Inhalation with nebulizer is an effective modern treatment method, based on the introduction of drugs in the form of an aerosol through the respiratory tract. Especially often, inhalations are recommended for diseases accompanied by coughing. This procedure allows you to moisturize and soften the irritated mucous membrane, quickly deliver the medicine to the pathological focus, without actually having a systemic effect on the body.
The pharmaceutical industry produces many medications for use by inhalation. In this article, we will consider the features of the use of two agents for inhalations - Fluimucil and Fluimucil-antibiotic IT.
How to do inhalation with Fluimutsil?
Fluimucil for inhalations is an effective and safe drug in the form of a solution, which is a clear, colorless liquid with a weak sulfuric odor. Packed with Fluimucil for inhalation in ampoules of 3 ml (10% solution).
Fluimucil belongs to the group of expectorant mucolytic agents. It promotes an increase in sputum secretion, its liquefaction and facilitating excretion from the body. Also, the drug has an anti-inflammatory effect. The active substance of the drug is acetylcysteine. It is assigned when:
- bronchitis;
- tracheitis;
- bronchiolitis;
- pneumonia;
- interstitial lung diseases, etc.
For the procedure, one ampoule of Fluimucil is diluted with physiological saline in a ratio of 1: 1. Inhalations are carried out for 15 - 20 minutes 2 - 4 times a day. As a rule, in the treatment of acute diseases, the duration of the course does not exceed 10 days. In the case of chronic processes, a doctor can prescribe a drug intake up to six months.
Fluimucil may have the following side effects: reflex cough, rhinorrhea, bronchospasm, stomatitis. The drug is contraindicated in case of peptic ulcer in the stage of exacerbation, pregnancy and lactation (with caution), hypersensitivity to its components.
How to breed Fluimucil-an antibiotic for inhalation?
According to the instruction, Fluimucil-antibiotic IT for inhalations is available in the form of lyophilizate in bottles of 250 or 500 ml to prepare a solution. As a solvent, water for injection is used, which is packaged in ampoules of 2 or 4 ml and is supplied with the preparation. The medicine itself has the appearance of a white or yellowish lamellar mass with a weak sulfuric odor.
This drug is combined - it simultaneously exerts both mucolytic (expectorant), and antimicrobial action (against most pathogens of respiratory system infections). The active substance of Fluimucil-antibiotic is the complex compound of thiamphenicol glycinate acetylcysteinate. The drug is prescribed for:
- protracted bronchitis and pneumonia;
- abscess of the lungs;
- cystic fibrosis ;
- bronchiolitis;
- whooping cough, etc.
To conduct one inhalation procedure, dilute the contents of one 250-ml vial with a water-solvent vial. Inhalation should be done twice a day. If necessary, in especially severe cases, the doses can be increased twice in the first 2 to 3 days of treatment. Do not increase the dose for patients older than 65 years. The duration of treatment with the drug should not exceed 10 days.
In the treatment of Fluimucil-antibiotic IT, the following adverse reactions may occur:
- reflex cough;
- stomatitis;
- rhinitis;
- nausea;
- bronchospasm.
The medicine is forbidden to apply when:
- anemia ;
- leukopenia;
- thrombocytopenia;
- hypersensitivity to the drug.
With care, the drug is prescribed during pregnancy and lactation, as well as with hepatic or renal insufficiency.