Much to our regret, every mother has to face in life with various diseases, which suddenly can occur in any child. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to understand the medical field to some extent, in order to be able to help your child in time and not to start the disease.
One of the most common problems in children are various eye diseases. Of course, even the most experienced mothers can not make an accurate diagnosis on their own, and moreover it is very risky, because many diseases have similar symptoms. Therefore, in order not to aggravate the child's condition, it is important to turn to a specialist in time. After the examination, the doctor can diagnose a dangerous infectious disorder and, as a treatment, prescribe drops of tobrebs. However, many mothers are worried about the question of how safe these drops are and whether it is possible to use tobrex for newborns, because this is quite a serious drug. So, let's take care of everything in turn.
Tobrex for newborns - indications for use
Tobrex is an antibacterial drug with a broad spectrum of action, the active ingredient of which is tobramycin. According to the instructions, this drug has an active bactericidal effect on streptococci, staphylococcus , intestinal and pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella and enterobacter, but practically does not act against enterococci and has absolutely no effect on chlamydia and anaerobic pathogens. It should be noted that eye drops of tobrebs are widely used to treat children, including newborns. With topical application on the surface of the conjunctiva, the drug has minimal systemic effect on the baby's body, since it is excreted unchanged together with the urine.
The medicinal preparation töbeks has proven itself in the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases of the eyes and their appendages, such as conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, barley. In addition, these droplets show excellent results in the treatment of dacryocystitis in newborns , preventing the occurrence of infection in the lacrimal duct obstruction. Also tobrebs is used for preventive purposes after operations performed on the eyes.
Tobrex for newborns - instructions for use
To instill burdock, newborns should be pipetted into the conjunctive bag one drop at a time, not more than five times a day. How long to drip tobrex for a child, of course, should determine the doctor, but as a rule, the course of treatment lasts no more than seven days. In addition, when treating the eyes, it is necessary to follow simple rules of hygiene - to wash hands before and after the procedure, and also not to touch the tip of the eyelash pipette and the inflamed mucous eye.
According to the instructions, tobrebs should be stored in a dark, dry and cool place with a tightly closed lid. After opening, the bottle should be used within a month.
Tobrex - contraindications and side effects
This drug has only one contraindication - hypersensitivity to the components of the drug or to other antibiotics of this series.
With regard to adverse reactions, the annotation to torbex indicates that prolonged use may lead to the development of superinfection. In addition, the medicine can give local allergic reactions, such as burning, flushing, redness of the eyelids, severe lacrimation, pain in the eyes. Side-effect of this drug may also be a violation of hearing and kidney function.