Xymelin Eco drops are a vasoconstrictor drug that is widely used in otorhinolaryngology. The drug is produced in the form of 0.05 and 0.1% drops for instillation in the nose in vials of 10 milliliters. In addition, the medication is available in the form of a spray.
Xylometazoline hydrochloride is considered the main active component. Additional substances are:
- water;
- sodium chloride;
- benzalkonium chloride;
- disodium edetate.
What pharmacological properties does the drug have?
"Xymelin" is considered a vasoconstrictor drug, which is intended for instillation into the nasal passages. With instillation into the nose, a few minutes later, breathing is easier, the edema of the mucous membrane is eliminated, and redness is eliminated.
The drug has increased effectiveness in the common cold of various genesis. If the correct dosage and duration of treatment are observed, Xymelin does not provoke addiction. The pharmacological effect of the drug lasts about 12 hours.
Indications for Xymelin Eco
Spray is prescribed to people in the presence of the following pathological processes:
- Respiratory viral infections.
- Rhinitis (inflammation syndrome of the nasal mucosa).
- Pollinosis (a seasonal disease caused by an allergic reaction to plant pollen).
- Otitis (a common disease related to otorhinolaryngology, which is an acute or chronic inflammatory process in various parts of the ear).
- Eustachiitis (an inflammatory lesion of the auditory tube, leading to a deterioration in the ventilation of the tympanic cavity with the development of catarrhal otitis media).
- Sinusitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of one or more sinuses).
Contraindications
According to the instructions for use with Xymelin Eco, the spray has a number of prohibitions:
- Hypertension (a serious pathology, which consists in a persistent increase in blood pressure, requiring systematic treatment).
- Tachycardia (increased heart rate).
- Atherosclerosis of the vessels (a chronic disease in which cholesterol and other fats in the form of plaque and plaques are deposited on the inner wall of the arteries, and the walls themselves become denser and lose elasticity).
- Glaucoma (a chronic eye pathology characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure, the development of optical neuropathy and impaired visual function).
- Atrophic rhinitis (a chronic inflammatory lesion of the nasal mucosa, characterized by atrophy of the mucous membrane and the nerve endings located in it).
- Hyperthyroidism (a complex of symptoms that are caused by increased secretion and an inadequately high degree of secretion of thyroid hormones in the blood).
- Shell operations.
- Individual increased sensitivity.
With extreme caution, the medicine should be used for diabetes.
How to use the medication
According to the instructions for use, "Ximelin Eco" for children is intended for instillation into the nose. The drug with a concentration of 0.05% can be used in pediatrics in babies from 2 years. Apply two irrigation in each nostril twice a day.
"Xymelin" with an active substance content of 0.1% can be used by people from 10 years old. It is recommended to irrigate twice in each nasal passage no more than three times a day. The duration of therapy varies from 3 to 5 days.
In the absence of positive dynamics, the patient must consult a medical specialist. When using Xymelin for longer than 5 days in a row, the patient becomes addicted.
How to use the medicine during the "interesting position"
According to the instructions for use with Xymelin Eco, the drug is not recommended for women during pregnancy. The active component of the drug narrows the capillaries in the nose and in small quantities can enter the general bloodstream. With prolonged use, the medication negatively affects the vessels of the placenta, as a result of which less oxygen is delivered to the baby in the womb.
During breastfeeding, Xymelin can be used to eliminate nasal congestion and facilitate breathing after consultation with a medical specialist.
Side effects
According to the instructions for use, Xymelin Eco, as a rule, is well perceived by people in compliance with the prescribed dosage. In patients with hypersensitivity to the drug substances, the appearance of certain negative reactions is likely:
- Burning.
- Drying of the nasal mucosa.
- Sneezing.
- Tingling sensation.
- Strengthening of nasal secretions.
- Drowsiness.
- Lethargy.
- Dizziness.
- Decreased attention span.
- Cardiopalmus.
- Migraine (headache of high intensity).
- High blood pressure.
- Cardiac arrhythmia (a pathological condition in which violations of the frequency, rhythm and sequence of excitation and contraction of the heart occur).
- Depression (a mental disorder characterized by a depressive triad: decreased mood, loss of ability to experience joy, impaired thinking and motor inhibition).
In rare situations, the appearance of allergic edema of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity and the occurrence of bronchospasm when the medication enters the respiratory system is likely.
With the development of the above symptoms, Ximeline therapy is immediately canceled and, if necessary, symptomatic treatment is carried out.
Interaction
Ximelin spray is not recommended to be combined with monoamine oxidase inhibitors and tricyclic psychotropic drugs. You can not combine treatment with this drug with other agents from the group of alpha-adrenergic agonists. The fact is that this can increase the likelihood of adverse reactions.
Features
The drug is not intended for prolonged use in chronic rhinitis. Since when using the drug "Xymelin" in patients with increased sensitivity, it is possible to decrease the concentration of attention, at this time it is necessary to refrain from driving vehicles and complex mechanisms. In addition, there is Xymelin Eco with menthol, which causes a narrowing of blood vessels.
Analogs
The following drugs are considered similar in pharmacological properties to Ximelin:
- Brizolin.
- Galazolin.
- "Rino grippostad".
- Xylen.
- "Influorin."
- "For".
- Xylobene.
- Rinorus.
- "Morelore Xilo."
- "Nosolin."
- Olint.
- Otrivin.
- Rinomaris.
- "Rinonorm."
- Rinorus.
- Rinostop.
- Snoop.
- Sanorin Xilo.
- Tizin.
Before changing the medicine, a specialist consultation is necessary. The most effective analogues of Xymelin are Otrivin, Rinostop, Tizin.
Otrivin is a vasoconstrictor drug for topical use in otorhinolaryngology. The main active ingredient is xylometazoline hydrochloride. The drug helps to narrow the capillaries, which are located in the nasal mucosa, eliminating edema, redness of this area and nasopharynx. This provides free breathing with a runny nose.
Drops and spray "Rinostop" belong to the therapeutic group of drugs to eliminate the severity of the manifestations of rhinitis. They are used for symptomatic therapy.
The main active substance of Rinostop is xylometazoline. It has an activating effect on capillary alpha adrenergic receptors, which leads to their narrowing. This provokes the development of a decongestant pharmacological effect, namely, a decrease in the severity of swelling of the nasal mucosa, its redness, which contributes to the resumption of nasal breathing. The therapeutic effect occurs already 10 minutes after the use of the drug and persists for 10 hours.
"Tizin" refers to a group of vasoconstrictor nasal preparations that are often used in otorhinolaryngology. Before using the drug, the patient needs to clean the nose of accumulated exudate and crusts. Prolonged use of the medication can lead to atrophic changes in the mucous membrane of the nasal passages, which is important to consider.
Holiday Terms
According to the instructions for use, the drug "Xymelin" can be freely purchased at a pharmacy, without providing a prescription. The price of "Xymelin Eco" varies from 80 to 280 rubles. Drops should be kept at a storage temperature not exceeding 25 degrees Celsius. Shelf life is 2 years.
Opinions
According to reviews, Xymelin Eco is considered a light drug that can be used independently, without a doctor’s prescription. But still, the medication should be used only on the recommendation of a doctor.
Most patients narrate about the appearance of drug dependence. As a rule, this occurs during colds and allergic manifestations, when people begin to actively use such medicines and as a result cannot refuse them because of habit.
Those patients who used Xymelin at acceptable concentrations and at a time determined by a medical specialist were divided into those for whom the therapy was quick and effective, and those who did not notice positive dynamics.
Any drug should be used to eliminate the common cold with caution. Each vasoconstrictor medication should be applied to clean and moistened mucous membranes.