Pathogenic viruses are the cause of many pathological conditions and diseases of children and adults. Viral particles are available for drugs only until they penetrate or after leaving the cell, for this reason antiviral agents help better in the first hours and days after infection. Among them, Kagocel is especially popular. However, analogues of Kagocel have no less activity.
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Composition, active substance Kagocel
The drug belongs to the studied and popular group of antiviral agents - inducers of interferon formation. Such drugs stimulate the production of endogenous interferon - the body's own protective protein.
"Kagocel" is the name of not only the drug, but also its active substance. In addition to it, the composition contains auxiliary components - starch, povidone, lactose and others. Kagocel is a complex organomineral compound whose chemical name in the instructions for use takes several lines. The weight of the active ingredient in one tablet is 12 g.
The drug causes the formation of interferons alpha and beta, which have high antiviral activity.
Indications for the use of "Kagocel" - ARVI and influenza in patients older than 3 years. The benefits of the remedy are the effect on many viruses that cause respiratory infections. The drug stimulates the synthesis of interferon for 4 to 5 days, non-toxic (in therapeutic doses).
“Kagocel” activates the synthesis of protective proteins in the cells of the immune system that take part in protection against viruses (B and T lymphocytes, macrophages, etc.). The use of the drug helps the body stop the infection in the early stages.
The course of treatment "Kagocel" - 4 days. In total for this period it is recommended to take 18 tablets (according to the scheme).
The cost of one course will average 430 - 460 rubles.
Cheap Russian full antiviral drug analogues
Seasonal epidemics of viral diseases begin in November and "rage" until March. If not one person in the family is sick, but several or all, then the problem arises of finding analogues that are cheaper and have high efficiency.
There are no other drugs with the active substance kagocel. The Russian drug is practically unknown to Western pharmacists. And since there are no complete analogues of Kagocel, you can choose group ones. Interferon inducers are the least toxic of antiviral drugs.
Incomplete structural substitutes for domestic production
Kagocel does not have full and partial structural analogues among antiviral drugs. Doctors may prescribe a drug with a similar mechanism of action. It is not recommended to choose a substitute on your own. Medications, including immunomodulatory and antiviral drugs, have different effects depending on the severity of the disease and combination with other pathologies.
"Kagocel" - a drug for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory viral infections (the cause is various types and strains of viruses), influenza.
For the same diseases, antiviral agents from other groups are prescribed:
- M-2 blockers ("Rimantadine", "Remantadine");
- neuraminidase inhibitors (Tamiflu);
- interferons ("Viferon").
"Kagocel" can be used for herpes in adults. For the treatment of this particular disease, there are many substitutes from the group of antiherpetic drugs. Cheap domestic products contain acyclovir.
Medicines similar in pharmacological properties
An extensive list of Kagocel analogues in this category allows you to choose the most suitable substitute. You should pay attention to drugs that contain interferon or induce its formation in the body. Antiviral drugs that suppress the reproduction of viruses are highly toxic. Means of this group are prescribed for severe diseases.
Immunomodulating and antiviral agents similar in pharmacological activity to Kagocel:
- "Arbidol maximum";
- "Remantadine";
- "Rimantadine";
- Cycloferon;
- Ribavirin
- Tamiflu
- Nomides
- Amizon.
"Arbidol" - an analogue of "Kagocel" for children according to the mechanism of action. The list of indications includes not only acute respiratory and herpetic infections. "Arbidol" can be used to strengthen immunity. The price of packaging is 165 rubles (10 tablets).
A study in one of the Russian research institutes showed that Viferon is more active in fighting influenza viruses, compared with Arbidol.
"Viferon" contains a protective protein, which, after taking the medicine, is included in the mechanism of counteracting viral infection. Interferon in the composition of the drug makes cells and tissues more resistant to attacks of viral particles. "Viferon" is prescribed from infancy in the form of rectal suppositories. The price of packaging is 295 rubles.
“Viferon”, “Kagocel”, “Arbidol” - drugs of the middle price category, produced only in Russia. For the treatment and prevention of influenza, imported products can be used. During epidemics, doctors prescribe the antiviral drug Tamiflu. The price of packaging is 1260 rubles (10 capsules).
The list of antiviral drugs in homeopathy is headed by Anaferon. However, the effectiveness of the drugs offered by the alternative direction of medicine is not sufficiently proven.
However, patients continue to consider homeopathic remedies as natural and highly effective remedies. They help some.
In the cold season, the activity of viruses that cause colds increases. The most common from November to March are acute respiratory viral infections, nasopharyngitis, parainfluenza and influenza. Not all patients go to the doctor, most go to the pharmacy immediately for medicines. Many have heard that the effectiveness of treating viral infections is higher in the early days of malaise, because this category of drugs is especially popular with people who have experienced the first symptoms of a “cold”.
The choice of drug is a crucial stage of treatment. You can not be guided in this situation by the information gleaned from commercials, you need to trust specialists. Also, the effectiveness of the drug should not be evaluated at its cost.
Doctors prescribe "Kagocel" or analogues of an antiviral agent in the first 4 to 5 days of ARVI. If the patient contacted later, then he may need antibiotics to prevent bacterial complications. With a mild course of a viral disease, it is enough to take funds that eliminate the unpleasant manifestations of the disease: runny nose, fever, sore throat.
