The drug "Polidex" for children in the treatment of ENT organs

Children who visit educational institutions often suffer from otitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, etc. Parents have to use different nasal and ear aids to get a quick result. Many mothers use the drug Polidex.

For children, it is available as a nasal spray and ear drops. But with this medicine you need to be cautious, because it includes antibiotics (neomycin, polymyxin) and a hormonal substance (dexamethasone), which have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal action. Therefore, you only need to buy this medicine for the doctor's prescription and apply it according to a clear scheme.

Brief description of the Polidex spray

To children in a nose a medicine sprinkles in an upright position certain quantity or amount of times. Although many adults are puzzled, how can you use this "spray" if the bottle is made in the form of a dropper. What can be said about this? Experiment on yourself, in what position you will be able to splash in a nose. In the horizontal position, all liquid may leak from the vial, resulting in an overdose.

Apply the spray "Polidex" for children from 2.5 years with the treatment of protracted rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis, with the appearance of green and purulent discharge, adenoids. Although there are cases in medicine, when the pediatrician appoints this drug and toddlers for a year. This is due to the fact that prolonged rhinitis can lead to serious consequences in children: sinusitis, sinusitis, and the front.

With proper treatment, antibiotics will not remain in the body of the child (and older children immediately after the introduction of the drug blow it out). For this, the nose is first washed with sea water. If the child can not blow his nose, then use a special suction or a cotton swab. Next, use a vasoconstrictor (for example, the spray "Rinofluimucil" removes all the muck from the nose). And only then spray the preparation "Polidex". For children, all stages are carried out with an interval of 10 minutes three times a day, but the final scheme of treatment 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 to press no more than 3 times, and for adolescents older than this age - no more than 5 times one spray per bow.

In what cases is the Polidex spray contra-indicated?

For children with kidney disease, with closed-angle glaucoma, viral infections, the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors and at the age of 2.5 years, the treatment with nasal and ear drops of Polidex is prohibited. If children have cardiovascular diseases and pressure problems, the doctor should constantly monitor the effects of the drug on the body.

Do not use this medication for bacterial infections (anaerobes, pneumococci and streptococci), since its effect will not be effective, as described in the instructions. Also, for individual intolerance of the drug components (neomycin, dexamethasone, polymyxin, phenylephrine, thiomersal, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80, citric acid, macrogol), do not use this spray.

If the drug is not suitable, you may experience allergic rashes, dry mouth. The instructions describe possible side effects: blood pressure disorder, headaches, insomnia, tachycardia, fatigue, but at the local level of treatment this can not occur because of the minimum concentration of the drug.

What else do you need to know about the Polidex spray?

For children (the price of the drug is not more than 250 rubles), the spray is produced in a blue-and-blue capsule. In pink and red packing - ear drops. The medicine is stored in the refrigerator for about three years.

This drug should not be used with other drugs: antibiotics "Nethylmicin", "Amikacin", "Streptomycin", "Monomycin", "Gentamicin", "Bromocriptine", "Guanethidine", MAO inhibitors, "Cyclopropane", "Galotan" , "Astemizol", "Erythromycin", "Aminoglutetimide", "Terfenadine", "Bepridil", "Sultopride", "Winkamine", "Pentamidine", salicylates, etc.

In any case, do not forget the doctor to talk about allergies and medications 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 not write a remedy to the child to the detriment! But if the medication is appointed for the first time, then you need to closely monitor the external changes in the state of the child for 3-5 days to identify possible intolerance of the drug.