General information about the drug
Phalidex is a combination of several medicinal substances in one bottle, due to which the drug simultaneously reduces inflammation, suppresses the activity of microbes, narrows the vessels. In the pharmacy you can meet two drug forms of Phalidex, produced by the French company «Laboratoires Bouchara»:
- Drop-spray is a transparent liquid, packaged in polyethylene bottles with a sprayer of 15 ml. There are several active ingredients from these drops:
- neomycin sulfates and polymixin B (these are antibiotics);
- dexamethasone (corticosteroid);
- Phenylephrine hydrochloride (vasoconductive substance).
- Ear drops are also a transparent liquid, packaged in bottles of brown-orange glass of 10.5 ml. They are equipped with a special pipette. But Phenylephrina is not here. In addition to the three main components, auxiliary - water purified, thiomersal, citric acid, macrogol 400, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80.
Auxiliary ingredients used in production: methyl aprichedroxybenzoate, citric acid, chloride lithium and hydroxide, polysorbate 80, macrogol 400, purified water.
The effect of the drug
If a nasal spray is assigned, then it is necessary, without turning the bottle, make injection into each nasal stroke. Dosages individual. Children, the age of which is from 2.5 to 15 years old, is produced one by one injection into each nostril three times a day. Adults and adolescents after 15 years need to do one injection in the nostril to five times a day. If the surplus of the solution fell into the mouth, they do not swallow them, but. Treatment continues from 5 to 10 days.
How to apply ear drops?
- First, hold the bottle for a few minutes in hand. It is necessary that the solution be heated to the body temperature.
- Installing in a patient ear is held twice a day - in the morning and in the evening.
- Children who are more than 2.5 years old, bury 1-2 drops.
- Adults bury 1-5 drops.
- After they made an injection, the patient must tilt the head in the other side, which is the opposite of the ear in which the medicine was introduced in order not to flow out of the hearing aisle. If the second ear is required, the instillation is carried out in a few minutes.
- Duration of treatment from 6 to 10 days.
The medicine can be used among the integrated therapy. But it should be aware that Polydex cannot be combined with an aminoglycosidal antibiotic, for example, with gentamicin, amikacin, monomicine, streptomycin, as they can enhance their output toxic action.
About side effects and contraindications
In the treatment of this medicine, unwanted effects may occur:
- allergic manifestations;
- dryness in nasal strokes (due to phenylefrin).
In overdose and very long-term use of drops, the development of systemic side effects is possible - increased fatigue, Head pain, sleep violations, jumps hell, Tachycardia, Nice skin pallor, hand shakes.
Polydex can not be used with increased sensitivity, individual intolerance and allergies on those substances that are as part of the drug.
Nasal spray manufacturer prohibits using in the following cases:
- If the patient is a closed glaucoma;
- with renal failure, heavy kidney lesions, when albuminuria is present;
- If the patient applies Mao (monoaminoxidase) preparations;
- with viral respiratory diseases.
Caution must be abide by those patients who suffer Hypertension, IHS, angina, hyperthyroidism.
Ear drops have the following contraindications:
- If otitis is caused by viruses;
- with a hearing aisle of mycosis;
- In disruption of the integrity of the structure of the eardrum, its perforations as a result of injury or infection (otherwise it will negatively affect the hearing and the operation of the vestibular apparatus).
Polydex do not use during pregnancy, lactation and for the treatment of children who under 2.5 years.
MirSovetov warns that Polydex is not prescribed by professional athletes. This is due to the fact that the doping test can show a positive reaction.
Polydexus doctors consider the drug very effective in serious diseases of ENT organs. But it is not worth buying a given tool at personal request and the advice of acquaintances, be sure to consult a specialist in order not to harm your body.
