Nose drops "Derinat" for children

One of the most popular remedies for rhinitis, sinusitis, adenoiditis and other diseases of the ENT organs is Derinat. It is in the form of drops is often used by adults for the treatment of viral lesions of the nasopharynx, and to prevent colds or flu. But is it possible to treat children with such a drug, does it not harm the children's body and what can be replaced if necessary?

Derinat in the form of nasal drops is a dropper bottle, inside of which contains 10 ml of colorless transparent solution. There should be no visible suspensions. The smell and taste of this drug is absent.

The active ingredient of the drops Derinat is sodium deoxyribonucleate. Since the solution has a concentration of 0.25%, each milliliter contains 0.0025 g of deoxyribonucleinate (2.5 mg). Sodium chloride is added to it, and the remainder of the preparation is represented by water for injection. There are no other substances in such a liquid.

The active component Derinat noted immunomodulatory effects, because it has the ability to activate both humoral and cellular immunity. Due to this, the immune reactions in response to infection by bacteria, fungi and viruses become more pronounced. And although the drug does not directly affect the causative agent, it helps the immune system to deal with the pathological agent faster and easier.

Besides, Derinat is referred to as reparants, as this tool stimulates the processes of healing and tissue regeneration. Especially actively helps the solution in trophic ulcers and deep burns. Its use accelerates the epithelization of such damages both on the skin and on the mucous membrane. This causes the popularity of the drug in surgical practice and ophthalmology.

To drip Derinat in the nose is advised for ARVI, as well as for their prevention. In this case, the drug can be used as monotherapy. For such chronic or acute diseases of the upper respiratory tract, such as sinusitis, pharyngitis, otitis, laryngitis, inflammation of the adenoids or rhinitis, Derinat can also be used as an additional means to the main treatment (antibacterial, antiviral).

In addition, the solution is required for inflammation of the oral mucosa and ophthalmic pathologies, in which there is inflammation or degeneration. Local use of the drug is possible with infected wounds, trophic ulcers, frostbite, burns and other injuries.

Derinat in the form of nasal drops does not have any age restrictions. This tool is safe for kids from the first days of their life.

The only reason to refuse the use of Derinat in drops is the intolerance of the components of the drug. Other contraindications for this drug are absent.

The drug is mostly well tolerated and is considered safe for children. It does not cause vasoconstriction and does not provoke negative reactions from the digestive or nervous system. Addiction to this medicine does not develop. If the child has a burn or open wound, the drug will have an analgesic effect.

• Before you drip Derinat in the child's nose, it is important to clean the nasal passages from crusts or pathological secretions. It is convenient to use a nasal aspirator or flagella of cotton wool.
• When storing the medicine bottle in the refrigerator, you first need to hold it in your hands for a while and then inject the drug into the baby’s nasal cavity. Having put the child in, the medicine is gently dripped into each nostril, and then the child is told to lie down for a while.
• If the child is sick with the flu or a cold, in the first two days after the onset of the illness he needs to take 2 drops of the drug every 1.5-2 hours. From the third day go to 3-4 times the application. The drug is administered in 2 drops, and the treatment is continued until complete recovery.
• If Derinat is used in a complex of measures against sinusitis, frontal sinusitis, sinusitis or rhinitis, the drug is dropped 4 to 6 times a day, and a single dose is 3-5 drops. The duration of use for such pathologies ranges from 7 to 15 days.
• For prophylactic purposes, Derinat is recommended to drip 2 drops into each nasal passage three times or four times a day. Such use of the drug is possible throughout the season of colds and acute respiratory viral infections, but most often the solution is prescribed a course of one or two weeks.
• If the child has an inflammation of the oral mucosa, drops can be used for rinsing. One bottle of medication is enough for 1-2 rinses. The procedure should be carried out up to four to six times a day for 5-10 days.
• Ophthalmologists prescribe liquid Derinat for dystrophic or inflammatory eye diseases in 1-2 drops. The medication is dripped in this dosage into each eye two or three times a day. The drug is prescribed by the course from two weeks to 1.5 months.
• If the drops are used for the topical treatment of skin lesions, a solution is moistened with gauze and an application bandage is applied. Then 3-4 times a day, a new batch of medication is applied to the bandage.
• With protracted rhinitis, tonsillitis, adenoids, pollinosis, bronchial asthma and other pathologies, inhalations with Derinat may be used. For the procedure, the drug is diluted with 1 to 1 saline - for 1-2 ml of the drug take 1-2 ml of saline. Using a nebulizer, inhalation is done twice a day for 5-10 days.

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Cases of negative effects of high doses of the solution were not registered.

The drug is often not prescribed independently, but as an additional agent in the treatment of viral or bacterial infections. Derinat can be combined with antibacterial drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs with antipyretic action. The drug is not compatible only with hydrogen peroxide and fat-containing ointments - this is important to take into account when local processing Derinatom.

Since Derinat is an over-the-counter medicine, it is available at most pharmacies for any person. The average price of a bottle of drops is 240-250 rubles.

Drops recommend keeping the house out of the reach of a small child, a place where direct sunlight does not fall. The sealed bottle should be stored at + 4 + 20 degrees Celsius for the entire shelf life of 5 years. When the bottle is opened, the contents can only be used for 2 weeks. 14 days after the first use of the drops, the vial with unused medication must be discarded.

On the use of Derinat in children, many mothers speak positively. They say that such a medicine really helps not to get sick with a cold and flu, and if the child is still infected, the ARVI is easier and complications do not arise. The advantages of drops are the ability to apply them from birth, as well as convenient packaging.

The disadvantages of the drug is considered a short shelf life and the need to keep the drops in the refrigerator.In addition, many mothers complain that one bottle is not enough for the full course of treatment. Also, there are reviews that mention the lack of therapeutic effect in a particular child.

Doctors treat medicine differently. Some doctors prescribe it to children and note that Derinat is able to enhance the effectiveness of other means, such as antibiotics. Others treat this drug with disbelief and compare it with placebo.

With ARVI with a cold in a child instead Derinat can be applied:

• Aqua Maris. The basis of such nasal drops is sea water, due to which the agent perfectly moisturizes the nasal mucosa and helps to reduce the inflammatory process. This medicine is approved from birth, even with prematurity. It is also made in the form of a spray, but this form is advised to use in children only over the age of 1 year.
• IRS-19. This nasal spray has an immunostimulating effect due to the presence of several types of bacteria in the composition of the lysates. It is prescribed for the prevention, as well as for the treatment of rhinitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and other diseases from 3 months of age.
• Viferon. With a cold, such a drug is in the form of a gel (can be used from birth) or an ointment (allowed for children older than one year). The basis of the drug is interferon, so this tool helps the child's immune system in the fight against viral diseases.
• Grippferon. This drug also contains interferon and is available in spray and nasal drops. If necessary, this medicine can treat babies from birth.
• Vibrocil. In this preparation, the active ingredients are phenylephrine and dimetinide. Remedy for rhinitis, including allergic. AT drops it is used in children older than a year, and in the spray - from 6 years of age.
• Nazol Baby. This medication containing phenylephrine has a vasoconstrictor effect. Pediatricians prescribe it for rhinitis children of any age, if there are indications for such treatment.

It is important to remember that any of these drugs should be chosen as a replacement for Derinat along with a pediatrician. It should not be cheaper to take any of these medicines in the search for a drug and drip on the child alone, because a small patient may have contraindications to the chosen remedy. In addition, during self-treatment, the mother may be mistaken with the cause of the disease and the drops will not have any beneficial effect, and time will be lost and the pathology will become chronic.