Otrivin for children

In the treatment of rhinitis in children, great attention is paid to moisturizing and cleaning the mucous membrane. Also sometimes can not do without vasoconstrictor drugs. Means called Otrivin are represented by various medications, among which are isotonic solutions safe for babies and medicines acting on adrenoreceptors.

Which of them are allowed for children, when they are prescribed by pediatricians and ENT doctors, in what dosage are they used in childhood and which analogs can be replaced?

In the line of drugs Otrivin there are drugs designed specifically for children:

• "Otrivin Baby." Such medicine in the form of nasal drops can be used even in newborns, and the spray is prescribed from 3 months of age.
• Otrivin children. This drug is permitted from 2 years of age.

Otrivin Sea is also considered safe for babies, therefore this remedy is used in children older than 3 months. As for the other species Otrivin, they are contraindicated at an early age. Splashing Otrivin Sea Forte can be used by children over six years old, and Otrivin sprays for adults are prescribed even later - from the age of 12.

Under this name, two medicines are produced:

1. Dropsrepresenting the sodium chloride solution. This is a clear sterile liquid placed in a volume of 5 milliliters in disposable plastic bottles equipped with a dropper. The drug is sold in 18 bottles in one pack and in addition to sodium chloride in a concentration of 0.74% includes sodium phosphate, sterile water, macrogol and sodium hydrogen phosphate.
2. SprayThe basis of which is sea salt. This medicine is isotonic and does not contain any preservatives. One spray bottle contains 20 milliliters of solution.

Together with them, the manufacturer also offers nasal aspirator "Otrivin Baby", to which are attached interchangeable nozzles (disposable). It is intended for babies who have not yet learned to blow their nose, and helps to effectively and easily remove mucus from the nasal passages.

The use of Otrivin Baby helps:

• Moisten the mucous membrane of the nasal passages, which is especially important in very dry air, for example, during the heating season.
• Remove bacteria, allergens, dust particles, viruses and other substances from the mucosal surface.
• To increase the resistance of the upper respiratory tract to infectious agents and other adverse external factors.
• Reduce irritation of the mucous membrane caused by cold or inhalation of polluted air.
• Make the mucus in the nose more liquid and facilitate its removal, which improves nasal breathing.

"Otrivin Baby" and in drops, and in the form of a spray is recommended:

• For the prevention of colds and SARS in the winter.
• For daily hygienic treatment of the nose.
• For the treatment of rhinitis viral, allergic or bacterial nature.
• For the treatment of sinusitis.
• To moisten the nasopharynx, if the room is very dry air.
• For the prevention of inflammatory reactions to surgical treatment in the area of ​​the nasal passages.

Inject or drip "Otrivin Baby" can not only in case of intolerance to such drugs.

To drip "Otrivin Baby" is prescribed from 2 to 4 times a day, and sometimes more often. To drip medicine, the child needs to lay down and turn his head to the side. It is also recommended to first remove excess discharge from the nose (for example, using a suction pump). Having opened one bottle, they press it to get a few drops, which are poured into the nasal passage.

The same actions are needed to process the second nasal passage. Next, the bottle is closed with a cap and left at room temperature until next use. If there are several children in the family, each child should irrigate their nose with a solution from a new bottle.

Spray treatment is also prescribed 2-4 times a day, and if necessary, the injection can be done more often. A single dose is 1 injection in each nostril. To perform it, remove the cap from the bottle, press the sprayer several times (if this is the first application), then place the tip into the nostril and press on its base to spray the spray inside the nasal passage. Further, the manipulation is repeated for the second nostril, the tip is washed and closed with a lid.

Funds "Otrivin Baby" are non-prescription, so no problem are sold in pharmacies. The average price of a package of drops is 280 rubles. The shelf life of both forms is 3 years. The opened bottle of drops is allowed to be stored no longer than 12 hours.

This spray is an isotonic solution, which consists of only two components - sea water and purified water. There are no preservatives in the preparation, and nitrogen is a propellant. The drug is produced in cans of aluminum, having a spraying device. The volume of solution in one cylinder - 50 or 100 ml.

"Otrivin Sea" is prescribed:

• To flush the nose, if the child has a congestion, allergic rhinitis has developed or there is ARVI with a cold. In such cases, the drug is used as needed.
• For irrigation of the nasopharynx, if the child breathes excessively dry air, for example, when air conditioning or turning on the heating devices in the room. With the preventive purpose spray is used 1-2 times a day.

This drug, which is also released as a nasal spray, differs from Otrivin Sea in a higher concentration of seawater (because of this, the solution is not isotonic, but hypertonic). In addition, eucalyptus essential oil and menthol, obtained from wild mint, are added to Forte spray.

Additional ingredients of the solution are sorbitol, polylysine and some other fillers. There are no preservatives or propellant in Otrivin More Forte. The solution in a volume of 20 ml is packed in a plastic bottle, which has a spray bottle and a protective cap.

The most common cause of this drug is a feeling of nasal congestion. According to reviews, breathing easier after 2-3 minutes after the injection. This action is called osmotic and is associated with the pressure difference between the mucous membrane and the solution. In addition, the solution and mechanically washes away mucus, viruses or bacteria, and moisturizes the nasopharynx.

"Otrivin Sea Forte" is used for 1 injection in each nostril from 1 to 6 times a day. The shelf life of the drug is 3 years, but after the first use the bottle can be used for no longer than 6 months. Before use in children, after a nose injury or surgery, it is obligatory to consult a doctor.

Otrivin for children is a spray and is produced in plastic bottles with a pump device and a protective cap. One pack contains 10 ml of solution, which has no smell or color.

The main ingredient in Otrivin's baby is xylometazoline hydrochloride. Its amount in 1 ml of the drug is 0.5 mg (0.05% solution). This substance complements benzalkonium chloride, hypromellose, sorbitol, sodium chloride, disodium edetate, pure water, sodium hydrogen phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate.

Otrivin Children's has the ability to influence the alpha adrenoreceptors found in the nasal mucosa, causing the blood vessels to constrict. The therapeutic effect after applying the spray appears quite quickly (within 1-2 minutes) and lasts a very long time (up to 12 hours).

As a result of the use of such Otrivin, swelling and redness of the nasopharyngeal membrane are reduced, and mucus is secreted in smaller quantities, resulting in improved nose breathing. Since the drug contains sorbitol and hypromellose, its use also has moisturizing effect, protecting the nasopharynx from irritation and excessive dryness.

Otrivin for children is most in demand when there is a cold, which can be caused by both infectious agents and allergens. The drug is also prescribed for otitis media, inflammation of the paranasal sinuses or eustachitis. Another spray is used before the diagnostic or surgical procedure in the nasopharynx.

The drug is not used if the child has high blood pressure, there is tachycardia, or there was surgery on the brain. In addition, Otrivin children contraindicated in patients with hyperthyroidism and glaucoma. It should not be injected with atrophic changes of the mucous membrane, as well as intolerance to any of the components.

When treating with a spray, a child may experience burning, sneezing, dryness, tingling in the nose, palpitations, nausea, headache, and other symptoms. If they appear, you must immediately inform your doctor.

For children aged 2 to 5 years old, a spray is prescribed in one injection into each of the nostrils from 1 to 3 times per day. A child 6-11 years old is recommended 2-3 times the use of 1-2 injections. The last time the drug is applied before bedtime. The duration of treatment is affected by the course of the disease, but more than 10 days to use the child Otrivin can not (there is a risk of atrophy of the mucous membrane or the appearance of a medical cold).

Excess doses Otrivina for children leads to increased sweating, dizziness, decrease body temperature, slow the rhythm of heartbeats and other symptoms that are dangerous to the child's health. Therefore, when overdose is detected, you should immediately seek medical help.

Children's Otrivin is sold without a prescription and costs an average of 150 rubles per bottle. Keep the medication at home should be out of the reach of children at a temperature below +25 degrees. The shelf life of such a drug is 3 years from the date of manufacture.

Otrivin sprays marked "adult" are represented by two types - "Moisturizing Formula" and "Menthol". Their difference is the composition, because in the second medication there is menthol and eucalyptol, thanks to which the solution smells pleasantly and has some cooling effect.

Such drugs are intended for the treatment of adults, because xylometazoline in these solutions is contained in a concentration of 0.1%.In children, they can be used from the age of 12 on a single injection no more than three times a day. Possible side effects, list of contraindications and symptoms of overdose in adult and child Otrivin coincide.

In addition, in pharmacies you can see a drug called "Otrivin Complex". This spray effectively fights cold symptoms by combining two active substances at once - xylometazoline and ipratropium bromide.

Most of the reviews on the use of all Otrivin products are positive. Drops "Otrivin Baby" praise for the safety of the child's body, ease of use, convenient form of release and good tolerability. The advantages of Otrivin Children's include the rapid development of therapeutic effect, convenient bottle, low cost and long shelf life. The disadvantages of a vasoconstrictor Otrivin for children are the frequent occurrence of side effects, for example, a burning sensation in the nose.

To replace Otrivin Baby and Otrivin Sea, solutions with similar composition and action can be used. Some of them are more expensive, others are a bit cheaper. These include:

• Aqua Maris. Such drops, made of sea water, are used from birth, and spray - from 1 year.
• "Salin". The basis of this spray is a physiological solution. It can be used even in infants, if you turn the bottle upside down and drip the spout (use as drops).
• «Aqualore baby". Such drops, which are sterile seawater, are prescribed at any age.
• "Morenazal." Such drops are made from sea salt and allowed from birth.
• "Marimer." These drops based on purified sea water are used at any age.
• "Physiomer". Such a spray with sea water is prescribed to children older than two weeks of age.
• "Nazol Aqua". This spray, containing sodium chloride, is permitted even for babies.
• "Humer". Such drops of Monodose are used from birth, and spray 150 is allowed for treatment of the nasopharynx in infants older than one month.
• Fluimarin. Such an aerosol with sea water is prescribed for children over 2 years old.

Replacing the spray "Otrivin Sea Forte" can be a similar hypertonic solution. It could be a spray "Humer 050"representing undiluted seawater. In children, it is used from 3 months of age. Children older than a year can be given a spray with sterile sea water "Aqua Maris Strong."

Instead of Otrivin Children's, the doctor may recommend another drug, Xylometazoline. They are available in a large assortment of different pharmaceutical companies and are presented as drops and sprays. These include Xylen, Rhinostop, To carry, Galazolin, Tizin, Xymelin, Rinonorm, Xylometazoline, Renorus other.