Late autumn due to cold and humid air is considered the most favorable time for the spread of viral infections and even epidemics. Naturally, people want to protect the body against all kinds of diseases by any means, so antiviral ointment for the nose is quickly sold out in pharmacies. Such local preparations are designed to create an invisible barrier that prevents the penetration of viruses into the body by inhalation of ambient air.
Immunomodulatory antiviral nasal ointments
The most effective local remedy for intranasal administration today is the Viferon ointment. The drug is a complex of 2 active ingredients - human interferon and tocopherol acetate.
The first mentioned substance has pronounced immunomodulatory, antiviral and antiproliferative properties. Tocopherol is a highly active antioxidant, therefore it has a powerful anti-inflammatory, regenerating and membrane-stabilizing action. Moreover, this component enhances the specific antiviral activity of interferon and its ability to stimulate neutrophils (modulation of immunity).
Due to the high efficiency of Viferon and its rapid action, the drug is used both in therapy and for the prevention of influenza and ARVI .
Another good antiviral drug in the form of ointment for pawning in the nose is Infagel. Its basis is human recombinant interferon.
This medication interacts directly with pathologically altered cells, disrupting the production of the protein they need upon contact with the membrane. Also, the local remedy produces an apparent immunostimulating effect, contributes to the production of specific antibodies to a particular type of virus.
What antiviral ointment during flu epidemic smear under the nose?
Especially for the prevention of acute respiratory viral infections and influenza, a drug was developed on the basis of a potent antiviral substance. Oksolin or oksolinovaya ointment is considered the most effective intranasal medication, which allows to prevent and speed up the treatment of influenza type A and various ARVI.
In addition, the drug is used in the treatment of viral rhinitis , keratitis, conjunctivitis, skin pathologies (warts, molluscum contagiosum, simple and herpes zoster).