Why is oxolin ointment used?

During the height of the flu epidemics, we often hear her being asked in pharmacies. This ointment is placed high hopes, it is considered a reliable protection.

In the article, we will tell you what oksolinovaya ointment is, for which it is used, how to apply the product correctly, and why it is so quickly bought up in pharmacies, when flu epidemics rage.

What is oxolin ointment?

This ointment, the main active ingredient is oxolin. It is believed that this component has an antiviral effect. For the first time the ointment was released in the seventies of the last millennium in Russia. In the list of international codes, she until recently was absent.

What is oxolin ointment for? The effectiveness of the tool has not yet been proven, the tests are only being planned. Nevertheless, this "miracle-ointment" in winter a huge rush in pharmacies. She is considered a panacea for the flu. Many are satisfied with the result of using the remedy and say that it really helps. Is it so? And what are the functions of the ointment? We will try to understand below.

What is oxolin ointment for?

Variants of use of the drug can be conditionally divided into two areas: treatment and prevention. Ointment has an antiviral effect. To her sensitive are considered viruses, among which causing herpes, lichen and some kinds of influenza.

In the treatment of ointment should be used strictly according to the prescription of the doctor. The same applies to prevention, because this drug is not as simple as it seems, and also has side effects and contraindications.

Oksolinovaja ointment (for what it is applied, we will tell more low) has found the popularity and popularity in 2009 when news about so-called "the bird's" flu have planted a panic. The ointment was then called a good prophylactic, and in the pharmacies it was simply smeared off shelves, and even in such quantity that people who really needed it (for example, for treating the same herpes or lichen) had to book it and wait for weeks of replenishment.

Why is this means bought up? It was believed that if the drug "Oksolinovaya ointment" to smear your nose, it will save you from the flu. Reason in this is, because it is through the mucous membrane of the nose that the virus penetrates into our body. When this shell is covered with a means that kills the virus, this will reduce the chances of infection. But there are also their nuances here. For example, an ointment is ideal as a protective agent when going to a clinic, but using it every day for work is not very rational. The manufacturer recommends this prophylaxis during peak epidemics, but not longer than twenty to twenty-five days. With more prolonged use, the active substance overdries the nasal mucosa, making it vulnerable. Remember the rule that everything needs a measure. It also applies to the use of ointment.

Instructions for use

Indications for the use of ointment are such diseases:

• Viral infections of the skin, eyes.
• Rhinitis of the viral etiology.
• To treat lichens (shingles and blisters).
• Prevention of influenza.

Its effect is due to the presence in the composition of oxoline, to which the viruses are sensitive. Apply ointment externally to the affected areas (or conjunctiva in eye infections) several times a day.

When first applied to the nasal mucosa, a brief sensation of burning and itching is possible.

Ointment quickly penetrates into the blood, while it is just as quickly removed from the body, does not accumulate in the organs.

Contraindications and side effects

Among the main contraindications to the drug on the tube, we see standard warnings - do not use if hypersensitivity to the main or auxiliary components of the drug.

Side effects are also not yet identified. At the first application, rapid itching and burning sensation at the application site are possible. But this phenomenon is temporary and conditioned by the specific action of the ointment.

It is not recommended to use ointments for more than 25 days. Do not use it together with vasoconstrictive drops, as it threatens overdried mucous, leading to internal trauma and capillary bleeding.

In pregnancy and lactation, use is possible if the potential risk to the fetus is less tangible than the benefit to the mother's body. There are no both positive and negative proven effects. All because studies in this area have not been conducted.

You can say that the universal remedy oxolin ointment. Can children use this drug? With children the same option as with the use of funds by pregnant women - there was simply no research in this direction. Strongly do not use ointment for newborns and babies, at least up to a year. Children older than there is a recommendation "apply with caution."

Oksolinka and the flu

Prevention of influenza, for which oxolin ointment is most often used, is impossible without an integrated approach. Do not think that if you have smeared your nose with oxolin, you are protected. This is a completely erroneous proposal. Ointment will kill some viruses, but if your immunity is weakened, and the general condition of the body is completely deplorable, the ointment will not save not only from the flu, but from many other viruses and bacteria. We need to take care of strengthening immunity, monitor the quality of sleep and nutrition. Then oxolin ointment as a means of protection and prevention will strengthen the barriers of your body.

Viruses are very insidious and seek slack, protecting only the nose, you will not save the whole body if it is weakened or exhausted. And even moral upset and depression can lead you to vulnerability and lower immunity.

Feedback and conclusions

So what is oxolin ointment for? Let's see what the reviews say about the drug and its effectiveness in fighting flu. There are many positive feedback from the buyers of the facility. If we talk about negative, then not all of them need to be taken into account, because many people who are sick, convinced that they will save their ointment, simply did not apply it and did not store it according to instructions. Oxolinum is sensitive to high temperatures, the most comfortable degree of storage is about 5-10. The optimal place for storing the ointment is a refrigerator, where it does not flow and does not lose its properties.

In addition, do not forget that this tool - not the armor, which the viruses crumble, like enemy arrows. If immunity is at zero, such minimal prevention is unlikely to help, strengthen your immune system and do not get sick!