Metrogil for inhalation for children

Metrogyl is a well-known drug that has shown its effectiveness in combating various microorganisms. For diseases of the respiratory system, the doctor may prescribe inhalation with this medicine. How and when are they performed and how much does the medicine use in children?

The drug is available in several forms:

• Tablets in the shell.
• Solution that is administered intravenously.
• Gel, which lubricates the skin.
• Vaginal gel used in gynecology for intimate infections.

Metrogil does not have such forms as drops, suspension, capsules or syrup. Separately produced medicine Metrogil Dentrepresented by dental gel. Its composition includes not only metronidazole, but also the antiseptic chlorhexidine. Such a drug is in demand for stomatitis, gingivitis and other diseases of the oral mucosa.

Metrogil is used for inhalation in ampoules and vials., representing a pale yellow or colorless solution without any suspensions. Ampoules contain 20 ml of this solution and are packaged in 5 pieces per pack, and the vials contain 100 ml of medicine and are sold one at a time. The main ingredient of the solution is metronidazole. Its dosage in each milliliter is 5 mg. In addition, the medicament contains phosphate and sodium chloride, sterile water and citric acid.

Such a medicine has the ability to influence the process of DKN synthesis in the cells of bacteria (clostridium, peptococcus, bacteroids, etc.) and protozoa (Giardia, amoeba, Trichomonas, leishmania). As a result of such exposure, microorganisms die. When conducting inhalation Metrogil falls directly on the respiratory tract mucosawhere it acts on infectious agents, destroying them.

There are no age restrictions in the instructions for Metrogil, but inhalation treatment with such a drug for a child of any age should be under the supervision of a physician. It is not recommended to perform the procedure both for children under 3 years old and for schoolchildren or teenagers without a pediatrician's appointment.

Inhalation treatment with Metrogylum is used:

• When rhinitis.
• When inflammation of the maxillary sinuses.
• When inflammation of the tonsils.
• When tracheitis.
• In infectious lesions of the larynx and pharynx.
• With sinusitis.
• With bacterial bronchitis.
• With pneumonia.
• With alveolitis.

Procedures are prohibited:

• When leukopenia.
• With intolerance to metronidazole.
• When liver failure.
• With a high body temperature.

With Metrogyl therapy, headache, urticaria, diarrhea, skin redness, nausea, nervous irritability, dysuria, and other symptoms sometimes occur. If they occur, it is recommended to stop inhalation treatment and immediately consult a doctor.

• Nebulizer required for inhalation. If procedures are prescribed for the treatment of rhinitis, sinusitis or sinusitis should be breathed through a mask, and with a lesion of the throat and bronchi, a special mouthpiece is used.
• The child should stay in a sitting position or lie down with a raised body.. After inhalation for some time you can not eat or drink.
• Metrogil for the procedure must be diluted with saline. 3 ml of a medicine consisting of 1 ml Metrogil and 2 ml of saline for young children and 2 ml of Metrogyl and 1 ml of saline for patients over 12 years old are poured into the nebulizer chamber.
• Breathing medicine through the nebulizer takes 5-10 minutes. Breathing should be calm. If a solution remains in the device chamber after handling, it is poured.
• The frequency of the procedures is usually three times a day.. The duration of therapy is determined individually, but in the absence of a positive effect, it is necessary to consult a doctor within 5 days for a change of treatment.

Metrogyl in injectable form is sold only by prescription. On average, the price of 1 bottle with a capacity of 100 ml is 23-27 rubles. To store such medication at home should be at a temperature below +30 degrees in a place where sunlight will not get into the solution. The shelf life of this form Metrogil - 3 years.

On the inhalation treatment of the child Metrogylum there are many positive reviews. In them, mothers confirm that this medicine effectively helps with rhinitis, bronchitis, sinusitis and other respiratory diseases. Portability procedures are usually good and side effects are rare. However, in some cases, the medication does not have the expected effect and must be replaced with another antibacterial agent.

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