Ancillary treatment: acute rhinitis of viral or bacterial origin, acute or chronic acute exacerbation of paranasal sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, acute otitis media - to open the auditory tube.
Composition:
1 ml drops contains 0.5 mg or 1 mg of Xylometazoline hydrochloride.
Action:
An imidazoline derivative with sympathomimetic activity. When applied topically, it causes narrowing of blood vessels, and thus reduces the congestion, swelling of the mucous membrane of the nasopharyngeal cavity, reduces the amount of secretion. Operation takes place a few minutes after use and lasts 10 hours. It is usually not absorbed in clinically relevant amounts and does not exert systemic effects.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to the components of the preparation. Atrophic rhinitis. In patients after removal of the pituitary gland or after other surgical procedures involving the exposition of the dura mater. Children under 2 years.
Precautions:
It should not be used in patients with chronic or vasomotor rhinitis. Administer with extreme caution in patients with hypersensitivity to adrenomimetic substances manifested by insomnia, dizziness, tremor, arrhythmias and increased blood pressure. Caution in patients with hypertension, angina pectoris and other cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, closed-angle glaucoma, with prostatic hyperplasia, with hyperthyroidism.
Pregnancy and lactation:
Do not use during pregnancy. The preparation during breastfeeding can be given only in extreme necessity, due to the lack of data on the penetration of xylometazoline in breast milk.
Side effects:
Local: irritation of the nasal mucosa, dryness of the nasal mucosa, burning sensation in the nose and throat, sneezing. Very rarely systemic effects: nausea, headache, weakness, tiredness, drowsiness, blurred vision, allergic reactions (dyspnea, angioneurotic edema) and palpitations, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure (especially in people with cardiovascular disease). The use of the preparation for a longer period than recommended may lead to secondary drug induced rhinitis.
Dosage:
0.05% solution: children aged 2-12 - 1-2 drops of solution in each nostril 1-2 times a day, every 8-10 h. Solution 0.1%: adults and children over 12 years - 2-3 drops of solution into each nostril every 8-10 h. Do not administer more than 3 doses to each nostril each day. Do not use for more than 3-5 days.
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