Drops in the nose "Derinat" for children: reviews, instructions, prices

Now a very large range of medicines, and when and the choice is increasingly people are not guided by pediatricians' advice or advertising, but on the recommendations of those who have already tried. One very interesting tool - drops in the nose of "Derinat" for children - the reviews are very contradictory. But in order to understand whether it is worth buying and using it, it is also important to study the instruction of the facility. In this article you can learn about the interesting nuances of the medicine and the experience of people who used it.

general description

It is available in the form of a solution for local and external use in bottles of 10 ml or 20 ml and belongs to the group of immunomodulating agents Derinat. In the nose children can be buried from the first day of life. Made on the basis of sodium deoxyribonucleate - this is the chemical name of the extract from the milk of sturgeon. It can not be applied locally, together with hydrogen peroxide or with a fatty base. Children are prescribed for colds, respiratory infections, or runny nose, but has a wider range of effects, including good for frostbite or burns, as well as cuts due to regenerating properties. Shelf life of up to 5 years at a temperature of +4 ° C to +20 ° C in a dark place.

When and how to use the "Derinat"

According to the instructions, droplets in the nose help activate and restore immunity, as well as fight with various types of infections. One of the advantages of the tool is that you can use Derinat for children, the application is allowed from the first days of life. When using the means for the prevention of acute respiratory viral infection, the scheme of application is as follows: within two weeks the drug is injected two drops into each nostril from two to four times a day. The course of treatment, if the disease has already manifested, begins with the instillation of 2-3 drops into each nasal passage on the first day every half hour, then within the next five days it is sufficient to use the drug three to four times a day, if necessary, the period of application increases to a month . In the inflammatory process in the nasal cavity, the number of drops increases from 3 to 5, and the number of times a day - from 4 to 6.

Dosage is the same for everyone, there is no difference between children and adults, so before using, you should consult your doctor. The instruction is a little calming, informing, that cases of an overdose have not been revealed.

Interesting nuances

For those who remain unhappy with the use of the "Derinat" in the nose, the instruction contains a small disclaimer on contraindications: individual intolerance, without explaining, however, what it may consist of and the risk of its manifestation.

Also, normal studies on the safety of external use during pregnancy and lactation were not carried out, but this group of people is not included in the list of those to whom the drug is contraindicated, that is, they can use it at their own peril and risk.

The shelf life of the drug is up to 5 years, but when the bottle is opened it is reduced to two weeks. If you do not have time to apply the product within the specified period, then it must be discarded. For a course length of a month you will need at least two bottles.

About the benefits of medication

People who used drops in the nose of "Derinat" for children, the reviews leave, noting the following positive points:

• Good preventive maintenance of diseases, especially in the spring-autumn period;
• When used with other agents, drops increase their effectiveness and help to cope faster with the disease;
• They can be used from birth, they very quickly help to cope with the common cold, the nose begins to breathe easier almost at the end of the first day of use;
• One of the few drugs that are effective and allowed during pregnancy and for the treatment of children from an early age: the condition improves after three days, and full recovery in a week;
• Even after the usual treatment with this remedy, immunity becomes stronger, and diseases are more rare.

Another view of the medicine, possible causes

There are no medicines with 100% effectiveness, so drops in the nose of "Derinat" for children are not only positive reviews: there are people who did not help it. Often in such cases, it is not the drug itself that is to blame but the failure to observe the storage conditions, for example, if you do not hide the medicine in the refrigerator in the summer, but leave it in the closet, then at a temperature above + 20 ° C the useful properties of the drug will begin to deteriorate.

There are also opinions that all possible immunostimulants are a placebo, but everything new is always perceived with disbelief, and only after the appearance of many successful results of application for a long time becomes recognized.

How much will treatment cost

On the drug "Derinat" in the nose the price varies from 250 to 350 rubles per 10 ml bottle. This amount is enough to conduct a full course of prevention. If you apply it at the recommended minimum doses, two drops twice a day, for the prevention of colds it will last for 14 days, while treating the inflammatory process, the drug will last only 8 days.

It should be noted that after use the product can not be stored for more than two weeks, so there will not be an opportunity to re-use the open bottle, but the remaining solution before the expiry date can be prevented by other family members.

In the manual there is information that for the convenience of instilling the drug "Derinat" in the nose of children it is available in a volume of 20 ml. However, it is difficult to find it in pharmacies. It turns out, if we assume that the average price for Derinat is 300 rubles, then the course of treatment will cost 600-900 rubles.

How is it better and more convenient to use the drug

Many people who used the drug note that the instruction is not entirely correct for the "Derinat" drop remedy. Reviews of those to whom the remedy has helped contain a recommendation before using the remedy to cleanse the nose. If the child is very small, then you can use saline, "Otrivin", "Aquamaris", "Salin" or other similar remedy, and then eliminate the obstruction with the help of a nasal aspirator.

The bottle-dropper is not very convenient to use. To avoid an overdose, it is better to use a separate pipette, gaining the required amount of medication for one nasal passage.

It is not superfluous to warm the medicine to room temperature, if it was stored in the refrigerator. To do this, you just need to hold the bottle for a while in your hand. There is no need to use other methods, but there is a risk, for example, if heated with boiling water, that in case of overheating, useful properties may lose.

How to use the drops correctly

Another drawback with such a tool as drops "Derinat": the instruction (the reviews indicate this) does not contain the rules of instillation of the nose, which affects the effectiveness of the drug. It should be remembered that bury your nose better lying on your side. The nasal passage of the side of the body on which it lies is treated. You can not immediately turn over, you need to wait a bit, and after the second nostril is dripped. Thanks to this method, the drug falls on the outer wall of the nasal passage and does not cause irritation, and the obstruction removes much faster.

Drops in the nose "Derinat" for children (feedback on the correctness of this remark) is not recommended for long. If after a three-day use of improvement did not appear, it is necessary to consult a pediatrician - perhaps the medicine did not fit the child. Excessive involvement in this type of medicines can not be, because there is a risk that the runny nose will become chronic due to the development of dependence on the used remedy. During treatment, alternate with inhalation drops.

What can I replace

To treat ARVI and runny nose, pediatricians recommend rarely "Derinat", analogs "Akvalor" and "Aquamaris" - much more often. They also struggle with inflammatory processes and are a good preventive agent, and are almost twice as cheap. But still they can not completely replace "Derinat" for all properties, since they do not restore or strengthen immunity.

Not inferior to the positive effects after use is the "Grippferon", it can also be used from birth, but the list of side effects is quite impressive and frightening. The price is the same high, and the storage period of the open vial is slightly larger: one month.

Other drugs that replace Derinat (analogs in the form of drops) and suitable for children, coping with colds and restoring immunity, are difficult to find, but there is a drug "Viferon" in the form of an ointment, which can lubricate the nasal passages. It has all of the above positive properties and is often recommended by pediatricians. Disadvantages of the remedy: not suitable for children under the age of one and has a specific smell. There may be side effects - there will be burning or sneezing, but they go away on their own when the medication is stopped. The cost of the product is much less, about 160 rubles, and it fits well with other drugs. The total shelf life is less than 1 year, but it does not decrease after opening the ointment.

How to increase the effectiveness of treatment with any drug

Pediatricians advise, in addition to the use of medicines, pay special attention to the room in which the sick child is. It should be regularly ventilated, the temperature is recommended not higher than +20 ° C, and wet cleaning should be done daily. It must be ensured that the humidity does not fall below 50%, otherwise the mucous membranes will dry up, and with it the inflammatory process will increase. When the child recovers, to strengthen the immune system, one can use the method of hardening, which is loved by many people.

It should be remembered: self-medication is fraught with consequences, so prescribing or replacing medications is a direct responsibility of the pediatrician, not of the parents. Of course, to choose a doctor who can be trusted, unfortunately, is very difficult nowadays, that's why they often look for information on the Internet and rely on the positive experience of other people.