The drug Polidexa, the instruction informs, is issued in the form of a spray (nasal) or ear drops.
Active active ingredients of the drugare: polymyxin sulfate, neomycin sulfate, phenylephrine hydrochloride and dexamethasone sodium metasulfobenzoate. Among the auxiliary substances are the following: lithium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, methylparaben, polysorbate 80, macrogol 400 and distilled water.
The "Polidex" medication describes the instruction as a transparent liquid that does not have color and odor. It belongs to the pharmacotherapeutic group of antibiotics.
According to its pharmacological properties, the drugis anti-inflammatory. It is used in otolaryngology locally. It has a harmful effect on gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, which are the source of infectious and inflammatory diseases located in the paranasal sinuses or in the nasal cavity.
The drug Polidexa (the instruction contains this information) is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis.
Contraindications to the use of the medicament in question are the following:
- simultaneous administration of MAO inhibitors;
- diseases of a viral nature;
- Suspicion of the presence of a closed-angle glaucoma;
- failures in the functioning of the kidneys, characterized by albuminuria;
- the period of bearing of the fetus;
- lactation;
- the patient's age is less than two and a half years;
- individual intolerance of substances present in the formulation.
Spray "Polidex" is used by adults forthree to five injections into each of the nostrils for five to ten days. For children from two and a half to fifteen years is shown no more than three injections in each nostril. Duration of treatment is the same.
When using a medicine in the form of drops, it is recommended to instill from one to five in each ear canal twice a day for six to ten days.
Immediately before the use procedurethe preparation is recommended to warm up the container, holding it for a while in the hand. This will help to avoid unpleasant sensations, accompanied by the ingestion of cold medicine in the ear.
Also, before starting therapy, you need to check the condition of the tympanic membrane. If it is perforated, do not use the medication.
The drug "Polidex", the instruction focuses on this particular attention, can cause allergic reactions and other skin manifestations.
It is noted that due to the low degree of absorption in the systemic blood flow, an overdose of the medicament under consideration is practically excluded.
"Polidex" (spray) is not recommendedUse for the purpose of rinsing the paranasal sinuses in the nasal cavity. Also, it is not prescribed for people suffering from kidney failure. With extreme caution, patients with ischemic heart disease, hypertension and hyperthyroidism should take the drug.
Information that is important for athletes: the medication in question contains substances that can show a positive result in doping control.
In the period of expectation of a child and lactation, the drug Polidex is contraindicated.
In the sale of this product comes in light-tight polyethylene bottles with a capacity of fifteen milliliters. For ease of use, there is a spray tip.
The drug in the form of drops is released in vials of ten milliliters. A pipette is supplied in the kit.
Shelf life of the drug is thirty-six months from the date indicated on the original packaging. It is extremely undesirable to use the medication after this period.
This product should be stored at an air temperature not exceeding twenty-five degrees Celsius.
The drug "Polidex" can be purchased solely on the prescription of a doctor.
