Efficacy and Safety of Antioxidants in Complex Therapy of Infectious Diseases in Frequently Ill Children

• Main Author: M. L. Babayan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2013-03-01
• Series: Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii
• Subjects: frequently ill children; β-carotene; efficacy; safety; acute respiratory infection
• Online Access: https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/351

Acute respiratory infections are the most common diseases among pre-school and school children. Special group of frequently ill children demands additional rehabilitation measures after endured diseases. The author provides a review of Russian investigations on clinical efficacy of anti-oxidative polyvitamin drug among frequently and protractedly ill children. β-carotene, ascorbic acid and vitamin E are included into the composition of this drug. The received data strongly suggest that usage of this polyvitamin as a non-specific medicine to prevention and complex therapy of acute respiratory infections is safe and efficient.