The drug "Dexon" (eye drops), the price of which is approximately 90 rubles.,
is a combination type tool. The medication is used locally. The active components of the drug are neomycin sulfate, sodium dexamethasone phosphate. The medication has a bactericidal effect, disrupts the process of protein synthesis in the microbial cell. The medicine has a fairly wide spectrum of antibacterial activity with respect to a large number of gram-negative and gram-positive pathogenic microbes. The drug has a lesser effect on streptococci. Viruses, fungi, anaerobic flora are resistant to the medicine. Drug resistance develops relatively slowly and does not have a pronounced character.
The drug "Dexon" (eye drops). Instruction Indications
The drug is recommended for bacterial pathologies of chronic and acute course. Indications include blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis (without epithelial damage), iridocyclitis. The drug "Dexon" recommends the use of the drug for the prevention of postoperative inflammation in the anterior eye region. Indications also include chronic and acute external otitis media, infectious allergic pathologies of the external ear.
Medication "Dexon." Instructions for use
Against the background of a moderate or mild infection of the eyes, the drug is recommended to be used every four to six hours. In severe cases of the disease, the medicine is used every hour. In accordance with a decrease in the intensity of manifestations of pathology, the frequency of use is reduced. In each conjunctival sac , 1-2 drops of the drug are recommended. Because of ear diseases, the drug is used two to four times a day. It is recommended to instill 3-4 drops in each ear canal.
Side effects
Based on the treatment, allergies are likely to develop. In particular, swelling of the eyelids, itching, and conjunctival hyperemia are noted. The drug can cause an increase in pressure (intraocular) with the likelihood of subsequently developing glaucoma. During treatment, lesions in the optic nerve and field of vision may appear, subcapsular posterior cataracts may form. In some patients, wound healing slows down. Against the background of pathologies that provoke thinning of the sclera or cornea, perforation in the fibrous membrane can occur. As a result of the suppression of the protective
body systems, the development of a secondary infection is likely, and against the background of fierce processes, the manifestation of an existing infection may increase.
The drug "Dexon." Instructions for use. Contraindications
Do not prescribe a drug for chickenpox, viral keratitis, bacterial lesions of the conjunctiva and cornea. Contraindications include fungal diseases, mycobacterial infections of the eyes, hypersensitivity. Means of "Dexon" instruction for use does not recommend also after uncomplicated removal of a foreign body from the cornea. During pregnancy or during lactation, the medication is prescribed by a specialist strictly in accordance with the indications. In this case, it is necessary to assess the ratio of the likely benefits and the perceived risks of using the medicine.