All about eye drops Phenylephrine

Phenylephrine is used to treat ophthalmic and otolaryngic pathologies. The medicine is available in compact packages. It looks like a white and yellow powder. Phenylephrine dissolves well, can interact with other medicinal substances. Treatment Phenylephrine is prescribed by a doctor. Self-management is fraught with complications, up to a heart attack! The drug narrows the blood vessels, reduces the discharge of exudate from the nose.

Pharmacological action and group

Phenylephrine acts on alpha-adrenoceptors, in particular, has a stimulating effect.Active substances are involved in reactions in which the narrowing of the alveoli occurs. Phenylephrine slightly increases blood pressure; tests have shown that it has a stimulating effect on the brain.Phenylephrine also affects blood circulation, narrows the vessels of the kidneys and lungs. As a result of certain reactions, intrapulmonary pressure rises. Phenylephrine can be used to reduce nose swelling. In addition, the agent suppresses the reactions associated with the separation of the exudate. The drug can be prescribed to restore nasal breathing.

Due to potent pharmacological substances, Phenylephrine lowers the pressure in the ENT organs, provides prevention of diseases associated with them.The medicine is used to treat ophthalmic ailments. It improves the outflow of intraocular fluid, narrows the veins of the conjunctiva.The dilatation of the pupils is due to the contraction of the dilators. Phenylephrine actively affects the eye muscles. After 4 hours after using the drug, the pupils are restored.

The treatment of certain diseases involves exposure to the ciliary muscle: in this case, phenylephrine can be used.

The active components of the drug penetrate into the tissues of the eye without interference.After 15-40 pupils dilate. Phenylephrine is used in accordance with the prescription of a doctor.It should be noted that this medicine leads to a reduction in the dilator pupil. Biotransformation of the active components is carried out in the liver, organs of the digestive tract. The drug is split into metabolites and is excreted naturally. The effect of phenylephrine comes in 15 minutes.If injections are used, the effect occurs within an hour. Phenylephrine can be used for inhalation anesthesia (it helps in maintaining blood pressure). Cases of use in anaphylaxis, tachycardia are documented.

Pharmacological group Phenylephrine - anticongestants, ophthalmic drugs.

Indications and contraindications in use

1. Phenylephrine is used to treat various pathologies.
2. The doctor may prescribe a medicine if the hypotension worsens.
3. Phenylephrine is used in traumatic shock.
4. Vascular insufficiency can be an indication for the use of this drug.
5. Phenylephrine is used in local anesthesia.
6. To treat otolaryngic diseases, drops in the nose are prescribed; alternative - sprays.Such remedies restore nasal breathing.
7. Phenylephrine can be used to treat colds.
8. It is prescribed for allergy with colds.
9. For the treatment of ophthalmic diseases Phenylephrine is instilled in the eye (eye drops are used).The medicine reduces exudate. It can be used for manipulation, which requires dilating the pupils (diagnostic or therapeutic). Phenylephrine is used to control the back of the eye. If the doctor suspects a closed-angle glaucoma, he prescribes a test that allows to detect the state of the eye cells (phenylephrine can be used during testing). Phenylephrine is used to diagnose ailments associated with the eyeball.
10. The medicine is used for operations on the eyes. Preoperative preparation involves the use of a 10% solution. If laser intervention is planned, the agent can be used.

Contraindications

Solution for injections is contraindicated in persons who are allergic to its components. Do not do shots with:

• hypertension;
• cardiomyopathy;
• heart failure in the stage of decompensation;
• atherosclerotic vascular lesions;
• IHD.
• ailments that are characterized by the defeat of veins.

Drops for eyes are not appointed:

• with glaucoma;
• if cardiovascular ailments progress;
• if other means are used to perform the eye surgery, helping to widen the pupil;
• with hyperthyroidism;
• if aortic aneurysm is diagnosed.

Contraindication is the age of 12 years. Phenylephrine is not given to children who have a weight loss.

Nasal drops should not be used:

• at cardiovascular pathologies;
• in the period of hypertensive crisis;
• with diabetes mellitus;
• if thyrotoxicosis is diagnosed.

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A spray for the nose is not prescribed:

• at cardiovascular pathologies;
• if there is a pathology of the thyroid gland;
• with diabetes mellitus;
• with hypertension;
• children up to 6 years old.

Application in pregnancy

The medicine is used in extreme cases, when its benefit to the mother exceeds the risk for the fetus (infant).

To small children

Phenylephrine is not prescribed for children under 12 years of age. Nasal drops can be used from 6 years, provided there is no allergy.

Possible complications caused by the drug

They appear when self-medication, when the dosage was selected independently. In other situations, side effects are due to the characteristics of the body. When using phenylephrine, contraindications should be considered.The drug may give side effects from the heart. There are cases when Phenylephrine leads to pressure jumps, causing pain in the heart.The drug can provoke shortness of breath, reflex bradycardia, lesions of the coronary arteries. People who have suffered cardiovascular diseases should use Phenylephrine carefully (or not at all, depending on the doctor's recommendations).

In some cases, the use of the solution leads to myocardial infarction. The drug can give effects from the central nervous system: individual components cause headache, malaise; some people experience a tremor. Eye drops increase the pressure inside the eye. Other disorders: nausea, vomiting, breathing disorder, copious sweat.

Overdosing leads to the development of pancreatic tachycardia, a rapid increase in pressure.Perhaps a sense of heaviness in the head, limbs. Side effects that do not pose a threat to health and life require a dose reduction.

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conclusions

Dosage is selected by the doctor: the patient should not make adjustments "at his discretion" (increase or decrease dosage). The combination with other medications is discussed with the doctor who prescribed phenylephrine. If possible, during pregnancy and lactation, the drug should be replaced with an alternative. Side effects can be dangerous not only for health, but for life. During the treatment period, the pressure should be monitored (take into account the jumps). Side effects may cause withdrawal of phenylephrine.

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