Nose drops "Derinat" for children: reviews, instructions, prices

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

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

General Description

Produced as a solution for local and external use in dropper bottles of 10 or 20 ml and belongs to the group of immunomodulatory agents "Derinat". Children can be instilled into the nose from the first day of life. Made on the basis of sodium deoxyribonucleate - this is the chemical name of the extract from sturgeon milk. It cannot be appliedlocally with hydrogen peroxide or greasy products. Children are prescribed for colds, SARS or a runny nose, but it has a wider range of effects, including helping with frostbite or burns, as well as cuts due to its regenerating properties. Shelf life up to 5 years at temperatures from +4 °С to + 20 °С in a place protected from light.

When and how is Derinat used

According to the instructions, nasal drops help activate and restore immunity, as well as fight various types of infections. One of the advantages of the remedy is that you can use "Derinat" for children, the use is allowed from the first days of life. When using the agent for the prevention of acute respiratory viral infections, the scheme of application is as follows: for two weeks, the drug is instilled two drops into each nostril two to four times a day. The course of treatment, if the disease has already manifested itself, begins with the instillation of 2-3 drops into each nasal passage on the first day every hour and a half, then for the next five days it is enough to use the drug three to four times a day, if necessary, the period of application increases to a month. With an 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.

The dosage is the same for everyone, there is no difference between children and adults, so you should consult your doctor before use. The instruction reassures a little, saying that no cases of overdose have been identified.

Interesting nuances

For those who will be dissatisfied with the use of "Derinat" in the nose, the instruction contains a small clause on contraindications: individual intolerance, without explaining, however, what it may be and what is the risk of its manifestation.

Also, normal studies on the safety of external use during pregnancy and lactation have not been conducted, but this group of people is not included in the list of those for whom the remedy is contraindicated, that is, they can use it at their own peril and risk.

The shelf life of the medicine is up to 5 years, but when the vial is opened, it is reduced to two weeks. If you did not have time to use the remedy within the specified period, then you need to throw it away. A month-long course will require at least two bottles.

About the benefits of medicine

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

• good disease prevention, especially in spring and autumn;
• when used with other means, drops increase their effectiveness and help to cope with the disease faster;
• they can be used from birth, they help to cope with a runny nose very quickly, the nose begins to breathe much easier almost at the end of the first day of use;
• one of the few drugs that are effective and approved during pregnancy and for the treatment of children from an early age: improvement occurs in three days, and complete recovery -in a week;
• even after ordinary treatment with this remedy, immunity becomes stronger, and diseases become more rare.

Another look at the cure, possible causes

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

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

How much will the treatment cost

For the "Derinat" nasal spray, the price varies from 250 to 350 rubles for a 10 ml bottle. This amount is enough for a full course of prevention. If you use it in the recommended minimum doses, two drops twice a day, it will last for 14 days for the prevention of colds, while for the treatment of the inflammatory process, the remedy will only last for 8 days.

It should be noted that after use, the product cannot be stored for more than two weeks, so there will be no possibility to reuse the open vial, but the remaining solution will not beexpiration date, you can carry out prophylaxis to other family members.

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

How to use the drug better and more conveniently

Many people who used the drug note that the instructions for the Derinat drop are not quite correct. The reviews of those to whom the remedy helped contain a recommendation to clear the nose before using the remedy. If the child is very small, then you can use saline, Otrivin, Aquamaris, Salin, or another similar remedy, and then eliminate congestion with a nasal aspirator.

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

It is useful to warm the medicine to room temperature if it was stored in the refrigerator. To do this, just hold the bottle in your hand for a short time. 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 be lost.

How to use drops correctly

Another flaw in such a tool as drops"Derinat": the instruction (reviews indicate this) does not contain the rules for instillation of the nose, which affects the effectiveness of the use of the drug. It should be remembered that it is better to bury your nose while lying on your side. The nasal passage of the side of the body on which they lie is processed. You can’t immediately roll over, you need to wait a bit, and then drip the second nostril. Thanks to this method, the drug enters the outer wall of the nasal passage and does not cause irritation, and relieves congestion much faster.

Nose drops "Derinat" for children (reviews indicate the correctness of this remark) is not recommended for a long time. If after three days of use there is no improvement, it is necessary to consult a pediatrician - perhaps the medicine did not suit the child. It is impossible to get too carried away with this type of therapeutic agent, since there is a risk that a runny nose will become chronic due to the development of dependence on the agent used. During treatment, you can alternate with inhalation drops.

What can replace

For the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections and the common cold, pediatricians rarely recommend Derinat, analogues of Aqualor and Aquamaris much more often. They also fight inflammation and are a good preventive measure, and they cost almost half the price. But still, they cannot completely replace "Derinat" in all properties, since they do not restore and strengthen the immune system.

Not inferior in positive effects after application is considered a remedy"Grippferon", it can also be used from birth, but the list of side effects is very impressive and frightening. The price is the same high, but the shelf life of an open bottle is slightly longer: one month.

Other remedies that replace Derinat (analogues in the form of drops) and suitable for children, coping with colds and restoring immunity, are difficult to find, but there is a drug called Viferon in the form of an ointment that can be used to lubricate the nasal passages. It has all the listed positive properties and is often recommended by pediatricians. Cons of the product: not suitable for children under one year old and has a specific smell. Side effects may occur - there will be a burning sensation or sneezing, but they go away on their own when you stop using the medicine. The cost of the drug is much less, about 160 rubles, and it goes well with other drugs. The total shelf life is less - 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, to pay special attention to the room in which the sick child is located. It should be regularly ventilated, the temperature is recommended no higher than +20 ° C, and wet cleaning should be done daily. It is necessary to ensure that the humidity of the air does not fall below 50%, otherwise the mucous membranes will dry out, and with it the inflammatory process will increase. When the child recovers, the favorite method of hardening can be used to strengthen immunity.

It should be remembered: self-medication is fraught with consequences, therefore it is the direct responsibility of the pediatrician, not the parents, to prescribe or replace drugs. Of course, choosing a doctor you can trust, unfortunately, is very difficult nowadays, so people often look for information on the Internet and rely on the positive experience of other people.