Sofradex for children: instructions for use

Drops of "Sofradex" in practice are used not only for the treatment of infectious diseases of the eyes and ears, but also for sinusitis and adenoids in children. The effect of this medication is based on a combination of antibiotics and a hormone. "Sofradex" allows to avoid the removal of adenoids surgically.

Sofradex is available in the form of drops and ointment.

• Drops - colorless solution without taste with the smell of alcohol. Sold in 5 ml bottles. On each of them there is a stopper with a dropper.
• Ointment produced in tubes of 15 and 20 g.

Drops and ointment "Sofradex" have a similar composition. The medicine includes:

• framycetin sulfate;
• gramicidin;
• dexamethasone.

The composition of the preparations also includes auxiliary components - citric acid and water, and in drops - ethanol.

The mechanism of action of drops based on three main components that complement and enhance the action of each other. Thus, framycetin sulfate has a bactericidal effect, suppressing such common microorganisms as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Gramicidin also fights staphylococcus.

Dexamethasone acts as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic agent.

The instructions for use said that "Sofradex" - drops for the eyes and ears. If you bury them in the eyes, the medicine reduces pain, burning, reduces tearing. And when instilled into the ears, the remedy reduces the symptoms of otitis, pain, burning, feeling of stuffiness in the ear.

However, Sofradex is prescribed by doctors and in the treatment of nasal congestion, as well as adenoids.

• The use of this tool in adenoids helps to stop the manifestations of rhinitis, relieve swelling of the nasal mucosa, helps restore nasal breathing.
• Helps "Sofradeks" with allergic rhinitis, as well as with antritis in schoolchildren.

Sofradex is not prescribed for the treatment of infants. Exceptions can only be individual readings.

"Sofradex" is not used to treat children with intolerance to one of the components of the drug. Also contraindications are such diseases:

• tuberculosis;
• viral or fungal infections;
• corneal damage (including ulcers, glaucoma).

During treatment with Sofrodex, two types of side effects may occur.

• The first caused by local hormone exposure. Symptoms include increased intraocular pressure, loss of visual acuity.
• Second group Symptoms associated with allergic reactions to its components. This is a burning sensation, itching, pain at the injection sites. These symptoms may not appear in the first days of treatment, but later.

Since the instructions for use do not indicate the possibility of administering the drug intranasally (through the nose), the symptoms associated with the treatment of nasal congestion and adenoids are not listed.

However, it can be assumed that side effects may occur in children, as in the treatment with other antibiotics (regardless of the form of administration):

• nausea;
• vomiting;
• decreased appetite;
• diarrhea.

When rhinitis in children during the first five days of treatment, 4 drops are instilled into each nostril, and the next 5 days - 2 drops (if necessary).

The treatment regimen for adenoids is somewhat different. Adenoids are an overgrown tissue in the nasal cavity. In fact, it protects the body from the penetration of infections, but if the child is sick often, it can grow, interfering with normal breathing. Treat adenoids with medication or surgically. The first way, of course, is more preferable.

For the treatment of adenoids during the first 10 days you need to enter 4 drops 2 times a day into each nasal passage. Then 5 more days to bury 2 drops 2 times a day, and then 5 days, 2 drops (once a day). The practice of using the drug shows that after 5 days the size of the adenoids decreases, nasal breathing is restored (including numbers and during sleep).

When otitis, children drip:

• 2-3 drops in each ear 3 or 4 times a day;
• and 1-2 drops in the eye 3-7 times a day.

It is important to ensure that the medicine does not leak out of the nose or ears. Therefore, before the procedure they need to be cleaned, and the child laid horizontally. After instillation, it is necessary to ensure that the patient lies on his back for a few minutes.

The usual duration of treatment does not exceed 7 days, but if significant improvements are noticeable, it can be prolonged by another doctor’s prescription.

Overdose of Sofradex can occur in two cases:

• with long-term treatment;
• with a single dose of a large dose.

If the treatment is delayed (regardless of the method of administration), then the child may experience allergic reactions, including the increase in intraocular pressure, itching and burning at the injection site - eyes, nose or ear canal.

If a child accidentally swallows no more than 10 ml of medication, then the symptoms of overdose usually do not appear. However, it is better for parents to take certain measures:

• first, report the incident to the doctor;
• secondly, give the child "Smektu", "Enterosgel"Or activated carbon, as well as any absorbent drug, and follow its condition.

Since Sofrodex contains two antibiotics, it is not necessary to combine its use with other similar medications. Particular care must be taken in parallel treatment with agents with ototoxic and nephrotoxic effects.for example, streptomycin.

"Sofradex" as a drug containing antibiotics, is available in pharmacies only by prescription. At home it should be stored at room temperature and in a place protected from direct sunlight.

The shelf life of the drug is 2 years from the production date. Expired medicine should not be given to children - this may have unpredictable consequences.

According to Ekaterina Ivanova, a children's ENT, doctors have long discovered the possibilities of Sofrodex in the treatment of adenoids, although this is not spelled out in the manufacturer’s instructions. However, some parents to whom the doctor prescribed this medicine specifically for adenoids, after reading the instructions, refuse to treat their children. Sometimes this leads to the need for surgery. And, on the contrary, the doctor describes a case when, after the appointment of the date of surgical intervention, the started reception of “Soradex” allowed not only to refuse the painful manipulation, but also to completely cure the adenoids, as well as the green snot accompanying them.

The effectiveness of the drug is confirmed by numerous reviews of parents. For example, a prolonged runny nose with green mucus, which was treated by another means, in a 3-year-old child managed to win only with Sofradex. A smear from the nose confirmed the presence of staphylococcus and streptococcus. However, the famous doctor Komarovsky believes that it is often not necessary for children to use topical antibiotics. If a child is often sick, then you need to start hardening it - this will strengthen the immune system.

In the Russian market, Sofradex has no analogues in terms of its main components. Pharmacies present medicines that have a similar therapeutic effect: eye drops and ear drops "Betagenot", "Garazon", "Dexon", "Tobradex, “Tobrazon” and “DexTobropt”.

The average price of Sofrodex in metropolitan pharmacies is about 300 rubles per bottle of 5 ml. You can buy drops in various pharmacies and networks from 270 to 340 rubles. In St. Petersburg, the price reaches 360-370 rubles for a similar package. And the cost does not depend on the manufacturer.

See the following video for useful information on topical antibiotics.