Inhalation is an effective method in the treatment of various respiratory diseases. With the help of modern drugs, the effectiveness of this procedure has increased several times, because now there is no need to suffer over hot potatoes or a pan with boiling water. The therapeutic effect is achieved thanks to improved medicines and special medical devices - inhalers or nebulizers.
In most cases, Pulmicort and Berodual are prescribed by doctors for inhalation together or separately. What is the advantage of these drugs, and why are their use so effective?
Doctors have different opinions about their use, but experts agree on one thing - it is necessary to choose a more suitable drug and its dosage together with a pulmonologist who knows the patient’s medical history.
These funds have long been used in pulmonology to eliminate bronchospasm, as well as relieve the inflammatory process and eliminate choking. Proper treatment helps to reduce the frequency of potential exacerbations. When Pulmicort and Berodual are used sequentially, the positive dynamics of such therapy are manifested quickly, immediately after the procedure, the effect lasts up to four hours.
Both drugs complement each other, because they have a different composition, spectrum of exposure and belong to different therapeutic groups.
"Berodual" and "Pulmicort" are potent medicines, they are recommended, as a rule, only by a pulmonologist. In many ways, both drugs in the form of solutions are used for nebulizer therapy.
Berodual
The composition of the drug includes ipratropium bromide and phenoterol hydrobromide, which have beneficial effects on the smooth muscles of the bronchi. Due to their influence, bronchospasm is eliminated.
Berodual is produced in the form of a solution for inhalation using a nebulizer. The drug is produced in bottles of twenty or forty-seven milliliters with a dropper. One milliliter of the solution contains twenty drops of the medicine.
Indications
Berodual is intended for inhalation as a preventive measure or for the treatment of the following diseases:
- Bronchial asthma (chronic inflammation of the respiratory system).
- Laryngitis (inflammation of the mucous membranes of the larynx, usually associated with a cold or with infectious diseases such as measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough).
- Laryngotracheobronchitis (a serious disease developing against the background of acute respiratory viral infections).
- Chronic obstructive bronchitis (a disease of the bronchi and lungs, characterized by a partially irreversible restriction of air flow).
- Emphysema of the lungs (pathological organ change associated with the expansion of the alveoli).
Berodual is widely used in pediatrics. Until six years of age, special treatment monitoring should be carried out with the help of Berodual and its substitutes.
Contraindications
The medication is discontinued if ipratropium bromide and phenoterol hydrobromide are intolerant, as well as additional components.
In addition, the drug is not recommended for use in tachyarrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and other diseases.
Side effects
In the official instructions for use, the list of possible adverse reactions is quite huge. In most cases, when using Berodual certain negative signs were observed:
- Tremor (fast, rhythmic movements of the limbs or trunk, caused by muscle contractions and associated with a temporary delay in corrective afferent signals).
- Cough.
- Dryness of the oral mucosa.
- Heart palpitations.
- Nausea.
- Pharyngitis (acute or chronic inflammatory process localized in the pharynx, affecting its mucous membrane and deeper layers).
Pulmicort for inhalation
According to the instructions for use, it is known that the main active trace element is budesonide. The drug is available in the form of a suspension for spraying (dosage of 0.25 or 0.5 milligrams).
“Pulmicort” refers to glucocorticoids with a pronounced local anti-inflammatory effect.
When can I use the drug?
Pulmicort is recommended for use in the following diseases:
- Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the larynx.
- Severe diseases developing against the background of acute respiratory viral infections, influenza.
- Bronchial asthma.
The drug is allowed from six months.
When is Pulmicort prohibited?
The medicine is not used for individual intolerance to the whole composition.
According to the instructions for use, Pulmicort for inhalation may cause the following adverse reactions:
- Bronchospasm.
- Fungal infection that affects the pharynx, larynx and tonsils
- Hoarseness.
- Cough.
- Anxiety.
What are the differences between drugs?
"Berodual" - a bronchodilator drug, "Pulmicort" refers to glucocorticosteroids. And also the drug has a weak anti-inflammatory effect.
Pulmicort, unlike Berodual, does not eliminate bronchospasm. But the active substance has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect. Due to the active trace element, edema, increased production of mucous secretions are eliminated. Berodual has a more powerful effect, since it is it that is used to eliminate asthma attacks.
Comparing the form of release, you can notice many advantages of Berodual. The drug, in addition to the solution, is made in the form of an inhaler, which can always be at hand with the patient. If it becomes necessary to eliminate an attack of bronchial asthma, Berodual will solve this problem.
Which medicine is better?
As for these two medicines, there is no definite answer. Treatment with Pulmicort and Berodual is carried out both individually and sequentially, one after another.
For example, if a medication provokes severe side effects, then for a particular person it will be "bad." It is also necessary to take into account the dosage and number of uses. If used incorrectly, adverse reactions can occur, and the medication will be undeservedly blacklisted.
“Berodual” and “Pulmicort” are two worthy medicines that can be combined in the complex treatment of bronchopulmonary diseases with a tendency to spasm of the bronchi. The drugs in question are perfectly combined with antibacterial, mucolytic, antitussive, antihistamines and other drugs.
When an approximate treatment regimen is prescribed, dosing must be strictly observed. On the first day of treatment, patients should always pay attention to all the negative signs that were not there before the prescribed drugs.
In mild forms of the disease, specialists prescribe monotherapy, and what is better to choose - “Berodual” or “Pulmicort” - will tell you the symptoms of bronchopulmonary disease.
Inhalations with these drugs significantly improve the patient's condition. First, Berodual exercises its therapeutic effect - expands the bronchi, eliminates the spasm. Then Pulmicort takes on the job. It eliminates tissue edema, eliminates allergic phenomena, and relieves the inflammatory process.
Therefore, doctors do not secrete one medicine in front of another. Pulmicort carries out some tasks, Berodual, respectively, others.
Despite this, all the same from patients often sounds such an opinion that helps more “Berodual”. This is not surprising, since this medicine is quick-acting, and Pulmicort is an accumulative drug that does not relieve attacks of bronchospasm.
The maximum pharmacological effect in the moderate and complicated course of the disease is achieved precisely with the consistent use of Berodual and Pulmicort.
When can Pulmicort and Berodual be used together?
Together, these drugs are used for laryngitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, and other diseases that are accompanied by severe obstruction.
Consistent use of these medicines is necessary. The compatibility of these drugs with proper use has been proven both scientifically and practically.
Despite the good tolerability of the drugs in question, the necessary dosage for each individual person is determined only by the doctor. The combined use of Berodual and Pulmicort has a double effect. The bronchospasm, inflammatory process and other negative signs are instantly eliminated.
In rare situations, the simultaneous use of these solutions can be carried out with other bronchopulmonary diseases, in which obstructive lesions are not observed.
For example, when a person has viscous sputum in the bronchi, and against this background there are breathing problems, but there are no functional and organic disorders in the diagnosis.
How to perform inhalation?
First you need to determine the sequence of Berodual and Pulmicort, which of the medicines will be the first. To obtain the maximum positive effect, inhalation is first carried out with Berodual.
Not earlier than in half an hour it is necessary to carry out the second inhalation with glucocorticoid, in this situation "Pulmicort". Before the procedure itself, it is important to properly prepare the solutions.
Dosage for each person is strictly individual. The following mixtures are most often used: Berodual, Pulmicort and saline.
With the help of the bronchodilating effect of Berodual, the respiratory system is prepared for taking other medications.
In pediatrics, the dosage of Pulmicort and Berodual and the proportions of dilution depend on the age and weight of the small patient. For babies, when inhaling, it is necessary to breed drugs in certain proportions.
In rare situations, Berodual is used up to six months. Then the calculation of the medicine comes from one drop per two kilograms of the child’s weight. Under the supervision of a doctor, this dose may be increased. The drug is also diluted with two to three drops of saline.
The duration of the procedure varies from four to ten minutes. The duration of inhalation depends on the age of the patient, individual tolerance, appointment of a specialist. The number of procedures per day should not be more than four.
It is important to remember that a mixture of Berodual and Pulmicort may increase the likelihood of certain side effects. Sometimes there is a sharp decrease in blood glucose. This condition is dangerous to the patient's life. Therefore, patients during therapy must strictly observe the interval between procedures (from thirty to sixty minutes).
Reviews
Both drugs for inhalation are a good combination of medicines for the effective treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, which are accompanied by obstructive syndrome.
During the treatment period, all prescriptions of a physician should be observed and timely to report any problems.
According to reviews of Berodual and Pulmicort, it is known that the joint use of medicines helps to achieve the maximum result in therapy.
Due to the implementation of sequential actions, the general condition of the patient is stabilized and a long remission occurs. Unfortunately, in many situations, especially in adults, obstructive syndrome is chronic.