Dex Gentamicin for children

In the treatment of bacterial infections, combination drugs are often used in which antibiotics are combined with other substances that help eliminate inflammation. One of them is Dexa-Gentamycin.

The drug is produced in two forms:

• Eye drops. This is a clear liquid without any shade, which is produced in plastic dropper bottles of 5 ml each.
• Ointment for the eyes. It is a translucent white-yellowish mass, placed in tubes of 2.5 g each.

In each form of Dex-Gentamicin, there are two active ingredients. This is antibiotic gentamicin (its dosage in 1 ml of drops and 1 g of ointment is 3 mg) and glucocorticoid dexamethasone (in drops it is presented in a dose of 1 mg / 1 ml, and in ointment - 300 μg / 1 g). Additionally, the liquid form of the drug includes potassium hydrogen phosphate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, a preservative additive (benzalkonium chloride), sodium chloride, and water. If we talk about the ointment, it can be noted that the active substances are supplemented with lanolin, liquid paraffin and white petrolatum.

Due to the combination of the hormone and the antibiotic, Dex-Gentamicin has both anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effects. This remedy is also used against allergies.. The use of drops or ointment inhibits most microbes, among which are pseudomonads, E. coli, staphylococcus, salmonella, Klebsiella and many other microorganisms.

Most often, "Dex-Gentamicin" is used in ophthalmology. It is prescribed for the topical treatment of pathologies such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, barley or blepharitis, if their pathogen is microbes that are sensitive to gentamicin.

The drug is also in demand for allergic eye damage, if a bacterial infection has joined it. In addition, the medication is used during the postoperative period, if you want to prevent or eliminate inflammation of the eyes after their surgical treatment.

ENT doctors can prescribe "Dex-Gentamicin" for rhinitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis or adenoiditis of a bacterial nature. The drug may also be included in the composition of complex drops in the nose, the recipe for each patient is selected individually.

Abstract drops and ointment contains information that "Dex-Gentamicin" is contraindicated in patients under 18 years of age. However, in practice this drug is often prescribed to children, but only a specialist should assess the feasibility of such treatment and determine the dosage. It is unacceptable to drip the medicine to a child without the consent of the doctor.

"Dex-Gentamicin" is not appointed:

• When hypersensitivity to any ingredient of medication.
• When viral lesions of the eye - for example, with chickenpox.
• With eye damage fungi.
• In acute purulent lesions, if the corneal epithelium is damaged.
• With corneal injuries.
• With increased intraocular pressure.
• When using contact lenses.

The drug can cause allergies or a burning sensation at the point of use. In rare cases, the use of Dex-Gentamicin leads to a fungal infection, corneal perforation or herpetic keratitis.Very long-term use increases the risk of developing glaucoma or cataracts.

In case of ophthalmologic diseases, the solution “Dex-Gentamicin” is dripped into each eye by 1-2 drops up to 6 times a day. The frequency of use of the ointment is 2-3 times a day, and for one use take a strip of the drug with a length of about 1 cm. The duration of therapy is usually 2-3 weeks and is determined by the doctor individually.

“Dex-Gentamicin” is not recommended to be combined with heparin, atropine, amphotericin B and some other drugs noted in the abstract.

You can buy Dex-Gentamicin at a pharmacy only if you have a prescription. The cost of one bottle of drops or tuba ointment is 120-150 rubles. To store the medicine at home, you need to find a place with a temperature not higher than 25 degrees Celsius that is inaccessible to children and the sun. The expiration date of any sealed form of Dex-Gentamicin is 3 years, but after opening it’s possible to use eye drops for only 6 weeks, and ointment should be discarded after 4 weeks.

Moms who used "Dex-Gentamicin" for children after prescribing an ENT or an ophthalmologist confirm the high efficacy of the drug and the very rapid manifestation of the therapeutic effect. They say that the drug is actively fighting microbes and inflammation, so that the infection passes faster.

When treating the eyes, the doctor may prescribe another local remedy instead of Dex-Gentamicin, for example, drops of Sofradex, approved from the age of seven. If a child has rhinitis, the medication can be replaced with other medicines that are effective against the bacterial cold ("Isofra», «Dioxidine"," Protargol ","Polydex»).

How to put the ointment in the eye, see the video below.