Children who attend educational institutions often suffer from otitis media, runny nose, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, etc. Parents have to use different nasal and ear medications to get a quick result. Many mothers use the Polydex medication.
For children, it is available in the form of a nasal spray and ear drops. But you need to be careful with this medicine, since it contains antibiotics (neomycin, polymyxin) and a hormonal substance (dexamethasone), which have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects. Therefore, you need to buy this tool only as directed by a doctor and apply it in a clear pattern.
Brief description of the spray "Polydex"
For children, the medicine is sprayed upright a certain number of times in the nose. Although many adults are perplexed how to use this “spray” if the bottle is made in the form of a dropper. What can be said about this? Experiment on yourself in which position you will be able to spray a trickle into your nose. In horizontal position, all liquid may leak out of the vial, resulting in an overdose.
Apply Polydex spray for children from 2.5 years old in the treatment of protracted rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis, with the appearance of green and purulent discharge, adenoids. Although there are cases in medicine when a pediatrician prescribes this drug for babies up to a year. This is due to the fact that prolonged rhinitis can lead to serious consequences in babies: sinusitis, sinusitis, and frontal sinusitis.
With proper treatment, antibiotics will not remain in the child's body (and older children after administration of the drug immediately put it out). To do this, first the nose is washed with sea water. If the child can not blow his nose, then use a special suction or cotton swab. Next, use a vasoconstrictor (for example, Rinofluimucil spray removes all the muck from the nose). And only then spray the Polydex preparation. For children, all stages are carried out with an interval of 10 minutes three times a day, but the final treatment regimen is given by a pediatrician or ENT.
The instructions say that treatment with this drug lasts five to ten days. Up to fifteen years, children are recommended one click no more than 3 times, and adolescents over this age - no more than 5 times, one spray in each nasal passage.
In what cases is the Polydex spray contraindicated?
For children with kidney disease, angle-closure glaucoma, viral infections, the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors and under the age of 2.5 years, treatment with Polydex nasal and ear drops is prohibited. If children have cardiovascular diseases and pressure problems, the doctor should constantly monitor the effect of the drug on the body.
You should not use this medication for bacterial infections (anaerobes, pneumococci and streptococci), since its effect will not be effective, as described in the instructions. Also, if you are hypersensitive to the components of the drug (neomycin, dexamethasone, polymyxin, phenylephrine, thiomersal, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80, citric acid, macrogol) do not use this spray.
If the drug is not suitable, then allergic rashes, dry mouth may appear. The instructions describe possible side effects: a violation of blood pressure, headaches, insomnia, tachycardia, fatigue, but this cannot happen at the local level of treatment due to the minimum concentration of the drug.
What else do you need to know about the Polydex spray?
For children (the price of the drug is not higher than 250 rubles), the spray is available in a blue-blue box. In pink and red packaging - ear drops. The medicine is stored in the refrigerator for about three years.
This drug should not be used with other medicines: antibiotics Netilmicin, Amikacin, Streptomycin, Monomycin, Gentamicin, Bromocriptine, Guanethidine, MAO inhibitors, Cyclopropane, Galotan , Astemizole, Erythromycin, Aminoglutetimide, Terfenadine, Bepridil, Sultoprid, Vinkamin, Pentamidine, salicylates, etc.
In any case, do not forget to talk to your doctor about allergies and medicines that you are already taking. Do not buy the drug without medical advice, develop all your concerns about the composition of the medication in the pediatrician’s office. No doctor will prescribe a remedy for the child to the detriment! But if the medication is prescribed for the first time, then you need to carefully monitor the external changes in the condition of the child for 3-5 days to identify possible intolerance to the drug.