Sinupret

According to WHO (World Health Organisation) data, about 40% of patients with COVID-19 (Corona Virus SARS-CoV-2) have a mild course of the disease, namely, cases of mild course are of great danger from the point of view of the spread of infection, since the main source of infection is a sick person. The mild course of COVID-19 is characterized by a number of nonspecific symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, malaise, headache, muscle pain. Evidence has emerged of loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19 infection. Anosmia/hyposmia in the absence of other respiratory diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, acute rhinosinusitis, or chronic rhinosinusitis, are considered as a clinical marker of COVID-19 infection in a pandemic.For people with a mild course of the disease, WHO recommends providing home care, and the recommendations come down to observing a sanitary-hygienic regimen and taking antipyretics if necessary. Unfortunately, the treatment of patients with a mild course is still outside the interest of medical science. In its updated strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19, WHO states the need for diagnosis, effective isolation, and treatment of patients with mild to moderate severity of the clinical course of patients.Currently, there is experience with the use of the drug Imupret for the treatment of nasopharyngitis associated with other viral pathogens, in particular Epstein-Barr virus. It was shown that the use of a Phyto preparation helps to accelerate the regression of symptoms characteristic of nasopharyngitis, as well as accelerate the elimination of the virus from the body. Obviously, the proven activity of Imupret is important in relation to the activation of factors of nonspecific immunity, which is important in confronting viruses, including COVID-19. Another obvious factor that is important for the treatment of viral diseases is the synergism of the active substances in oak bark and walnut leaves with respect to inhibition of reverse transcriptase of a wide range of respiratory viruses, as well as the anti-inflammatory effect of the drug. Confirmation of the therapeutic effect of Imupret for the treatment of nasopharyngitis associated with COVID-19 would allow the development of new therapeutic tools to combat this infection and put into practice updated WHO emphasis on national health systems: it is important to identify, treat and isolate all cases of COVID-19, including cases with mild or moderate severity of the disease.

The problem of acute tonsillitis (AT) is one of the most urgent in modern clinical medicine. The prevalence of pathology ranges from 2 to 15% of the total population.
AT (ICD J03.0-J03.9) in most cases is due to viral infections. Bacterial acute tonsillitis occurs in immunocompetent children in 20-30% of cases.
To determine the indications for antibacterial therapy, the Mclsaac scale is a commonly used tool for decision. This scale is used to classify patients according to their symptoms and to determine the patients for whom antibiotic therapy is not indicated.
Thus, in most cases of acute tonsillitis (even if there are 4-5 points according to the scale), it has to be taken into account that there is a low probability of the presence of GABS. Therefore, there are no unconditional indications for the prescription of antibiotics. Unjustified antibiotic therapy of AT plays a significant role in the formation of antibiotic resistance.
To prevent unjustified prescription of antibiotics, a therapeutic concept of delayed administration is proposed. A patient with AT is prescribed treatment with antibiotics in a delayed manner. In the absence of a positive effect within 36-48 hours from the beginning of treatment with Imupret, the antibacterial therapy is started. The advantage of deferred antibiotic prescription is, that a higher number of patients and doctors, awaiting antibiotic therapy, may be more agreeable with this way of treatment than with a complete rejection of the antibiotic's prescription. So delayed use of antibiotics is an important treatment strategy to reduce the number of unreasonable prescriptions of antibiotics.
Considering this fact, it becomes necessary to use drugs with a complex effect and evidence-based efficacy base for acute tonsillitis. At the moment, there is an insignificant evidence base for the application of the phytoneering drug Imupret in acute tonsillitis. The spectrum of its pharmacological properties includes antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulating effects. The combination of these properties makes it possible to influence practically all parts of acute tonsillitis. The already existing studies were not conducted under GCP conditions. Confirmation of the high effectiveness of Imupret in the treatment of acute tonsillitis would serve as a rationale for optimizing the treatment regimen of this nosology and recommendations for the inclusion of the drug in national guidelines.