Rotokan for children: instructions for use

For the treatment of children, parents prefer to use eco-friendly natural medicines. And this is fully justified: the preparations made from medicinal plants have good efficacy in treating children and do not harm their health. Among Russian parents, the popular and safe product is Rotocan, which is most often used for inhalation in a nebulizer or gargling.

"Rotokan" is produced in the form of a liquid extract of medicinal plants. The drug can be taken orally or used topically - for gargling, applications, as well as for enemas. Of course, the liquid form is convenient when using the solution for inhalation. The release form is a 50 ml dark glass bottle. Dark glass helps to protect the extract from exposure to ultraviolet, which destroys the chemical compounds in its composition.

The structure of "Rotokana" includes extracts of medicinal herbs for many years used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory processes. Chamomile is known for its antiseptic properties, has long been used internally and externally - in the form of compresses, rinses, wiping. Calendula was also used by folk healers often to treat colds, coughs, and yarrow is famous for its bactericidal properties. No wonder this plant for the treatment used more Achilles.

Modern pharmaceuticals also use the beneficial properties of these plants. Besides, the right combination of ingredients in Rotocane enhances their healing effects. The instructions for use of the drug indicated that one part of calendula in the extract accounts for 1 part of yarrow and two - chamomile.

The soft but effective effect of Rotokan in children is based on the effect that its components have on the tissue. So, chamomile soothes inflammation, reduces tissue swelling, and thanks to essential oils possesses the easy anesthetic and disinfecting action. Calendula is able to heal wounds due to its bactericidal action. In particular, the flowers of this plant, used in pharmacology, are bacteriophages for staphylococci and streptococci.

Yarrow normalizes the blood supply to the organs, accelerates tissue generation. Marked his anti-allergic effect. And finally, ethyl alcohol is a well-known disinfectant widely used in medicine. In addition, the alcohol solution better preserves the beneficial substances released from their plants.

"Rotokan" is a drug that is widely used to treat various kinds of inflammation. For example, these are oral diseases. Children, especially those attending nursery and kindergarten, often have stomatitis. This disease is associated with the body's immune response to various stimuli, including bacteria. When stomatitis children are well helped by rinsing mouth with a solution of "rotokana".

“Rotokan” is recommended in case of diseases of the upper respiratory tract - sore throat, sore throat - tonsillitis, including chronic cough, pharyngitis. A good effect in this case is given not only by rinsing, but also by inhalation with neiblizeze. A small child does not know how to gargle, but inhalations do not require special skills from children and provide uniform irrigation with medicine for the entire mucous membrane affected by the disease. It is important that the light anesthetic effect of "Rotokana" reduces pain in the throat, facilitating the child's condition. Also after inhalation, healing of small wounds on the mucous membrane is accelerated.

Assign "Rotokan" in diluted form from 3 years. But because of the specific "medicinal" smell and taste of the extract, it is not always possible to persuade young children to rinse the throat or nose with the drug. The older the child, the calmer he reacts to smell and taste, the greater the likelihood that Rotocan can be used for rinsing.

During inhalation, the taste and smell of the extract are less pronounced, but children can still refuse treatment. Therefore, it is better to use the drug in children older than 5 years. In addition, when using "Rotokana" in the treatment of children, it is necessary to observe the dosage especially carefully when preparing the solution for rinsing or inhalation.

Contraindications to the use of "Rotokan" in children are associated with the content in the preparation of ethyl alcohol. Therefore, in the instructions for use of some manufacturers as a contraindication indicated age to 18 years. Really, undiluted, doctors do not recommend treating a child with any alcohol extract or solutions.

But, for example, during inhalations in a nebulizer, as well as during rinsing and washing the throat, Rotocan is used in a diluted form. The content of ethanol in such a solution is much lower (33%) than in the preparation itself, which makes a ban on the use of the preparation in this form unjustified.

Medicines containing ethanol are also used with caution in children who have suffered a head injury. If a child has recently suffered such an injury or has been diagnosed with a brain disease that is not related to the injury, it is better to replace Rotocan with another drug, and not with an analog, but with medicine that does not contain ethyl alcohol.

Contraindications to the use of "Rotokan", as well as many other drugs, is an increased sensitivity to one or several components. Since Rotokane contains essential oils and other components of medicinal plants, before using it in a nebulizer, rinsing, or any other treatment, it is better to first carry out a skin test — wet the cotton pad in the prepared solution and wipe the child’s hand on the inner surface of the shoulder.

A side effect of Rotokan due to the high safety of this drug can only be an allergic reaction to one or more components of this drug. Allergies can manifest as rashes, urticaria, burning in the throat. If a strong reaction occurs, it may develop. anaphylactic shock. If a child has an allergy, then it is better to do a test before using Rotokan and to ensure that there are no reactions to the components of the drug.

In any form of treatment in children, the Rotokan instructions for use warn about the need to prepare an aqueous solution.When you first use the extract from the bottle is poured into a teaspoon, and then this amount is diluted in a glass of boiled water. It is desirable that the water was slightly warm, so that the child could comfortably rinse his mouth or throat. If the side effects in the form of an allergic reaction to the drug did not appear, you can dilute up to three teaspoons of the extract in a glass. Rinse should be done once or twice a day.

The dosage for rectal administration with an enema is the same. Put an enema 1-2 times a day for no more than 6 days in a row.

Consequences of overdose "Rotokan" appear stronger symptoms of side effects. If the recommended dosage was exceeded, then the child has a central nervous system - dizziness and headache, and nausea and vomiting from the gastrointestinal tract. In case of overdose, symptomatic treatment is applied, and treatment with Rotokan is canceled. However, so far no cases have been reported.

During clinical trials of the drug, there was no interaction of Rotokan with other drugs.

You can buy Rotocan in pharmacies without a prescription. It is better to store the drug in a dark and cool place at a temperature of 8 to 15? С. It is not easy to comply with this condition, since the temperature often exceeds the specified interval in both winter and summer in apartments. Considering that during storage, it is important to ensure that direct sunlight does not fall on the bottle, the best place for it is the refrigerator compartment, designed for fruit.

Shelf life "Rotokana" does not exceed 2 years.

Reviews of parents indicate that "Rotokan" - an excellent remedy for local use, which can effectively treat diseases of the mouth and throat in children. Herbal extracts also help well in case of rhinitis, especially when using a nebulizer. Sometimes it is difficult to make mouthwash or throat with an aqueous solution of “Rotokan” of small children because of the specific taste and smell, but with the use of an inhaler this problem is solved.

Rotocan is also used calmly for rinsing and inhalation of older children. The rich herbal taste during inhalation also contributes to the fact that the child calms down.

Parents also note the low price of the drug. In pharmacies, you can buy it at a price below 100 rubles. Rotokan is a budget drug for effective treatment of children.

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