Drops "Vibrocil" for children: instructions for use

A runny nose is a common problem in childhood, so the question of choosing an effective drug to combat this symptom is relevant for most mothers. One commonly prescribed pediatrician for rhinitis medication is Vibrocil. When it is used in children, how does this medicine work and how to dose it correctly?

The drug is produced in glass bottles, which have a cap-pipette. Inside each bottle is 15 ml of a clear solution that smells lightly of lavender. It can be both colorless and with an unexpressed yellow tint. In addition to this form of medicine is also available in spray and in the form of a gel.

Vibrocil includes two active components at once:

• Phenylephrine. 1 ml of its drops contain 2.5 mg.
• Dimetinden. Its content per 1 ml of the drug is 0.25 mg.

Additives such as water, benzalkonium chloride and sodium hydrogen phosphate are added to these ingredients. Also in the composition of the drops are sorbitol and citric acid, and the pleasant smell of the drug is provided by lavender oil.

Vibrocil is in demand in ENT-practice as a local remedy, thanks to the action of its components:

1. Phenylephrine stimulates the alpha-adrenergic receptors of the vessels of the nasal mucosa, as a result of which these vessels contract and the mucous membrane edema decreases.
2. Dimethinden affects histamine H1 receptors, so this substance has anti-allergic effects. However, it does not interfere with the work of the ciliated epithelium.

Doctors prescribe Vibrocil:

• With a cold, one of the symptoms of which is acute rhinitis.
• With allergic rhinitis.
• In chronic form of rhinitis.
• With vasomotor rhinitis.
• With sinusitis.
• With nasopharyngitis.
• As an additional treatment for otitis media.
• To reduce swelling in the nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses after surgery in the nose or before surgical treatment.

Children up to a year drops Vibrocil is contraindicated. For this reason, you should not bury the nose of a baby of 6 months or a crumbs of 11 months with such drops. If the baby is already 1 year old, the medication can be used under the supervision of an adult after consulting a doctor. Drugs such as gel or spray are allowed only from 6 years of age.

It is impossible to bury Vibrotsil in the child’s nose:

• With atrophic rhinitis.
• With closed angle glaucoma.
• When ozen.
• In case of intolerance to dimetinden, phenylephrine or another component of the solution.

Increased attention from the physician requires the appointment of drops to children with hyperthyroidism, diabetes, epilepsy, high blood pressure or arrhythmia.

Occasionally, the child's body reacts to the use of Vibrocil drops as such negative symptoms:

• The appearance of burning in the nasal passages after their treatment.
• Sensation of discomfort in the nose.
• Drying of the nasal mucosa.
• The occurrence of nasal bleeding.

If the medication is used for a very long time, it can lead to addiction - after withdrawal, the child will have a medical cold.

• Before dropping Vibrotsil baby, you need to perform a cleaning of the nasal passages.
• For the introduction of medication, the baby's head is thrown back, and after instillation it is necessary to maintain this position for several minutes.
• The drug is instilled three times a day, but sometimes the doctor prescribes four times the use.
• A single dose for children 1-6 years is 1-2 drops of the drug, and at the age of 6 years - 3 or 4 drops.
• The duration of continuous use of the drug should not exceed 1 week. If treatment for 7 days did not help, you need to consult a doctor.

Excess doses of Vibrocil threatens the occurrence of systemic effects from taking such a medicine. A child with an overdose develops tachycardia, a headache in the occipital region, trembling limbs, fatigue, nausea. The skin of a small patient turns pale, blood pressure rises, and the nervous system responds to an excessively high dose of the medication with emotional excitement and insomnia.

To eliminate these symptoms, the child is prescribed laxatives and sorbents, and if his age is more than 6 years, they give a lot of drink. With high blood pressure, blockers are used.

• The drug can not be used with drugs, MAO inhibitors, as well as for 2 weeks after the completion of taking such medicines.
• Treatment with Vibrocylum is not combined with the use of beta-blockers or tricyclic antidepressants.
• The drug can be used with antibiotics, antiseptics or glucocorticoids. Combinations of these drugs are used to prepare complex drops with Vibrocil.

Vibrocil drops are an over-the-counter medicine, so you can freely buy them at pharmacies across the country. The average price of one bottle of the drug is 270-280 rubles.

The bottle with drops should be kept at home in a place where the drug will not be accessible to babies. Storage temperature should not exceed +30 degrees. The shelf life of this form of Vibrocil is 3 years.

In most cases, parents treat positively with the treatment with Vibrocil drops. According to them, the medicine quickly eliminates the runny nose of the child, is comfortable to use and smells good. Moms like that the drug can be used in allergy sufferers and the medication is allowed from 1 year old, and the children tolerate this remedy mostly well. Among the shortcomings of the funds, parents mention the high cost of the drops, the short duration of the effect and the limited period of use.

If you want to replace vibrocil in drops, the doctor may prescribe Nazol Babybecause this medicine also contains phenylephrine. These nasal drops can be used at any age. With the same composition, Nazol Kids is also produced, but it is a higher dosage medication, therefore it is prescribed to children over 4 years old.

Vibrocilu can also be used as a combination medication containing phenylephrine, for example, Adrianol nasal dropsin which this substance is supplemented with tramazolin. Such a medicine with a dosage for children is used from the age of three. Another analogue is the drug Rinopront, produced in syrup. This medication, which includes, in addition to phenylephrine, carbinoxamine, is acceptable for children older than one year.

Instead of dropping Vibrocil, pediatricians and ENT doctors also often prescribe other adrenomimetics (Otrivin, Nazivin, Sanorin and others.), preparations based on sea water (Aqua Maris, Marimer, etc.) and other medicines. At the same time, it is not recommended to choose an analog for the child on their own, because each of these drugs has its own limitations for taking and contraindications.

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