Medicinal preparation "Lugol" (spray): instructions for use

Spray for topical application "Lugol" in its composition contains free iodine, potassium iodide, glycerin and water. And since iodine has an antimicrobial effect, this drug is widely used for infectious and inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes (chronic tonsillitis, atrophic rhinitis, purulent otitis).

Nevertheless, the drug "Lugol" also has an anti-inflammatory, disinfecting property, so the range of its use is much broader. It is applied either externally, topically, or inside.

In the treatment of myalgia, various wounds and injuries, as well as infectious inflammatory skin lesions, it is applied externally. Spray "Lugol" treats damaged and inflamed skin.

For topical application, it is prescribed for trophic and varicose ulcers, infected, thermal and various chemical burns of I and II degrees. Doctors advise to use "Lugol" (spray) in angina for washing supratonsillar spaces and lacunae. The following treatment regimen is recommended: 4-5 procedures with an interval of 2-3 days. The medicine can be used to irrigate the nasopharynx for 2-3 months, using 2-3 times a week. When treating otitis recommended to instill it or rinse their ear for a month. In surgical practice and with various kinds of burns, the moistened napkin is applied to the affected surface as needed.

"Lugol" (spray) instruction for use recommends the use in the treatment of tertiary syphilis and atherosclerosis, for ingestion. Doses and regimen are administered individually, depending on the patient's age and indications.

When applying the medicine, pronounced side effects on the body is not observed, with the exception of rare manifestations of an allergic nature. With prolonged treatment with the drug, some manifestation of iodine poisoning (rhinitis, urticaria, lacrimation, drooling, acne) is possible. When taking the medicine inside (especially in patients older than 40 years), sometimes you may have increased sweating, tachycardia, sleep disturbances, some nervousness, diarrhea.

If the patient is sensitive to the components of the drug "Lugol" (spray), the instruction for use advises him not to apply. Rarely it is prescribed to women when feeding the baby with the breast, and in pregnancy - is contraindicated for ingestion.

The drug is incompatible with solutions of ammonia and essential oils. The presence of blood, pus, fat, alkaline and acidic medium weaken its properties as an antiseptic. And interaction with lithium drugs weakens their strugogenic and hypothyroid effect.

For a long time doctors have been using the drug "Lugol" (spray) for children. The instruction advises to treat this medicine with children's tonsillitis and other diseases of the mucous pharynx and oral cavity.

Specific taste of the drug "Lugol" when lubricating the throat in children sometimes causes an emetic effect, so the use of the spray greatly simplified the procedure of treatment. As many parents say, the advantage of this medication was the effectiveness of the application, the simplicity of dosage, the economical expenditure and the small price, and the problem of the secondary emetic effect was resolved.

There are many advantages to treating children with this medication. But pediatricians insistently warn that "Lugol" (spray), instructions for use about this, too, says, can promote the development of laryngospasm during the injection. And this can already cause a breath stop! Therefore, the drug should be treated cautiously, without violating the doctor's recommendations and instructions. Pediatricians are advised to treat the neck of the baby twice or thrice a day, with a single press of the nebulizer. Before spraying, you must ask your child to hold his breath for a few seconds.

The medicine can be used for the prevention of thyroid diseases - this is another advantage of the drug "Lugol" (spray). Instructions for use warns of the presence of contraindications only if the child has increased sensitivity to iodine.

Store the bottle with a solution of "Lugol" in a dark, sheltered from sunlight, a cool place. The drug in its composition contains iodine, and daylight and heat will promote its rapid decay. And, of course, the spray should be protected from children, because their curiosity has no limits.