Usually a person does not even think about how he takes breaths and exhalations. This happens reflexively and does not force our body to apply special efforts. But people suffering from diseases of the lungs and bronchi are well aware of how expensive each breath is sometimes given. In critical situations, they have to resort to the help of special inhalers, which help them cope with an acute attack of suffocation. Among the many aerosols, the choice often falls on Beklazon Eco. This medicine helps fight bronchial asthma and allows you to breathe air through your chest. The Beklazon Eco. Easy Breath also applies to the same series. Aerosol for inhalation has practically no obvious differences from the previous drug, but we will talk about some of the differences between them in this article.
A few words about the drug
Beclazone Eco is well known to people with a history of bronchial asthma. It is intended for inhalation use and has a dual effect. The drug simultaneously relieves inflammation and the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Thanks to its active ingredient, Beklazon Eco reduces the swelling of the mucous membranes just a few seconds after its use. This process is accompanied by a decrease in mucus secretion in the bronchi.
Most often, a similar drug is prescribed by the course, so the effect becomes noticeable after about five days. After a week, the result is transformed into a pronounced and persistent. In some cases, the drug is used to relieve swelling of the mucous membranes of the nose. Quite rarely, but "Beklazon Eco. Easy Breath" is used locally. In this situation, it has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Release form
Referring to the instructions for use with Beklazone Eco, you can find out that the drug is sold in pharmacies in a special spray can. It is made of aluminum and has a built-in valve that dispenses aerosol spray. Each cylinder is equipped with an inhalation device having a cap for protection against involuntary pressing. The medicine has a different dosage of the active substance, so in the pharmacies of your city it can cost from five hundred to eight hundred rubles. Regardless of the concentration of the constituents, the preparation in each cylinder contains two hundred doses of the drug. This accuracy allows the patient to very accurately calculate the moment when it is necessary to purchase a new package of the drug.
If you carefully read the reviews about Beklazone Eco. Easy Breathing, it becomes clear that the design of the spray can itself is slightly different from the previous one. This drug is placed in an aerosol inhaler. The cylinder valve is activated with a single breath, which greatly facilitates the use of the drug in emergency cases. It should be borne in mind that each package also contains two hundred doses of the product.
Typically, patients themselves decide which of the cartridges suits them best when first used. In the future, they acquire exactly the form of release of the drug, which is easier for them to use than others.
The composition of the drug
Both types of medicine have an identical composition, so we will not describe it separately. The main active ingredient is beclomethasone dipropionate. Depending on its concentration, Beclazone Eco is distinguished - 250 mcg, 100 mcg and 50 mcg. Exactly with the same dosage, another form of the drug is released.
Auxiliary components of Beklazona Eco. Easy Respiration (250 mcg and another dosage) are two substances:
- ethanol;
- hydrofluoroalkane.
All components of the drug are considered as safe as possible for human health. In addition, the instructions for Beklazone Eco (250 mcg) noted that it rarely causes side effects. Of course, they are still available, but they are found in a small percentage of patients.
Some features of the medicine
Each form of release of this drug has its own distinctive features, which we now list. First of all, let's talk about Beklazone Eco. When buying medicine, you should carefully examine the spray can. Since the drug in it is under pressure, it is worthwhile to exclude any chips, jams and other damage to the integrity of the package. If you notice a leak, immediately change the packaging to another. Do not use such a cylinder in any case. Some patients test the drug by spraying it on a transparent surface. For example, the aerosol for inhalation Beklazon Eco will leave a white mark. Sometimes it resembles milk spreading over glass.
"Beklazon Eco. Easy Breath" is distinguished by its design. We already mentioned that it was originally placed in an inhaler, which consists of two parts. Without fail, a protective cap must be present in the package. When checking the balloon, the patient must carefully inspect the nebulizer and exhaust valve. They should not have damage, bruises or obvious signs of leakage of the drug. If you spray the product on a glass surface, the trace will be colorless. This should be taken into account, because those who use Beklazone Eco in reviews often doubt the authenticity of a different form of its release precisely because of the color and texture of the trace that the aerosol leaves on the surfaces.
Indications for use
Beklazon Eco (250 mcg, 100 mcg and 50 mcg) has a not very wide list of indications. Some reviews indicate that it is quite narrow and depends on the method of use of the drug.
If we are talking about the inhalation method, the doctor will prescribe the medicine for patients with bronchial asthma. Moreover, the drug is prescribed, first of all, not to relieve acute attacks, but to obtain a pronounced and lasting therapeutic effect in the treatment process. Beklazon Eco is suitable for the treatment of even the most severe types of bronchial asthma, including hormone-dependent.
The doctor may prescribe the drug intranasally to the patient. As such, it is excellent for treating chronic and seasonal rhinitis of any course. Allergic rhinitis, which are difficult to remove with antihistamines, fall into the same category.
Few people know that the instructions for Beklazone Eco noted the possibility of its external use. In such cases, it is used as part of complex therapy. The appointment is for infectious and inflammatory diseases that occur on the skin. Also, the medicine is also suitable for the treatment of ear infections. In parallel with aerosol, a specialist prescribes antimicrobials.
Full list of contraindications
The use of Beclazone Eco is not indicated for all patients. Despite the fact that the drug is quite safe, some diseases and health problems will become an obstacle to the use of the drug described by us.
Naturally, the drug should not be used in cases of detection of some individual intolerance. Otherwise, a serious allergic reaction may develop, which will only exacerbate the course of bronchial asthma.
In no case should you prescribe Beklazon Eco for babies under the age of four. At an older age, the dosage is determined only by the doctor.
Separately, it is worth listing the categories of people who can use this drug with some limitations and only under the close supervision of the attending physician.
This list, first of all, includes pregnant women and women during breastfeeding. The use of Beclazone Eco for diagnosed glaucoma, cirrhosis of the liver and infection with Koch's bacillus also raises big questions. In general, infectious diseases are contraindications for the use of aerosol for inhalation.
Negative consequences
The drug gives few side effects, but they should still be listed so that patients are ready for such sensations. Many write in their reviews that literally after the first applications they noticed hoarseness. Just as often manifested and irritation of the mucous membrane of the throat. Almost all patients taking Beklazon Eco experienced these side effects.
Often candidiasis is observed in patients, the likelihood of its occurrence increases significantly in cases of using the maximum possible concentration of the drug.
Sometimes the drug causes a spasm in the bronchi. It is impossible to ignore this side effect, it must be removed by special means. Otherwise, patients may experience an allergic reaction. It is accompanied by severe skin itching, rashes and increased sensitivity. In parallel, swelling of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity and lips is possible.
Often, the body can react to an aerosol for inhalation with nausea and a change in taste preferences. Some patients write in reviews of headache, thinning of the skin, and osteoporosis.
In children who have been prescribed Beklazone Eco from an early age, physical development is delayed in some cases. It is expressed in a decrease in growth rates. A similar side effect can occur in adolescents.
How to use the drug?
The instructions for use with Beklazone Eco (250 mcg) show all methods of its use. According to them, the drug is suitable only for inhalation, this is evidenced by its release form.
It is noteworthy that you need to take the medicine regularly in courses. Do not hope that you can confine yourself to sharp attacks. If you want to completely get rid of asthma, then treatment should be regular at the dosage determined by the doctor. The specialist always focuses on the course of the disease, dividing it into three categories:
- mild course;
- moderate course;
- severe course.
Special studies and terms are usually used to determine the nature of the disease. First of all, the doctor draws attention to the peak expiratory flow rate and forced expiratory volume.
Most often, the daily dosage is divided into several applications. At the beginning of treatment, the doctor carefully monitors the patient's condition and conducts timely adjustment of the drug concentration. It can either increase or decrease until the optimal dosage is found.
Instructions for use
Keep in mind that only the attending physician can prescribe the required amount of the drug, however, general recommendations can always be found in the instructions. For example, children from four to twelve years old should not be prescribed a dosage exceeding four hundred micrograms. At the same time, it should be divided into several methods.
Older patients receive medication depending on the severity of bronchial asthma. A mild illness requires a dosage for treatment that varies from two hundred to six hundred micrograms.
If you are assigned an average degree of the disease, then the patient should take from six hundred to one thousand micrograms of Beklazone Eco per day. In the most severe cases, the dosage can be increased to two thousand micrograms.
Features of the treatment of bronchial asthma
If you have a similar diagnosis, then do not be upset. The disease is treatable, but for this it is necessary to listen to the recommendations of the doctor and be prepared for a long struggle, consisting of several stages. Therapy is prescribed only when the attending physician determines the severity of the disease and, focusing on it, adjusts its recommendations.
Keep in mind that at the initial stage, an aerosol for inhalation will not be prescribed. The first step does not imply a similar form of treatment. But the second and third mean basic therapy with different dosages. However, it should be borne in mind that in the second stage, the daily dose should not exceed four hundred micrograms, divided into two doses. The third stage allows complex therapy, while the dosage of Beclazone Eco is increased to one thousand six hundred micrograms per day.
The severe course of the disease falls under the fourth and fifth stages of therapy. In such cases, it is always characterized as complex, and the dosage sometimes reaches two thousand micrograms of the drug.
Proper use of an inhaler
Each form of release of the drug described by us has its own scheme for using the inhaler and cleaning it. When we talk about Beklazone Eco, we must act as follows. Be sure to make sure that the tube is not clogged with dust and drug residues after removing the cap. Then take the can with your index and thumb, shaking it vigorously several times. Next, you need to exhale in order to completely empty the lungs and tightly grasp the tube with your lips. Inhalation should occur parallel to pressing the dispenser button with your finger and be very slow. After that, hold your breath for approximately ten seconds. The main thing is to do everything sequentially and without stress. You should literally feel how the medicine fills the lungs.
Clean the inhaler with regular use once every seven days. To this end, the can is pulled out of a plastic inhaler, which is washed with warm water. In no case should hot water and a hairdryer or other heating devices be used for drying during the cleaning process.
"Beklazon Eco. Easy Breath": how to use
This form of the drug has two types: with and without an optimizer. If you use the last of these options, then the sequence of actions will be as follows. The patient should turn the device vertically and open the cover. Do not use your fingers to block the outlet openings at the top of the inhaler. As you inhale, grip the tube tightly with your lips and take a deep breath of the medicine. Hold your breath as much as your lungs allow, but do not change the position of the balloon. After the procedure, the inhaler must be closed with a cap.
If you bought the drug with the optimizer in the kit, then before using it, you need to put it on the inhaler tube. After the procedure, you need to remove it and close the device with a lid.
Cleaning such an inhaler requires some skill. Under warm water, only its lower part is washed, but the upper one should not fall under water during normal operation. For some problems, you can unscrew it and press the bottle several times with your fingers. After the inhaler should begin to work in the usual mode.
Keep in mind that even an empty balloon should be kept away from children. It must not be thrown, crushed, punctured or otherwise manipulated. When cooled, the drug acts somewhat slower than usual. Therefore, it is not recommended to keep it in the refrigerator.