Rhinostop

width = Rhinostop is a vasoconstrictive drug recommended for the treatment of ENT diseases in adults and children from two years of age.

It is popular in otolaryngology, like other nasal drugs, based on the action of the active substance xylometazoline. In the cold season it is difficult to avoid a common cold. To treat a rhinitis of any etiology is necessary, as complications can affect nearby ENT organs, and then instead of a common cold you will have to treat otitis, sinusitis or pharyngitis.

Drops of Rhinostop help speed up the healing process by eliminating the clinical picture of rhinitis during several days of continuous therapy.

Clinical and pharmacological group

Vasoconstrictor for topical application in ENT practice. Alpha-adrenomimetic.

Terms of sale from pharmacies

You can buy without a doctor's prescription.

Price

How much does Rhinostop cost in pharmacies? The average price is at the level of 30 rubles per drop and 80 rubles for the spray.

Composition and form of release

The drug is produced in the following dosage forms:

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Spray Rinostop. Produced in two types % and, 5%, intended for adults and children 2-6 years, respectively. The drug is placed in plastic bottles with dosing caps in the volume of 10, 15, 20, 30 ml.
Drops of Rhinostop. Like the spray, the drug in the form of nasal drops is released in concentration,% and, 5%. The drug is placed in a container with a lid-dropper volume of 10, 15 and 20 ml.
Tablets Rinostop. The preparation contains 251 mg of paracetamol, 61 mg of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, mg of chlorphenamine maleate. The drug can be used for adults and children from 6 years.

pharmachologic effect

The composition of drops and spray includes xylometazoline, which shows local alpha-adrenomimetic properties. During the use of each form of the drug, capillaries contract in the nasal passages, edema and pronounced hyperemia are eliminated. Against the background of this action, nasal breathing normalizes, the effectiveness is maintained for 10 hours.

Tablets and syrup are preparations with a combined composition (analgesic substance, H1-receptor blocker, as well as sympathomimetic). The drug helps to eliminate pain and cough, has antihistaminic properties, has a bronchodilating effect. With proper medication, it is possible to completely eliminate the observed symptomatology of the developing cold.

Paracetamol helps reduce body temperature, relieves inflammation. The action of pseudoephedrine is based on the narrowing of small vessels in the nasal cavity, reducing the expression of exudative processes. Chlorphenamine has a calming effect, reduces the degree of allergic reaction, strengthens capillary mesh, which can get rid of increased exudation, severe itching, symptoms rhinorrhea. The effect of using drugs lasts no more than 4 hours.

Indications for use

What helps? Rhinostop is prescribed as symptomatic therapy in the following conditions and diseases:

Sinusites;
Acute allergic rhinitis;
Acute respiratory diseases with phenomena of rhinitis (rhinitis);
Otitis media (in combination with other medicines, to reduce edema of the nasopharyngeal mucosa).

The drug is also used to prepare a patient for diagnostic procedures in the nasal passages.

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Contraindications

anamnestic data on surgical interventions on the meninges;
glaucoma;
atrophic rhinitis;
tachycardia;
arterial hypertension;
severe atherosclerosis;
hyperthyroidism;
simultaneous use of tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and 14 days after their withdrawal;
children under 2 years old - for solution, 5%, up to 6 years - for solution,%;
period of pregnancy and breastfeeding;
hypersensitivity to the components of Rhinostop.

Carefully:

pheochromocytoma;
diabetes;
hyperplasia of the prostate;
hyperthyroidism;
diseases of the cardiovascular system (including ischemic heart disease);
lactation period;
increased sensitivity to adrenomimetics, accompanied by insomnia and dizziness.

Intended use for pregnancy and lactation

In pregnancy, Rhinostop is contraindicated because it causes a spasm of small blood vessels. This creates an increased risk of gestosis.

Dosage and route of administration

As indicated in the instructions for use, Rhinostop is applied intranasally.

Drops

As a rule, children over six years of age and adults are prescribed nasal drops, 1 to 2 drops per nasal passage three times a day.

Children from two to six years are prescribed nasal drops, 5% 1-2 drops in each nasal pass twice a day.

According to reviews, Rinostop should not be used more than three times a day. Therapy should not last longer than seven days. In the case of a longer-term use of the drug, you need to take a break for five days.

Spray

Spraying is carried out after removing the protective cap from the sprayer. The atomizer is injected into the nose and, pressing on its base, it is sprayed for 1 second. During the introduction of the drug, the bottle should be kept up by sprayer.

Nasal spray 0.1% is prescribed for adults and children over the age of 6 years for 1 injection from the nebulizer into each nasal passage. Usually 3-4 injections per day are enough; Do not use the drug more than 3 times / day.
Spray nasal 0.05% is prescribed for children aged 2 to 6 years for 1 injection from the nebulizer in each nasal passage 1-2 times / day; Do not use the drug more than 3 times / day.

Do not use the drug without interruption for more than 3-5 days.

Side effect

With prolonged or frequent application of Rhinostop can develop: dryness and / or irritation of the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, tingling, burning, hypersecretion, sneezing.

Sometimes there may be: visual impairment, increased blood pressure, mucosal edema nose, headache, vomiting, insomnia, palpitation, depression (with prolonged use in high doses).

Overdose

In the case of a significant excess of the recommended therapeutic dose of drops or spray, Rinostop develops local and systemic adverse reactions. Treatment is carried out by a doctor, it includes measures aimed at reducing the severity of overdose symptoms (symptomatic therapy).

special instructions

Caution is prescribed xylometazoline to children under 2 years of age (gel - up to 7 years).

Do not use for a long time, for example, with chronic rhinitis. In case of colds, in cases where crusts form in the nose, it is preferable to prescribe in the form of a gel.

In case of development of systemic side effects (headache, palpitation, increased blood pressure, visual impairment), it is necessary to refrain from management vehicles and employment by other potentially dangerous kinds of activity demanding the raised concentration of attention and speed of psychomotor reactions.

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Interaction with other drugs

Incompatible with MAO inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants.

Reviews

We offer you to read reviews of people who used the drug Rhinostop:

Lilya. Normal spray. Maximum can be used 10 days. With the ease of handling, but with the flow of the nose is not particularly.
Nina. I will not say that a bad spray, but the aqualor helped me a lot better during pregnancy, it's good that my friends advised! If you knew about it before, that you can use it for prevention, there might not be a cold in the half of pregnancy!
Tanya. These are transparent drops for the nose, and very cheap. I was prescribed by a local therapist when I suffered from chronic sinusitis. Drops are very effective, the nose starts to breathe pretty quickly and even in the most neglected cases. Once, during the next runny nose, I used another remedy and got swelling. Once again I drank the Rinostop, and he saved me again. I always advise his acquaintances and, more than once, received gratitude for this.

Analogues

You can replace the product with other vasoconstrictor drugs, but only after consulting a specialist.

The analogues of Rinostop are:

Xylen. Vasoconstrictive medication used to treat colds. The active substance is xylometazoline. The drug quickly normalizes nasal breathing, the effect of its use lasts at least 10 hours. It is prescribed for acute rhinitis, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis and before rhinoscopy. Can be used in children from birth in the appropriate dosage and concentration of xylometazoline. Not recommended during pregnancy and lactation.
Otrivin. Local vasoconstrictor, often prescribed in otolaryngology. The active ingredient is also xylometazoline. Otrivin is prescribed for the treatment of infectious and allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, eustachitis. Can be used from birth strictly according to the doctor's indications. At pregnancy and thoracal feeding from application Otrivin it is better to refuse.

Before buying an analogue, consult your doctor.

Shelf life and storage conditions

The shelf life of Drops and Spray Rinostop is 3 years from the date of manufacture. It is important to store the drug in a dark, dry place inaccessible to children at an air temperature of no more than + 25 ° C.