Today the question: "Pulmicort is an antibiotic or not?" Worries many patients and their relatives. Particularly important is the answer for parents of young children, which this drug is given at an early age, and at maximum doses. Information about the Swiss medicine on the Internet a lot, but it is often contradictory. The forums also mixed reviews. Therefore, a lot of myths about drugs.
Features of the drug
If you carefully read the instructions, it is considered Pulmicort antibiotic will have no reason to. This hormonal agent from the group of glucocorticosteroids. Used to prevent exacerbations in the treatment of bronchial asthma, but acute attacks, according to experts, its use is not considered appropriate.
Pulmicort has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties, quickly eliminates spasm and bronchial edema. The active substance acts budesonide formulation.
The composition comprises a suspension for inhalation such auxiliary components:
- citric acid;
- chloride and sodium citrate;
- polisorbat- 80;
- disodium edetate;
- distilled water.
Pulmicort release form
The drug is currently represented in the pharmacy network in such forms for inhalation, as powder, suspension, turbuhaler (container nubulayzera). The single dose for inhalation powder contains 100 - 200 g budasonida in 1 mL Pulmicort suspension - 250/500 g; and the container has - 500 or 1000 mg of active ingredient.
In contrast to the traditional notion of suspension (thick and viscous mixture), like antibiotics, Pulmicort, though It is identical to the name, is a transparent liquid, slightly thicker plain water, which slightly foams.
Children's bodies inhalation Pulmicort absolutely will not harm even at long courses, if they are assigned to and performed by a specialist in compliance with all regulations. By this means there is not addictive, unlike antibiotics. After inhalation treatments but it is easily absorbed into the blood and the urine is completely eliminated from the body.
Even if you have already seen that antibiotic drug Pulmicort is notAnd efficiency of inhalation with its use is very high, in any case, do not use it without a doctor's prescription, especially when the slightest manifestations of cough in children.
Caution! Pulmicort is a means for eliminating or broncho- laryngospasm, not cough medicine or an antibiotic.
The pharmacological properties of Pulmicort
The drug helps to reduce bronchial obstruction in the early or late allergic reactions. Reduces swelling bronchial hyperreactivity TTP and sputum production. The faster start treatment after diagnosis, the greater efficiency can be achieved in terms of improving respiratory function. Pulmicort applied as first aid in case of attacks of bronchial asthma, laryngitis and laryngotracheitis.
Pulmicort inhalation to help relieve asthma attacks in children, reduce swelling and improve the overall condition without antibiotics. It is important to choose the dosage to quickly and correctly and to carry out the procedure itself. To treat acute attacks of asthma medication is not suitable (therapeutic effect occurs within a few hours, and the maximum exposure to 2 weeks of continuous use).
Nothing has Pulmicort with antibiotics. This is a fundamentally different drugs. This is confirmed and the procedure is the introduction of inhaled medications and activity spectrum.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/pulmicort__1801
GRLS: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx? routingGuid = 298bc255-c163-4775-8082-11b258936afc & t =
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