

Description:
Tablets are yellow or greenish-yellow, flat-cylindrical with a bevel.

Pharmacotherapeutic group:

Antimicrobial and antiprotozoal agent.

ATX code: G01AX06

Pharmacological properties

Pharmacodynamics
Antimicrobial agent, derivative of nitrofurans. Active against gram-positive and gram-negative microbes, Trichomonas spp., Giardia lamblia. Most sensitive to furazolidone S higella dysenteria spp., Shigella flexneri spp., Shigella boydii spp., Shigella sonnei spp., Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi. Weak effect on pathogens of purulent and anaerobic infection. Microbial resistance develops slowly. Blocks monoamine oxidase.
Nitrofurans disrupt the processes of cellular respiration of microorganisms, suppress the tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle), and also inhibit biosynthesis nucleic acids microorganisms, resulting in the destruction of their shell or cytoplasmic membrane. As a result of the action of nitrofurans, microorganisms produce fewer toxins, and therefore an improvement in the patient’s general condition is possible even before a pronounced suppression of the growth of microflora. Unlike many other antimicrobial drugs, they not only do not inhibit, but even activate immune system body (increase complement titer and the ability of leukocytes to phagocytose microorganisms).

Pharmacokinetics
Well absorbed when administered orally. Against the background of inflammation meninges concentrations are created in the cerebrospinal fluid equal to those in the plasma. It is quickly and intensively metabolized mainly in the liver with the formation of a pharmacologically inactive metabolite (amino derivative). It is excreted mainly by the kidneys (65%), small amounts are found in feces, where therapeutic concentrations are achieved against pathogens of intestinal infections.

Indications for use

Dysentery, paratyphoid fever, giardiasis, foodborne diseases.

Contraindications

Pregnancy, lactation. Increased individual sensitivity to the nitrofuran group. Terminal stage chronic renal failure, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, childhood up to 3 years (for this dosage form).

Carefully: chronic renal failure, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, liver disease and nervous system.

Directions for use and doses

Inside, after eating. For dysentery, paratyphoid fever and food poisoning - 100-150 mg 4 times a day (but not more than 800 mg), for 5-10 days.
For giardiasis - adults 100 mg 4 times a day, children 10 mg/kg/day, distributed daily dose for 3-4 doses.
The highest single dose for adults: 200 mg, daily - 800 mg.

Side effect

Decreased appetite, up to anorexia; nausea, vomiting; allergic reactions (skin rash, hyperemia and itching of the skin, angioedema).
With long-term use - neuritis.

Overdose

Symptoms: spicy toxic hepatitis, hematotoxicity, neurotoxicity (polyneuritis).
Treatment: drug cancellation, reception large quantity liquids, symptomatic therapy, antihistamines, B vitamins.

Interaction with others medicines Furazolidone in combination with ethanol can lead to the development of disulfiram-like reactions, and therefore their simultaneous use is not recommended.
Antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, ephedrine, amphetamine, phenylephedrine, tyramine can cause a sharp increase in blood pressure.

special instructions

Increases inhibition of hematopoiesis against the background of chloramphenicol and ristomycin.
Increases sensitivity to the action of ethanol. Medicines that alkalize urine reduce the effect, while those that acidify urine increase it.
Aminoglycosides and tetracycline enhance antimicrobial properties.
During treatment, precautions must be taken, as when using monoamine oxidase inhibitors, namely: exclusion from the diet of foods containing thiamine: cheese, cream, beans, pickled herring, strong coffee.
To prevent neuritis with long-term use, it should be combined with B vitamins.

Release form

Tablets 50 mg.
10 tablets per blister pack.
50 tablets per jar from polymer materials.
1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 blister packs or 1 jar made of polymer materials with instructions for use medical use in a cardboard pack.

Storage conditions

Store in a dry place, protected from light.
Keep out of the reach of children.

Best before date

3 years.
Do not use after the expiration date.

Conditions for dispensing from pharmacies

Over the counter.

Manufacturer/organization accepting claims
LLC Anzhero-Sudzhensky Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant.
652473, Russia, Kemerovo region, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, st. Herzen, 7,

pharmachologic effect

Antimicrobial agent, nitrofuran derivative. Active against gram-negative bacteria (including Shigella spp., Salmonella spp.), some gram-positive bacteria, as well as Trichomonas vaginalis, Giardia lamblia.

Pharmacokinetics

At oral administration Furazolidone is poorly absorbed and inactivated in the intestine. Only about 5% of the drug is excreted from the body in the urine unchanged or in the form of metabolites, causing the urine to turn brown.

Indications

Dysentery, paratyphoid, food poisoning, giardiasis, trichomonas urethritis.

Dosage regimen

For dysentery, paratyphoid fever, food toxic infections in adults, use 50-150 mg 4 times a day for 5-10 days. In children, doses are reduced according to age.

For giardiasis in adults - 100 mg 4 times a day; children - 10 mg/kg/day in 3-4 doses.

At trichomonas urethritis- 100 mg 4 times a day for 3 days. Maximum doses for adults: single dose - 200 mg, daily dose - 800 mg.

Side effect

Maybe: nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, allergic reactions in the form of skin rash.

Contraindications for use

Hypersensitivity to furazolidone.

Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.

Use in children

Use with caution in children under 1 month of age.

Overdose

Symptoms: acute toxic hepatitis, hematotoxicity, neurotoxicity (polyneuritis).

Treatment: drug withdrawal, taking large amounts of fluid, symptomatic therapy, antihistamines, B vitamins.

Drug interactions

Agents that alkalize urine reduce the effect of furazolidone, while acidifying agents increase it.

The simultaneous use of aminoglycosides and tetracyclines enhances the antimicrobial properties.

Furazolidone increases the inhibition of hematopoiesis against the background of chloramphenicol and ristomycin.

Conditions for dispensing from pharmacies

On prescription.

Storage conditions and periods

In a dry place, protected from light, out of reach of children, at a temperature of +5 to + 30°C. Shelf life - 3 years.

Use for liver dysfunction

Use with caution in patients with liver disease.

Use for renal impairment

Use with caution in patients with severe renal impairment.

special instructions

Use with caution in patients with severe renal impairment, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, and in children under 1 month of age.

Furazolidone is a MAO inhibitor and appropriate precautions should be taken when using it.

Furazolidone has the ability to sensitize the body to the effects of ethanol and can be used to treat alcoholism.

How and for what should the drug "Furazolidone" be used? Instructions for use, price, reviews, analogues of this medicine will be described below. We will also tell you what components are included in the composition. of this medication, in what form it is produced, can it be given to children, etc.

Composition, packaging, form

What is included in the composition of the drug “Furazolidone”? Reviews from doctors say that active substance This medicine is furazolidone. The drug can be purchased in the form of tablets, which are placed in blister packs and cardboard packs, respectively (can be sold in paper blisters).

Pharmacological features of the drug

What is the drug Furazolidone? Instructions for use, price, reviews, analogues of the drug are presented in the materials of this article. According to this information, we can conclude that the agent in question is antiprotozoal and antimicrobial. It has a bacteriostatic effect against many different microbes.

The principle of action of the drug is to disrupt the activity of the enzyme systems of certain bacteria. The drug is highly effective against gram-negative bacilli, gram-positive cocci and protozoa.

Among the causative agents of intestinal infections, the most sensitive to this medicine are the causative agents of typhoid fever, dysentery and paratyphoid fever. However, their stability develops very slowly.

Pharmacokinetic parameters

What pharmacokinetic properties does the drug “Furazolidone” have? Feedback from experts indicates that when orally The drug is absorbed rather slowly and is inactivated in the intestinal tract.

Only 5% of the drug is excreted from the patient’s body in the urine (in the form of metabolites or unchanged). In this case, the drug may color the urine brownish.

Indications for use

For what diseases can the drug Furazolidone be prescribed? Instructions and expert reviews indicate the following readings for use:

• dysentery;
• food poisoning;
• paratyphoid fever;
• Giardiasis

Only the attending physician should prescribe the drug for such diseases. In this case, the doctor must rely on the results medical tests And general state sick.

Contraindications for use

What contraindications should a patient be aware of before using the drug Furazolidone? Instructions for use and reviews from doctors highlight the following prohibitions:

• chronic renal failure in the terminal stage;
• period of bearing a child;
• glucose-6-dehydrogenase deficiency;
• lactation time;
• increased human sensitivity to the group of nitrofurans;
• babies up to 1 year.

The drug "Furazolidone": instructions for use

The price and patient reviews of this medication will be described at the very end of the article. As for this section, in it we will describe in detail how to take the medicine and its dosage.

Furazolidone tablets are prescribed to patients only orally. For the treatment of diseases such as dysentery, paratyphoid and food poisoning, adults are prescribed 0.1-0.15 g of the drug after meals four times a day. It is recommended to take the medication for 6-10 days. The duration of treatment depends on the severity and nature of the pathological processes.

In similar doses, the medicine in question can be taken in cycles. For example, 3-6 days at intervals of 3-4 days.

It should be especially noted that the drug "Furazolidone" is highly not recommended for use for longer than 10 days.

When treating a disease such as giardiasis, adults are prescribed 0.1 g of medication four times a day. Children with the same diagnosis are given the drug depending on body weight (10 mg/kg per day). In this case, the daily dosage must be divided into 3-4 doses.

The maximum amount of the drug per day for adults is 0.8 g, and a single dose is 0.2 g.

Adverse reactions

What undesirable consequences can the drug Furazolidone cause? Feedback from experts indicates that this drug often causes vomiting, decreased appetite and nausea. Also, in some cases, while taking this medication, the patient may develop an allergy.

In order to reduce the appearance and intensity of side effects, it is recommended to take Furazolidone before meals, drinking a fairly large amount of warm water. If necessary, the dosage of the drug is reduced, and the patient is prescribed antihistamines and B vitamins.

With pronounced adverse reactions you should stop taking the medication completely.

Drug interactions

Is it allowed to take Furazolidone at the same time as other drugs? Reviews from doctors indicate that the drug in question is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Therefore, when using it, be sure to follow the same precautions as when using other monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

It should also be noted that tetracyclines and aminoglycosides significantly enhance the antimicrobial properties of the drug Furazolidone. It also sensitizes the human body to ethanol. In addition, this drug can increase the inhibition of hematopoiesis against the background joint reception"Ristomycin" and "Chloramphenicol".

special instructions

What do you need to know about the drug "Furazolidone"? Children (reviews about the medicine are more positive character, rather than negative) and for adults this medication is prescribed in limited quantities and with extreme caution for diseases of the nervous system and chronic renal failure.

In order to prevent neuritis, especially with long-term use of the medicine, it must be combined with B vitamins.

According to experts, Furozolidone tablets have the ability to sensitize the human body to the effects of alcohol. Therefore, this remedy is often used to treat chronic alcoholism. It is especially often prescribed when other medications are ineffective or there are contraindications to their use.

Before taking the drug, it is necessary to take into account that it is a MAO inhibitor. In this regard, patients should observe the same precautions as when using similar products.

Medicine "Furazolidone": price, reviews, analogues

There are many drugs that have the same effect on the human body as Furazolidone. Such drugs include the following: “Befungin”, “Negram”, “Finer”, “Gepar Compositum”, “Bi-tol”, “Confisim”, “Norbaktin”, “Vis-Nol”.

The presented analogues of an antimicrobial drug can be both more expensive than the drug in question and cheaper. It should be noted that the Furazolidone tablets themselves have a relatively low cost. Thus, 50 mg of medication in an amount of 10 pieces can be purchased for only 70-80 Russian rubles. Agree, this price is quite acceptable and affordable for many patients.

As for reviews, most people talk about the drug "Furazolidone" exclusively with positive side. According to patients, this remedy is highly effective against many bacteria and microbes. However, for a better therapeutic result, doctors recommend taking it in combination with other medications. To do this, you need to see a doctor and undergo a medical examination.

Concerning negative reviews, then in most cases they are associated with side effects. How to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence was described in detail in the “adverse reactions” section.