The diagnosis of bronchitis can take any adult by surprise, especially when mom or dad knows that this illness is treated in a child mainly in a hospital. But how to avoid injections in the hospital and cure your son or daughter without the use of antibiotics? The Pulmicort drug, a hormonal drug capable of eliminating bronchitis and rhinitis in children and adults, will come to the rescue. This medication can quickly put a sick child on its feet. Therefore, today we consider the features of the use of this drug, as well as the reviews of parents and doctors about it.
In what cases is appointed?
The Pulmicort suspension is intended for the treatment of the following diseases in adults and children:
- Bronchial asthma.
- Chronic obstructive bronchitis.
- Seasonal and allergic rhinitis.
- Prevention of nasal polyps after polypectomy.
Release form and composition
The international name for this drug is Budesonide, and the commercial name is Pulmicort. This medicine is produced in Sweden. The drug is produced in the form of a suspension for inhalation, ointment, aerosol for spraying. The composition of the drug is as follows: budesonide, water, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, polysorbate, ethylene diamine tetraacetate.
Inhalation of Pulmicort: inhalation. Instructions for use of suspension, aerosol and ointment
The main thing that parents must remember is that only a doctor should prescribe the exact dosage of this medicine. It is forbidden to dilute the drug on your own, it is forbidden to establish a certain amount of medicine without a prescription.
So, the Pulmicort inhalation suspension, the dosage of which must be selected by the doctor individually, should be inhaled slowly and evenly using a special nozzle or a nebulizer mask. By the way, experts do not recommend using the device with an ultrasonic nebulizer, since such units will not be able to provide the small patient with the necessary dose of budesonide - the main substance of the Pulmicort medication.
The dosage for inhalation is as follows:
- For babies from 6 months and older - 0.25-0.5 ml per day.
- For adults - 1-2 ml per day.
These are the initial dosages of the drug. Gradually, the doctor increases the amount of medication needed.
Aerosol for intranasal use is used as follows: 2 injections (0.1 mg) in each nasal passage of the child twice a day.
Cutaneous ointment “Pulmicort” is applied in a thin layer on the affected area 1-2 times a day. Then for maintenance therapy - 1 time per day.
Do I need to dilute the suspension for inhalation?
Yes, it must be done. How to breed "Pulmicort" - a drug intended for the treatment of bronchitis and bronchial asthma in children and adults? The product is diluted with normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride). The dosage of the Pulmicort medicine should be as follows: from 0.25 to 1 ml. This amount of funds must be diluted with saline to obtain a volume of 2 ml in the nebulizer tank.
Side effects
Typically, the drug is well tolerated by children and adults. But there are times when the Pulmicort medication brings the following undesirable effects:
- Irritation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, cough, dry mouth, candidal lesions of the oropharynx.
- Nervousness, depression, irritability, inappropriate behavior, clouding of consciousness.
- Allergic manifestations: rash, urticaria, dermatitis, angioedema.
Contraindications
The Pulmicort remedy for children is forbidden to prescribe to babies up to 6 months old, as well as to children with the presence of hypersensitivity to any component of the drug.
With special care, this medication should be used by patients if they have pulmonary tuberculosis, cirrhosis of the liver, as well as a bacterial, fungal or viral infection.
Cost
The Pulmicort drug, the price of which depends on the form of release of the drug, is expensive. So, for 1 pack of medicine in the form of a suspension for inhalation of 0.5 ml in a vial, 20 bottles in a package should give about 1300 rubles. And for the same form of release, but in the amount of 0.25 ml, you need to pay about 900 rubles.
Positive feedback from people
This drug gets mostly flattering reviews. Pulmicort is a medication that, according to people, copes with the task assigned to it. It helps to cure bronchitis, laryngospasm in children and adults. The effect, according to many parents, occurs almost immediately after inhalation. Many mothers simply are not overjoyed with this medication, because it simply saves their children from hospitalization. After all, bronchitis is a dangerous ailment, therefore often ambulance workers, arriving to call people to a sick child, offer parents to lie with their son or daughter in a hospital. And there, as usual, a course of antibiotics, negative impressions after the hospital, the appearance of fear in the child, etc. To avoid this, many mothers tell those who do not know about such an effective drug as Pulmicort, which will help to avoid painful injections.
Parents are also pleased that this medicine is available as a suspension for inhalation. And this is good because the effect of the Pulmicort inhalation procedure is much faster. After all, then the medication reaches the bronchi faster, enters only the respiratory tract, bypassing the rest of the organs without harming them.
Negative feedback from people
Unfortunately, the tool to which the article is devoted receives not only flattering, but also negative reviews. Pulmicort is an expensive medicine, therefore, many negative reviews are associated with the price of this drug. Indeed, for 1 package you have to give 1 thousand rubles, or even more. However, we hasten to disagree with the opinion of people who criticize this drug because of its cost. After all, good medicines always have a high price, and a medicine made abroad in Sweden should not be cheap.
People speak negatively not only about price, but also about side effects. Namely, one of them is the appearance of candidiasis in children. But in order to avoid this unpleasant ailment, parents need to wash their baby’s face every time after inhalation and make him rinse his mouth. And then no unwanted effects will arise, negative reviews will no longer appear. “Pulmicort” is a medication that indeed many people cannot afford. But this problem can be solved. In this case, the advice to parents is as follows: do not purchase the entire package, which contains 20 ampoules, take 2 or 3 ampoules. For starters, this is enough, because you can’t get carried away with the medicine. And if you take the whole package, then you definitely do not use it, and it will gather dust on the shelf. And then money will really be a pity. Therefore, in the pharmacy, ask the pharmacist to release you the Pulmicort suspension by the piece. The specialist is not entitled to refuse you, because the drug involves the sale of 1 ampoule.
Also, many parents are wary of this medication, advising their friends not to purchase it, since it is a hormonal drug. - «», , , . -, , -, , -, .
Doctors feedback
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