Why do we write out «Anaferon», «Arbidol» and «Ocilloccinum»?

Immunologist talks about what modern drugs are made to treat a cold (ORVI) and why they do not help.

Content

• Homeopathic
  funds
• Immunostimulants and immunomodulators
• Antiviral
  Preparations
• What does not help
  cure ORVI and flu?
• Than treat ORVI and
  flu?
• Symptomatic
  Preparations
• The prevention of influenza I
  ARVI
• Two words pro
  immunity

Everyone, once treated angina or bronchitis
antibiotic, remembers how after the second third tablet of the drug its condition
dramatically improved. Ill «The same cold», only caused by a virus, he
remembers the means that helped so quickly. The trouble is that despite
Similar manifestations of the disease, the same effective medication from the virus, as from
bacterial infection yet. And the reason is that: the virus itself
standing on the border of the living and non-living world, it is only a high molecular structure with
drip of hereditary information. «Come true» Virus, only firm in
Host organism (animal or man). Therefore, struggling with the virus, we are so
or otherwise they must kill some of its own cells in which the virus settled and
organized its own metabolism and reproduction [five].

Preparations for the treatment of ARVI are welded into a large bunch and named
«Antiviral» By analogy with antimicrobial. In this pile
Various preparations, as really antiviral and allegedly affecting
Immunity, preparations against symptoms «Colds» and just pills with
Magic unexplored properties.

We will analyze all the drugs that scream about themselves with
Showcases and Teleecran.

Homeopathic
funds

«Ocillococcal» — It is a dietary dietary duck liver, which does not have and cannot be clinical trials,
it can be eaten, and it will not be worse. Misleading introduces
Latinized name, like words «Experliamus», Which sounds loud,
but does not mean anything decisive.

«Anaferon»,
Despite the end «-Feron» and reference to the class of own protective substances
the body, interferonov, has nothing to do with them. Although must influence
They are magical, not described in medical literature,6].

Both drugs do not help with influenza and ORVI. If you at least
times have noticed their positive action, you helped not the components of the drugs, and
something from the listed.

But if you believe in its effectiveness, some states
She relieved capable.

Immunostimulants and immunomodulators

With the easiest and not very pleasant stimulation of immunity
We are familiar with childhood — this vaccination against influenza. She has high
Efficiency, it helps prevent the disease or get into the erased
form. Vaccination is better done for 3-4 months before the peak of morbidity, but not
later than two weeks before the sprinkle of the epidemic (it is not so difficult
predicted, as it seems, and even far from medicine, a person knows that
The most influenza time — winter) [3,five]. Bad news is that viruses,
ready to attack us in the cold season, not one dozen species, and against
they do not make vaccinations. However, the dose of antiviral vaccine can be bought
in a pharmacy.

The best-selling drugs group of immunostimulants and
immunomodulators — «Infpopheron», «Amixin», «Viferon» and
Others standing next to those listed on the showcase
against influenza and colds.

Included in these drugs substances such as
Interferon B «Viferone» and «Infpopherone», Tiloron B «Amixine» and mysterious
Polymer in the same means, do not have antiviral activity
and do not stimulate immunity.

Tiloron did not even have passed in Russia of large-scale
clinical trials that could be trusted (not to mention
foreign: anywhere, except for Russia, did not hear about these substances), as well as
convincing clinical trials of interferon neither abroad or in our country — For the treatment of ARVI.

Interferon group need to consider Read more. These
Preparations make from donor blood, highlighting human interferon alpha.

At some point, interferon researchers seemed,
that the virus is found from the virus that does not confuse the owner and
The virus will destroy the invader with its cunning biological methods, through
Stimulation of other substances and cells.

Unfortunately, it turned out that huge protein molecules were not
so just deliver inside the body. In the stomach they digest to individual
Amino acids, like ordinary food, can not penetrate the nose mucosa («Infpopheron»)
[one,4], with difficulty penetrate into the rectum mucous membrane, if penetrated in general («Viferon»)
[4,6].

However, there are interferons for intramuscular administration.
They are roads and have a rather strong side effect on the liver, which is difficult
Mean with alien protein. They are used in such truly
hopeless situations as treatment of hepatitis B and C, when the harm applied
organism less than expected benefits. Treatment Rubber and temperature not
There are such victims and expenses [five].

Chemical immunity stimulants inspire hope, but they... Strange.
Most of these drugs have been studied in laboratories, they are wonderful
acted in test tubes, affecting biochemical reactions as they wanted them
Automs. But then the test tubes did not go. Most drugs («Tilororon», «Arbidol»,
«Cycloferon», «Neovir») did not pass clinical trials in humans, their
The action has not been proven by randomized double blind
Studies that are a gold standard of drug testing [4,6].

Antiviral
Preparations

Finally, actually antiviral drugs. Bad again
News: Of all viruses causing «cold», His medication was awarded
only influenza virus, these drugs will not act on other viruses. This is «Remantadin»
and «Amantadin», They block the ion M2-channels of the influenza virus, which breaks it
The ability to penetrate the cells and release its hereditary information [eight];
and «Zanyvir» and «Oseltamivir» («Tamiflu») who prevent reproduction
viruses and progression of the disease [2,7].

In theory «Umiphenovir» («Arbidol») also applies to
antiviral drugs, its action is studied in large groups of people in
Russia and China, where the drug is allowed, but these evidence research
has not yet been done [6,nine].

What does not help
cure ORVI and flu?

• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Even in high
  doses its impact on the cause of the disease is hardly different from zero. He is not even
  Helps to shoot symptoms of disease. However, in a reasonable amount of vitamin C
  harmless, and with the diseases of the upper respiratory tract in the complex with others
  Vitamins can facilitate the state.
• Homeopathy in any kind and combinations.
• Antiviral drugs. An exception — some
  substances that act aimed at certain strains of flu and never
  accepted without appointing a doctor.
• Immunomulizing and immunostimulating
  funds.

All listed does not work for prevention
Diseases.

Than treat ORVI and
flu?

Answer — nothing. The body can cope. You can do it
help a little if limit your activity and up to recovery
You will breathe fresh air, relax, sleep and drink plenty of liquid.

«Treat» You can only symptoms. If peace comes to you
Only in a dream and no one has canceled work, remove the painful symptoms
Diseases and wait for recovery.

Symptomatic
Preparations

This includes a group of drugs «from cold», «against
Influenza», «drank and recovered for the evening». This is symptomatic treatment: virus
raging in our inside, but we reduce discomfort from this process. Preparations
act on separate symptoms or are compote against all
Possible manifestations of disease. Using them, it is worth knowing about the dangers that the virus
inflicts heart, kidneys, joints, and remember that the anesthesia is not
treatment and these drugs should not be abused.

The main blow with the disease takes upon itself
Strange, liver. After all, it is she who has to withdraw toxins — product
virus metabolism, our destroyed cells, produce protective proteins, yes
still neutralize medicines that we accepted. To reduce the load, you need
Contact grandmother's advice and drink more water, then part of the toxins will be
Exit kidney. True, the kidneys together with toxins will bring salts, more
quantity than usual. Therefore, it is worth drinking a variety of salts from
Snakes you can buy in a pharmacy («Hydrait») [6]. In addition, toxins are output
Through intestinal walls: adsorbents (activated carbon, «Smekt») can
facilitate state but insignificant [five,6].

• Headache, Sludge in the joints, heat,
  Inflammation and swelling facilitate the funds of the NSAID Group (Nonteroid anti-inflammatory
  preparations) to which ibuprofen belongs to many pharmacy
  Tools with syllable «Fen», on which the name ends, for example «Nurofen»).
  Paracetamol has similar effects, except for anti-inflammatory. but
  The uncontrolled reception of NSAIDs leads to bleeding in the digestive tract and
  Perforation of the gastric wall [2, 3].

  Attention! With influenza and ORVI, it is categorically impossible to take aspirin, which can cause bleeding.

• Vitamins, especially a group of antioxidants (and, with,
  E), with the defeat of the upper respiratory tract, it is especially noticeable to show their
  properties. It is worth raising their share in food [4].
• Cough is treated with various expectorants,
  diluted sputum and oppressing the work of the brain coughing center
  Preparations depending on the character of cough: Herbal extracts of thermopsis,
  licorice, plantain, mother-and-stepmother [4,6]. With caution in the treatment of viral
  Infections need to use acetylcystein type muscolics due to danger
  bleeding. In general, self-proof is unsafe and can aggravate cough, so
  Medicinal inspection is needed and medical prescription drugs.
• Nasal and runny nose facilitate drugs
  from a runny nose. Vasoconstrictor drugs well reduce the amount of separated
  From the nose, but very fast, in 10 days, cause atrophic rhinitis. Besides,
  There are anti-ebbing drugs (antihistamines), they reduce the nasal congestion.
  Salt solutions operate at the expense of osmosis [2,4].
• If the ARVI or influence is joined
  Bacterial infection, you will need antibiotics that are contraindicated
  take uncontrollably and arbitrarily, without appointing a doctor. Antibiotics
  should be taken by a course appointed by a doctor without increasing and without reducing
  Dosage and duration of reception.

The prevention of influenza I
ARVI

• Proper lifestyle: healthy eating,
  sufficient sleep, daily full-fledged rest and relaxation, hardening,
  Fresh air and sport.
• Vaccination against individual flu strains,
  shown by people from risk groups.

Two words pro
immunity

Nonspecific immunity depends on genetics and lifestyle.
To a greater degree on how often and hard you are ill, affects genetic
predisposition. Slightly in less, but also in significant, — your style
Life. Man with congenital immunity to certain strains of viruses
under any circumstances will not pick up these infections. Smoking man loving
alcohol, fatty food and immobility in four walls, will often be sick and
hard, often with complications.

Specific immunity is produced after meeting with
causative agent infection, regardless of what kind of gravity was your
disease.

Such is the reality: means of improving immunity so,
so that he oppose infections does not exist. The only thing you can
do to prevent, indicated above, in the section «PREVENTISE OF FLA AND ORVI».
Sooner or later you will in any case meet with most infections. And here
It's hard you will bear the disease or hardly notice it will depend on
Training your body.