The drug "Polydex", the instruction informs, is available in the form of a spray (nasal) or ear drops.
Active active components of the medication are: polymyxin sulfate, neomycin sulfate, phenylephrine hydrochloride and sodium dexamethasone metasulfobenzoate. Among the auxiliary substances are the following: lithium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, methyl paraben, polysorbate 80, macrogol 400 and distilled water.
The Polydex medication is described by the manual as a clear liquid that does not have color and odor. It belongs to the pharmacotherapeutic group of antibiotic agents.
According to its pharmacological properties, the drug is anti-inflammatory. It is used in otolaryngology locally. It has a detrimental effect on gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic microorganisms, which are a source of infectious and inflammatory diseases localized in the paranasal sinuses or in the nasal cavity.
The drug "Polydex" (the instruction contains this information) is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis.
Contraindications to the use of the medication in question are the following:
- simultaneous administration of MAO inhibitors;
- diseases of a viral nature;
- suspicion of the presence of angle-closure glaucoma;
- malfunctions in the functioning of the kidneys, characterized by albuminuria;
- the period of gestation;
- lactation;
- the patient's age is less than two and a half years;
- individual intolerance to substances that are part of the drug.
Spray "Polydex" is used by adults for three to five injections in each of the nostrils for five to ten days. For children from two and a half to fifteen years, no more than three injections are shown in each nostril. The duration of treatment is the same.
When using the medication in the form of drops, it is recommended to instill from one to five in each ear canal twice a day for six to ten days.
Immediately before the procedure for using the drug, it is recommended to warm up the container by holding it in your hand for a while. This will help to avoid unpleasant sensations, accompanied by the ingestion of a cold medicine in the ear.
Also, before starting therapy, it is necessary to check the condition of the eardrum. If it is perforated, the medication should not be used.
The drug "Polydex", the instruction focuses on this particular attention, can cause allergic reactions and other skin manifestations.
It is noted that due to the low degree of absorption in the systemic circulation, an overdose of the medication in question is practically excluded.
Means of "Polydex" (spray) is not recommended for the purpose of washing the sinuses in the nasal cavity. Also, it is not prescribed for people suffering from renal failure. Patients with coronary heart disease, arterial hypertension, and hyperthyroidism should take the drug with extreme caution.
Information important to athletes: the medication in question contains substances that can show a positive result during doping control.
During the period of expectation of the child and lactation, the drug "Polydex" is contraindicated.
On sale, this tool comes in opaque plastic bottles with a capacity of fifteen milliliters. For ease of use there is a spray tip.
The drug in the form of drops is available in bottles of ten milliliters. A pipette is supplied.
The shelf life of the drug is thirty-six months from the date indicated on the factory packaging. It is highly undesirable to use the medication after this period.
This product should be stored at an air temperature not exceeding twenty-five degrees Celsius.
Polydex medication can be purchased exclusively by prescription.