Quick help for colds - Nasal Spray-ratiopharm
It's easy to catch a cold, because viruses like to be in the office, bus or train. It usually manifests itself with a tingling nose, frequent urge to sneeze and fatigue. Drinking a lot, rest and restful sleep are helpful for a cold with a runny nose.
However, a stuffy nose can disrupt sleep. Using a nasal spray can quickly relieve cold symptoms. An application in the evening helps to sleep peacefully and undisturbed. Free breathing and secretion drainage are improved during the day. This also reduces the risk of a cold developing into a sinus infection.
One application usually relieves symptoms for about 6 to 8 hours.
Nasal Spray-ratiopharm does not contain any harmful preservatives. Once opened, it has a shelf life of 6 months.
- quick relief
- without preservatives
application areas:
- Runny nose
- Runny
nose - Allergic cold, eg hay fever
- Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses (sinusitis)
- Tubal catarrh, with a cold
Application Notes
The total dose should not be exceeded without consulting a doctor or pharmacist.
Type of application?
Spray the medicine into the/each nostril. Breathe gently through your nose while spraying. Clean your nose beforehand by blowing your nose vigorously. Before the first application, you should pump several times until a spray is created. To avoid infection, the drug should only be used by one patient at a time.
Duration of use?
The drug should not be used for more than 7 days. It should only be used again after a break of several days. You should always ask your doctor about the duration of use in children.
overdose?
If the drug is used as described, no overdose symptoms are known. If large amounts are accidentally swallowed, contact a doctor immediately. Among other things, nausea, fever, cramps, cardiac arrhythmias, high blood pressure, respiratory disorders, drowsiness and a drop in body temperature can occur.
In general, pay attention to a conscientious dosage, especially for babies, small children and the elderly. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautions.
A dosage prescribed by the doctor may deviate from the information on the package leaflet. Therefore, since the doctor adjusts them individually, you should use the medicine according to his instructions.
Dosage:
| group of people | single dose | total dose | time |
| Children from 6 years and adults | 1 spray | 1-3 times a day | distributed throughout the day |
Contraindications:
What speaks against an application?
Always:
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
- Drying of the nasal mucosa with crust formation (rhinitis sicca)
- Condition after an operation on the brain
Under certain circumstances - talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this:
- Cardiovascular diseases such as:
- High blood pressure
- Coronary heart disease (circulatory disorders of the heart muscle)
- pheochromocytoma (adrenaline-producing tumor)
- enlarged prostate
- porphyria (metabolic disease)
- metabolic diseases such as:
- diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
- hyperthyroidism
- narrow-angle glaucoma
What age group do you need to consider?
- Children under 6 years: The medicine must not be used.
What about pregnancy and lactation?
- Pregnancy: consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in whether and how the drug can be used during pregnancy.
- Breast-feeding: consult your doctor or pharmacist. He will examine your particular starting position and advise you accordingly as to whether and how you can continue breastfeeding.
If you have been prescribed the drug despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit can be higher than the risk that the use entails in the event of a contraindication.
side effects:
What adverse effects may occur?
- Symptoms of irritation in the nose, such as:
- Burning of the mucous membranes
- Sneezing
- Feeling of "blocked nose" due to increased swelling of the mucous membranes
- Hypersensitivity reactions of the skin, such as:
- Skin rash
- Itching
- Angioneurotic edema (swelling in the face, hands and feet)
- Nosebleeds
If you notice any changes in your condition or changes during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
For the information at this point, side effects are primarily taken into account that occur in at least one in 1,000 patients treated.
Custody:
Storage
Storage before opening
The medicinal product must be stored away from heat.
Storage after opening or preparation
The medicinal product may be used for a maximum of 6 months after opening/preparation!
The medicinal product must be stored at room temperature after opening/preparation!
Important instructions:
What should you consider?
- The medicine itself may cause a feeling of stuffy nose. If you try to eliminate this feeling with the help of this remedy, you risk permanently damaging the nasal mucosa. The effect can already occur after an application of 5-7 days.
- There may be medicines with which interactions occur. You should therefore generally tell your doctor or pharmacist about any other medicine you are already using before starting treatment with a new medicine. This also applies to medicines that you buy yourself, use only occasionally or have been using for some time.
Mode of action:
How does the ingredient of the medicine work?
The active ingredient pulls the dilated veins of the mucous membrane of the nose and eyeball together again. As a result, it throttles the excessive blood flow to the olfactory and visual organs and swells the mucous membrane. Patients can breathe more freely through their nose again. Also, it doesn't run all the time. Annoying redness and non-specific irritations on the eyes disappear.
Composition:
What is included in medicines?
| The quantities given are based on 1 ml spray. |
|
| Active ingredient xylometazoline hydrochloride | 1mg |
| corresponds to xylometazoline | 0.87mg |
| Citric acid monohydrate excipient | + |
| Excipient sodium citrate-2-water | + |
| Excipient glycerol 85% | + |
| Excipient water, purified | + |
Manufacture: ratiopharm GmbH
