Hexalysis for children: instructions for use

Dentists and ENT doctors often prescribe local agents that have antimicrobial and antiseptic effects, which include Hexalysis. Can this medicine be used to treat children and what features of the drug should be taken into account?

The drug Hexalysis is a tablet for sucking. Their characteristics are a round flat shape, lemon flavor and an unexpressed smell. Their color is orange-yellow, but there may be white or bright orange blotches. One pack includes 30 tablets.

Each tablet contains:

• 5 mg biclotymol,
• 5 mg of enoxolone,
• 5 mg of lysozyme in the form of hydrochloride.

These active ingredients are supplemented with lemon oil, magnesium stearate, sucrose, citric acid monohydrate and acacia gum. Also in the composition of the tablets is present dye E110.

Due to its multicomponent composition, Hexalysis is a combination drug:

• Biclotymol has an antiseptic effect, as it can destroy various types of bacteria. The substance causes the coagulation of protein molecules in microbial cells and acts in the oropharynx long enough. Biclotymol also has anti-inflammatory properties.
• Due to the presence of enoxolone, the drug lowers the sensitivity of the nerve endings in the mucous membrane, as a result of which the pain in the pharynx and the tonsils decreases. In addition to the analgesic effect, this ingredient also has an anti-inflammatory effect.
• Lysozyme is a natural factor that can protect the mucous membrane. It is normally produced in glandular cells and is a mucopolysaccharide. In lysozyme, antimicrobial activity is noted, as well as antiviral effect. This component activates the local immunity in the oropharynx, and also helps to neutralize and eliminate toxic substances.

Hexalysis is indicated for inflammation and bacterial damage to the mucous membrane of the pharynx, oral cavity or larynx.

The drug is recommended for:

• Spicy pharyngitis.
• Gingivitis.
• Laryngitis
• Chronic pharyngitis.
• Glossite.
• Tonsillitis.
• Stomatitis

In addition, the tool is prescribed after tonsillectomy to prevent infection in the postoperative period.

Dr. Komarovsky tells about the symptoms of laryngitis:

Tablets are not recommended for children under 6 years. If it is necessary to prescribe a local treatment to a younger child, for example, at the age of 3 years, it is better to choose a remedy approved for his age together with the doctor.

Treatment is not indicated for children who have a hypersensitivity to any of the components of the medication. Other contraindications to this medication are absent.

The body of some young patients reacts to the drug by an allergic reaction. Excessive use of the drug can provoke dysbacteriosis of the oral cavity and increase the risk of the spread of germs and fungi throughout the body. Also, the drug is rarely the cause of superinfection.

• Hexalysis tablet should be placed in the oral cavity and dissolve until it is completely dissolved. Swallowing or chewing is not recommended.
• Dosage for children is one tablet per reception. The medicine is given to children every 4 hours.
• Treatment continues until the symptoms disappear, but not longer than ten days. If, after 5 days from the start of the application of the remedy, there has been no improvement, you need to consult a doctor.

At the moment, no cases of overdose have been reported. The drug should not be combined with other local drugs that are absorbed in the mouth or used for irrigation of the oropharynx.

Hexalysis is freely sold in pharmacies as a non-prescription drug. The average price of a pack of 30 tablets is 230-260 rubles. At home, the medicine should be kept away from sunlight and children at a temperature of less than + 25 ° C. Shelf life - 2 years.

About the drug parents respond mostly positively. Moms love the complex action, the pleasant taste and the reasonable price.

If necessary, replace Hexalysis with other tablets and lozenges for sucking, for example, Lizobact (from 3 years), Eucalyptus-M (from 8 years), Strepsils (from 6 years), Septolete (from 4 years old), Ajisept (from 5 years old), Suprima-Lor (from 6 years old) and others.

In addition, the doctor may recommend as a substitute a medicine in the form of a spray or solution. It may be Hexasprey (from 8 years), spray jocks (from 8 years), Lugol (from 5 years), Hexoral (from 3 years old), Oralcept (from 3 years old) or other medication.