Can silt drip a solution for the eyes of 'Albucid' in the nose?

Not always medicines are used for strict purposes and instructions, doctors and patients sometimes experiment with drugs. For example, some take inside the contents of ampoules with vitamins intended for intramuscular or intravenous administration.

Another example of the experiment is the use of "Albucid" drops in the nose, whereas according to the instructions they are intended for the eyes. Whether such application is safe, and the main thing - whether it helps? Let's try to understand.

"Albucid" remedy, instruction

The drug is based on sulfacetamide, which is an antibacterial agent for a large number of microbes (streptococci, staphylococcus, Klebsiella, Escherichia coli, cholera vibrio, toxoplasma and others). He does not kill them, but stops growth and reproduction.

There is a solution in the form of drops for the eyes, as well as for intramuscular and intravenous administration. In his eyes drip with blepharitis, conjunctivitis and other purulent lesions, and injections are prescribed for infectious diseases of the lung and urinary system.

Use the drug "Albucid" is not possible with allergies to its components, as well as kidney failure, sometimes in healthy people, there may be a feeling of nausea, allergy and a decrease in the number of leukocytes in the blood after using the drug based on sulfacetamide. When the solution is instilled in the eye, a local irritant effect often occurs.

Overdose can occur if the remedy is used too often and is manifested in the form of itching, swelling and reddening of the eyelid. In this case, reduce the amount and concentration of the solution.

Is it possible to drip the drug "Albucid" in the nose?

Indeed, many people use drops to treat colds, especially in children. And this recommendation is often given by the doctors themselves (therapists and otolaryngologists). Some parents still do not dare to drip the solution of "Albucid" in the nose, the instruction does not say anything about it.

On forums on the Internet discuss this issue, and there opinions also diverge. For example, someone believes that the remedy can not be used for a long time, since it has a vasoconstrictive effect similar to the drops of "Nazivin", but this is not so. Drip the solution of "Albucid" in the nose can, it contains an antibacterial component and does not affect the blood vessels.

There are comments that the drug is tried and absolutely useless. The fact that the discharge from the nose in children and adults can be of different origins. Of course, if the cause is an allergy, then the drops of "Albucid" from the cold will not help, whereas they will perfectly cope with the stuffed nose with a bacterial infection. Before using any remedy, it is necessary to be examined by a doctor, to find out the cause of the common cold. For example, young children often suffer from nasal congestion due to teething. They have not only a mucous mouth, but also a nose.

The other side of the coin is a severe burning sensation in the nose after instillation of the drug. From this, not only children cry, but adults themselves. Indeed, the agent has an irritant effect on the mucosa. But to some extent it is this effect that dampens it and stops the permanent discharge. It is necessary to observe the dosage. First, the drug is diluted with water half, and only then drip "Albucid" in the nose, and secondly, in each nostril, only 1-2 drops are enough.

One mother uses this method: rubbing the nose with a cotton swab, which was moistened with a solution.

The dispute also arises on the following question: at which discharge from the nose (transparent or green) do droplets help? Of course, the green content indicates an infection in which the drug "Albucid" is just needed. But at the onset of the disease, even bacterial secretions are watery and transparent.

In any case, before using drugs, especially in children, you need to consult a doctor.