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Thymomodulin is indicated in the improvement of clinical symptoms in HIV/AIDS patients. Patients need to use the drug as prescribed by the doctor to ensure safety and promote treatment effectiveness.
1. What is Thymomodulin?
Thymomodulin is an immunomodulatory drug in experimental models. This is a prescription drug. Therefore, patients should only use Thymomodulin as prescribed by the treating doctor.
Thymomodulin medicine has 2 forms:
Dosage form: Thymomodulin tablets 80mg, 120mg, 60mg. Packing: Box of 6 blisters x 10 tablets; Thymomodulin oral solution 60mg/10ml.
2. What are the effects of Thymomodulin?
Thymomodulin drug has the effect of significantly increasing the number of white blood cells, especially T lymphocytes (the body's most important immune cell). Thymomodulin drug also has the ability to stimulate the bone marrow to produce antibodies, promoting the formation of immune complexes for the body to fight pathogens. Therefore, the drug Thymomodulin is indicated for the treatment of the following conditions:
People with poor immunity such as illness, postpartum women, ... are indicated to use Thymomodulin; Bone marrow immunomodulation to reduce autoimmune reactions such as rheumatoid arthritis; Treatment of infections caused by bacteria or viruses, such as hepatitis , respiratory infections, postpartum inflammation,...; Indications for the use of Thymomodulin to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in people undergoing cancer treatment; Treat allergies, asthma by increasing antibodies against disease and reducing antibodies that cause disease.
3. Dosage of Thymomodulin
Use of Thymomodulin immunosuppressive drug must be prescribed or consulted by a treating doctor, with the following dosage reference:
For adults taking orally: For airway infections and support Prevention of recurrent respiratory infections using the dose of Thymomodulin 120mg per day, used for 4-6 months; Treatment of allergic rhinitis: Thymomodulin dose 120mg per day, used for about 4 months; Support to prevent recurrence of food allergy: Dosage 120mg/day. Use for 3 - 6 months; Support to improve clinical symptoms for HIV/AIDS patients: Thymomodulin dose 60mg/day. Drink for 50 days; Support to strengthen the immune system in the elderly: Thymomodulin dose 160mg/day. Use for 6 weeks. For children when taking orally: With food allergies: Use Thymomodulin 120 mg daily for 3 months; For airway infections: Thymomodulin 120 mg daily, on 20 days per month, for 4 months. Thymomodulin 3 mg/kg daily for 3 months. All of the above dosages are for reference only, you should still adhere to the dose prescribed by the treating doctor. It is necessary to ensure that during treatment, use Thymomodulin at the required dose, do not use less or more than indicated. Taking more than the recommended dose will not help you recover faster or shorten the duration of treatment, but will increase side effects and cause toxicity on the body. In addition, you should not stop taking Thymomodulin without your doctor's approval.
4. Other notes when using Thymomodulin
Thymomodulin drug should not be used for the following subjects:
Hypersensitivity to the components of Thymomodulin or other animal proteins; Women who are pregnant or are suspected of being pregnant; Children under 12 years of age should consider contraindications. Thymomodulin 80mg, 60mg and 120mg drugs can cause the following side effects:
Appearance: Red skin, hives, rash, cold body, sweating a lot; Symptoms on the whole body: Feeling tired, weak, dizzy, ringing in the ears, shaking hands and feet and sometimes losing control; Severe symptoms: Convulsions, fainting, coughing a lot and losing a lot of body water, fatigue. Stop using the drug when there are abnormal signs and inform your doctor or pharmacist. Symptomatic treatment may be needed when serious side effects are experienced.
Regarding drug interactions, a study showed that when combined with Thymomodulin with chemotherapy drugs for cancer patients, it can:
Reduce unwanted effects of chemotherapy; Increased survival time compared with chemotherapy alone. Therefore, please inform your doctor about all medicines you are using, including prescription and non-prescription drugs, vitamins, herbal medicines...
Overdose and how to handle:
Up to this point , there have been no recorded cases of Thymomodulin overdose. Research shows that the drug has little or no toxicity when used in high doses. However, if you have any unusual symptoms after using an overdose, stop the drug and go to the nearest medical facility for treatment and symptomatic treatment. Pregnancy and lactation:
Pregnancy: The safety of the drug in pregnant women has not been established. Use during pregnancy only when the expected benefits outweigh the possible risks. Lactation: It is not known whether the drug is excreted in breast milk. During treatment, breastfeeding should be discontinued. It is best to consult a physician before using. Accordingly, you need to inform your doctor about your health and fitness status to make appropriate adjustments. Store Thymomodulin at room temperature, away from moisture and direct light. You should not store medicine in the bathroom or freezer. To properly store your medicine, read the storage instructions on the product packaging carefully or ask your pharmacist. Keep medicine out of reach of children and pets.
Although Thymomodulin has beneficial effects on the body's immune system, it is not a nutritional supplement. Therefore, you do not arbitrarily buy and use the drug without a prescription as well as the advice of using Thymomodulin from your doctor.
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