Quattran xylo nasal drops 0.05% Renewal tube-dropper, 15ml

Composition

Active ingredient: Xylometazoline Hydrochloride-0.50 MGM Auxiliary substances: sea water-400,00 mg potassium dihydrogen phosphate (potassium phosphate monosubstituted) – 0,45 mg purified water-up to 1 ml

Pharmacological action

Xylometazoline belongs to the group of local vasoconstrictors (decongestants) with alpha-adrenomimetic action, causes narrowing of the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa, eliminating edema and hyperemia. Facilitates nasal breathing in rhinitis. The effect of the drug occurs a few minutes after its application and lasts for 12 hours.

Sea water, which is part of the drug as an auxiliary component, helps maintain the normal physiological state of the nasal mucosa, which reduces the symptoms of irritation and dryness that occur with prolonged use of xylometazoline.

Indications

• Acute respiratory diseases (ARI) with rhinitis (runny nose);
• Acute allergic rhinitis;
• Sinusitis;
• Pollinosis;
• Otitis media (to reduce swelling of the nasopharyngeal mucosa);
• Preparation of the patient for diagnostic manipulations in the nasal passages.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, arterial hypertension, tachycardia, severe atherosclerosis, glaucoma, atrophic rhinitis, condition after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, inflammatory diseases of the skin or mucous membrane of the vestibule of the nose, thyrotoxicosis, pregnancy, meninges surgery (in the anamnesis), children (up to 2 years – for nasal drops 0.05%; up to 6 years – for nasal drops 0.1%).

Do not use in therapy with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO) and tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants, other local vasoconstrictors (decongestants), as well as with other drugs that increase blood pressure.

Side effect: With frequent and/or prolonged use – irritation and/or dryness of the nasopharyngeal mucosa, burning, tingling, sneezing, hypersecretion.

Rarely – swelling of the nasal mucosa, palpitations, tachycardia, arrhythmias, increased blood pressure, headache, vomiting, insomnia, visual impairment; depression (with prolonged use of high doses).

With caution:

With hypersensitivity to adrenergic drugs, accompanied by insomnia, dizziness, arrhythmia, tremor, increased blood pressure, porphyria, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, coronary heart disease (angina pectoris), prostatic hyperplasia, diabetes mellitus, breastfeeding.

Side effects

With frequent and/or prolonged use – irritation and/or dryness of the nasopharyngeal mucosa, burning, tingling, sneezing, hypersecretion.

Rarely – swelling of the nasal mucosa, palpitations, tachycardia, arrhythmias, increased blood pressure, headache, vomiting, insomnia, visual impairment; depression (with prolonged use of high doses).

How to take, course of use and dosage

Intranasally. Nasal drops 0.05%Children aged 2 to 6 years – 1-2 drops in each nasal passage up to 3 times a day. It is not recommended to use the drug for more than 5-7 days. After the end of therapy, the drug can be prescribed again only after a few days. Please consult your doctor about the duration of use in children. If there is no improvement after treatment, or if the symptoms worsen or new symptoms appear, you should consult your doctor. Use the drug only according to the indications, the method of use and in the doses indicated in the instructions.

Overdose

Symptoms: increased side effects.

Treatment: symptomatic.

Special instructions

Before use, it is necessary to clean the nasal passages.

Do not exceed the recommended dosage, especially in children and the elderly.

Do not use for more than 7 days, unless the doctor has recommended a different duration of treatment. If symptoms persist after this time, you should consult a doctor.

Influence on the ability to drive vehicles and mechanisms: The drug in the recommended doses does not affect the reaction rate when driving vehicles or working with other mechanisms.

Storage conditions

In a pack, at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Shelf

life is 3 years.

Do not use after the expiration date.

Active ingredient

Xylometazoline

Dosage form

nasal drops