Some drugs for the treatment of ENT pathologies contain antiseptic components. One such substance is cetylpyridinium chloride. It has pronounced healing properties, which other components of the medication can strengthen.
Description of the substance
To stop the development and spread of pathogens, it is customary to use antiseptic substances. They should be used as part of complex therapy to accelerate the healing process. Cetylperidinium chloride is a quaternary ammonium compound that can inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria. The substance is one of the active ingredients in many pharmaceutical products.
This antiseptic can be called universal, because both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and various fungi, viruses show sensitivity to it. The substance easily penetrates the tissues affected by the inflammatory process due to the small surface tension. The component has a therapeutic effect not only on the surface of the mucous membranes, but also in the deeper layers.
What preparations contains?
The main purpose of the component is to eliminate pathogens at the local level. The antimicrobial properties of the substance are used in the treatment of diseases of the upper respiratory tract, dermatological pathologies. Cetylpyridinium chloride can be detected as part of the following medications:
- "Septolet Neo";
- "Grammidine for children";
- "Grammidine Neo";
- Septolete Total;
- "Kalgel";
- Novoscept Forte;
- "TeraFlu LAR menthol."
Preparations based on this active substance are prescribed depending on the type, individual characteristics of the course of the disease and the sensitivity of pathogenic bacteria.
The drug "Grammidin"
The combined remedy for topical treatment of inflammatory and infectious pathologies of the throat and oral cavity is Grammidin. The drug has a pronounced antimicrobial effect due to the presence of two active substances in the composition. Gramitsidin, cetylpyridinium chloride - a successful combination of substances in one medicine.
Gramicidin increases the permeability of cell membranes of almost all gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. This leads to impaired stability, and then to the death of pathogenic microorganisms. The therapeutic effect of the component enhances the antiseptic that prevents the spread of infection and inflammation.
Indications for prescribing medications are pathological conditions such as pharyngitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease, tonsillitis, tonsillitis and stomatitis. "Grammidin children" has the same active components, but in a lower concentration.
Septolet Neo
Another drug designed to combat infectious and viral infections of the throat. Available in the form of lozenges for resorption. The main active ingredient of the drug is cetylpyridinium chloride monohydrate. Auxiliary components differ depending on the taste of therapeutic lozenges.
The tool is a powerful antiseptic that also has an antiviral, antifungal and anti-inflammatory effect. Pastilles are used in the initial stages of angina, laryngitis, pharyngitis and inflammatory processes in the oral cavity.
Cetylpyridinium chloride is well tolerated by the body. Allergic reactions can cause only auxiliary components (dyes, flavors). Pastilles can be used to treat children from 4 years old. The dosage of the drug depends on the type of pathology.
TeraFlu LAR menthol
An antiseptic for topical application has a pronounced analgesic effect. Two components provide a complex therapeutic effect - lidocaine, cetylpyridinium chloride. The drug has the form of small rectangular tablets for resorption. The composition also contains additional substances: peppermint oil, macrogol, levomenthol, sorbitol.
Both active substances are poorly absorbed through the mucous membrane and have mainly only a local therapeutic effect. You can use the medicine for such ailments as stomatitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis (catarrhal type), ulcerative gingivitis and tonsillitis. A more pronounced therapeutic effect of the tablets will be in the complex treatment of infectious and inflammatory processes.