Aminocaproic acid for inhalation for children with cough

Composition and effect of the drug

Aminocaproic acid is a hemostatic drug that has the property of converting profibrinolysin into fibrinolysin. The drug is available in the following pharmacological forms:

• powder for injection;
• granules - aminocaproic acid is prescribed in this form to children;
• 5% solution.

The drug can be used intravenously, orally and externally. The use of aminocaproic acid in the nose for infectious diseases is quite common.

The instructions indicate that aminocaproic acid is an inhibitor of fibrinolysis. The drug has a hemostatic effect in various bleeding caused by an increase in fibrinolysis in the body. This remedy has an antiallergic effect; in addition, it enhances liver function, resulting in increased destruction of toxins, and also reduces capillary permeability. The maximum concentration of the substance in the blood is observed three hours after its use.

The advantage of the drug is its low toxicity and rapid elimination from the body; 4 hours after intravenous administration of the drug, 40–60% is excreted in the urine. However, if a person has impaired kidney function, the drug is retained in the body and soon its concentration in the blood increases significantly.

Aminocaproic acid instructions for use

Acute bleeding

As an intravenous infusion. A 5% solution of the drug is used. An initial dose of 100 milliliters is administered from 15 minutes to half an hour, 60 drops per minute.

If necessary, you can add 20 milliliters of solution. Continuous infusion can last up to eight hours. If it was not possible to achieve a complete stop of bleeding after four hours, the drug can be repeated.

Gastrointestinal bleeding

The drug is taken orally. It is advisable to take the drug cold, which will promote spasms of the mucosal vessels. It is not necessary to dose the drug. You can drink it instead of regular drinking water.

Nosebleed

Instill the solution a few drops as needed, or use tampons soaked in the drug to place in the nasal passages.

Aminocaproic acid during pregnancy

During pregnancy, Aminocaproic acid is absolutely contraindicated, since its use can lead to premature placental abruption. Indeed, during pregnancy, the level of fibrinogen in a woman’s body increases significantly. In this way, nature has provided for the prevention of miscarriages and possible hemorrhage in the event of minor injury to the pregnant woman’s abdomen. If we add aminocaproic acid to this, thrombosis of the placental veins will be quite possible.

The drug has no contraindications for nursing mothers.

Aminocaproic acid for children

Aminocaproic acid is prescribed to children with caution. For babies under one year old only when absolutely necessary.

Use of the drug for colds

Aminocaproic acid, having an antiviral effect on the body, is used in the treatment of influenza, adenoviruses, colds and ARVI. The drug destroys pathogenic bacteria in the human body and also prevents further penetration of the virus through the respiratory tract. Instillation of aminocaproic acid into the nose is based on its decongestant and antiallergic effect. By instilling or irrigating the nasal cavity with the product, the amount of pathological secretion produced is reduced, the inflammatory process is relieved, and the body’s interaction with the virus is disrupted.

It is advisable to instill aminocaproic acid into the nose not only during the development of a cold, but also as a prophylaxis during a viral infectious epidemic. Children need to drip their nose 4-5 times a day for a week. If an acute course of the disease is observed, the drug can be administered intravenously, orally or by inhalation. In case of an acute form of a cold or rhinitis, you need to drip 3 drops into each nasal passage every three hours until the signs of the disease completely disappear.

Treatment of colds with aminocaproic acid in combination with other antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs gives good results. During pregnancy, treatment of colds with aminocaproic acid has no categorical contraindications, but can only be used as prescribed by a specialist.

Treatment of adenoids

The drug allows you to actively fight adenoviruses, in addition, by instilling it into the nose you can get rid of first-degree adenoids. Nasal instillation should be alternated with inhalation of the child with aminocaproic acid. For inhalation, the product is used in the form of a 5% solution. One procedure requires the use of 2 ml of the drug. Inhalations must be carried out twice a day for four days.

The drug is effective not only in the treatment of a runny nose caused by infection or adenoids; some experts prescribe aminocaproic acid for cough inhalation.

What's not in the insert: how to use ACC for the nose?

The annotation for aminocaproic acid (5 percent) does not mention how to use it in the nose, because it has a different purpose. In our country, unlike far abroad, ACC is sold in pharmacies exclusively in the form of a 5% solution, and not as a powder or nasal spray. It is produced for intravenous use, so doctors have invented their own schemes for its “exploitation” in ENT practice.

Aminocaproic acid in the nose for adults and children in the form of instillations can be used in the following dosages:

• patients from 1 year to 12 years - 1-2 drops. solution into each nasal passage 4 to 5 times a day for 5 to 7 days;
• adolescents and adults (including pregnant women) - 3-4 drops. no more than 5 times a day for a week;
• for prevention during the cold season, regardless of age - 1-2 drops. once a day for 7-14 days.

Treatment of a stuffy nose in a baby under one year of age should be carried out only after consultation with the doctor. Aminocaproic acid in the nose of a baby is usually prescribed as follows: 1 drop. 3 r. per day, or the doctor recommends putting swabs soaked in ACC into your nose and holding them for 10 minutes. in each nostril. The doctor may advise diluting the medication with saline (in equal proportions).

How to properly rinse your nose with aminocaproic acid? Since the medicinal composition is placed in a bottle and is sterile, you should take a disposable syringe, pierce the rubber cap, and draw out the required portion of the medicine. Then remove the needle and instill the product using a syringe.

If the runny nose has become protracted, then it is better to do inhalation with ACC. To do this, take 2 ml of the drug and mix it with the same amount of saline solution. There is no need to add any more components. Pour this mixture into a nebulizer. Children should inhale medicinal vapors for 5 minutes. once a day (from 3 to 5 days), adults can repeat this procedure twice a day.

Important! Under no circumstances should you take ACC orally (drink) without a doctor’s prescription! In addition, if you have a runny nose, oral administration is simply useless.

Contraindications and side effects

Aminocaproic acid for a runny nose is not prescribed to all patients, because it has its contraindications. These include:

• renal failure;
• impaired blood circulation;
• hypersensitivity to the components of the drug or intolerance to them;
• gross hematuria;
• thrombophilia;
• embolism;
• thrombosis.

Very rarely, side effects may occur that result from an overdose or use of the drug when the patient has contraindications to it. Side effects may manifest as arrhythmia or bradycardia, orthostatic hypotension, subendocardial hemorrhage, nausea and diarrhea, headache, convulsions and dizziness. Patients may also complain of tinnitus and allergic manifestations in the form of a rash. Experts sometimes detect inflammation of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract.

When used correctly, aminocaproic acid is an absolutely safe drug that does not cause any side effects.

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It is difficult to imagine a child who would not suffer from a cold or infection at least once a year during his childhood. The constant companion of such diseases was, is and will be a runny nose. And this is a rather unpleasant symptom - the child’s sleep is disturbed, the baby becomes nervous, and gets tired quickly.

Parents rush to the pharmacy to buy drops. And here a catch awaits them. Most baby snot drops are either moisturizers, antibiotics, which may not help against a viral infection or bacterial resistance to the drug, or vasoconstrictor drops, which only relieve symptoms. In any case, an effective and safe method is needed.

Inhalations with aminocaproic acid for children are an excellent way out of the situation when it comes to safe, effective and inexpensive treatment of the runny nose.

What is aminocaproic acid?

As soon as we purchase something at the pharmacy, we immediately go to look at the instructions for the drug. And it’s not surprising - you should find out what the side effects of the drug are and how to use it. But aminocaproic acid is not a cure for the common cold.

This drug belongs to the category of hemostatic substances that affect the function of blood clotting. Aminocaproic acid (ACA) is prescribed in medicine in the following cases:

• Bleeding or its prevention after surgical interventions;
• Systemic diseases associated with the risk of bleeding;
• Blood transfusion;
• Major dental surgeries.

As you can see, aminocaproic acid in the nose of children is a non-standard way of using the drug, which you will not read about in the instructions.

But reviews from parents and many years of practice by ENT doctors show that children can use this drug for inhalation for runny noses and colds. It allows you to quickly and effectively get rid of nasal congestion, swelling, and inflammation.

How to rinse your nose with aminocaproic acid: is it possible?

Sometimes you can find recommendations to use the drug for rinsing the nose.

There is some debate about the safety of this procedure, but most agree that

Indeed, in large quantities, aminocaproic acid can cause irritation of the mucous membranes. And since flushing is associated with the risk of swallowing the medication, the risk of side effects also increases in the form of:

• skin rash;
• disorders of the gastrointestinal tract;
• headaches and dizziness;
• seizures;
• lowering blood pressure.

Thus, rinsing the nose with this medication can only be carried out by a qualified nurse solely as prescribed by a doctor.

In what cases can aminocaproic acid be used?

You can instill aminocaproic acid into the nose in the following cases:

• Rhinitis of any nature: allergic, viral, bacterial;
• Chronic and acute inflammation of the maxillary sinuses;
• Frequent nosebleeds;
• Elimination of symptoms of inflammatory processes in the ENT organs.

Remember that if there is acute inflammation, complex therapy should be carried out, otherwise recovery will not occur. Supplement nasal drops for children with antibiotics and antipyretics. Aminocaproic acid does not treat the infection, but only relieves the symptoms, so you will have to fight the bacteria additionally.

This acid can be used to prevent acute respiratory diseases in winter and autumn.

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Contraindications, side effects

When using any drug, even the most innocent one, you should always take into account its side effects. The instructions for use of aminocaproic acid do not contain information about the effects of local use. But you yourself will be able to understand in which case you need to refuse treatment:

• The child is too sensitive to the drug;
• The child has blood clotting disorders, which may include pathological thrombus formation;
• Poor blood circulation in the brain;
• Kidney failure, with the symptom of “blood” in the urine.

Aminocaproic acid for a runny nose is used as drops or inhalations, so contact with blood is minimal and the risk of serious complications is reduced to zero. But even in this case, side effects may occur, for example, rash, burning in the nasal cavity, swelling of the nasal mucosa.

The rarest side effects are headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and diarrhea. This can only be achieved if the drug is administered generously into the nasal cavity.

How to use this drug

In our country, aminocaproic acid is sold in the form of a 5% solution, although abroad they have already switched to powders and tablets with this drug. That is why the description of the drug does not include information about the treatment of a runny nose - a solution for intravenous administration.

If you decide to treat your child with aminocaproic acid or supplement the main treatment with it, you should check with your pediatrician exactly how to use it.

Instillation into the nose

The classic and easiest way to use any liquid drug to treat a runny nose is by instillation into the nose. For infants, the doctor independently prescribes the dosage (usually 1 drop in each nostril) based on 3 instillations per day. If the acid is too concentrated, it is diluted with saline solution. For older children, instillation is prescribed 3-4 times a day, 1-2 drops in each nostril.

If your task is to cure a runny nose in a child, then a course of 7 days will be enough, but during periods of mass incidence of influenza, colds, and acute respiratory viral infections, you can instill aminocaproic acid for up to 2 weeks.

Doctors remind that the drug is suitable for use only if it is sterile. Therefore, draw it into the syringe as needed without removing the cap from the bottle.

Aminocaproic acid for inhalation

This method of administering the drug should be preferred if it is necessary to treat chronic inflammation of the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, cough, and inflammation of the adenoids. To carry out the procedure, you can visit a doctor's office or buy a nebulizer.

To carry out inhalation, make a mixture of saline and aminocaproic acid solution in a 1:1 ratio and let the child breathe it from a nebulizer for 5-10 minutes up to 2 times a day. The course of treatment for inhalations is 3-5 days.

If you want to rinse, you should take the solution from the bottle. But do not overdo it, as large amounts of the drug can cause side effects (read above).

Nasal use of the drug in adults

Many people think that Aminocaproic acid has only a hemostatic effect, and therefore is useless in the treatment of other diseases, especially the nasopharynx, but this is not so. When a doctor prescribes nasal drops or inhalations with ACC for an adult, some patients do not see the point in this. However, this drug can relieve many pathologies, including sinusitis.

Indications

Local use of the medicine helps eliminate inflammatory and infectious diseases in the nasopharynx, which are always accompanied by unpleasant symptoms in the form of itching, burning, congestion and other manifestations.

Types of sinusitis

Indications for use:

• acute rhinitis and other types of this pathology;
• sinusitis;
• nosebleeds;
• frontal sinusitis;
• bronchitis;
• angina;
• ethmoiditis.

Dosage

It is important to understand that Aminocaproic acid is not a panacea, the medicine is part of a therapy complex, it speeds up the healing process and eliminates the unpleasant manifestations of nasopharyngeal diseases.

As for sinusitis, a solution for infusion is used; 4-6 drops are dripped into the nasal passages several times a day. With this disease, rinsing the nose with Aminocaproic acid helps a lot, but this procedure must be carried out by a specialist; it is prohibited to do it yourself at home.

Symptoms of sinusitis

Rhinitis can be quickly eliminated with ACC nasal instillations. For this treatment method, a solution for infusion is suitable, which is taken into a syringe or pipette and dripped alternately into the nasal passages, 5-6 drops, about 5-6 times a day. The exact dosage of the drug is calculated by the doctor. To recover, you will need to perform such manipulations for 6-7 days, sometimes a little longer.

Inhalations with ACC are done in the same way as for children. The solution is diluted in a 1:1 ratio with saline without adding other medications. The duration of the procedure is 4-6 minutes. After inhalation, you should not drink or eat for an hour.

Repeat the procedure 2 times a day, and the course of therapy usually does not exceed a week. If the patient has chronic pathologies of the nasopharynx, the doctor will select special therapy using Aminocaproic acid to prevent relapses of the disease.

Drop 3-4 drops into the nasal passages. For nosebleeds, ACC in the form of drops or turundas is suitable. Moisten the turundas with ACC solution and insert into the nose for 5-7 minutes, alternately in each nostril. The bleeding will stop quickly within a few minutes.

Precautionary measures

There are also contraindications for the use of this drug for adults; they must be taken into account and the instructions for the medicine must be carefully read before starting treatment.

Contraindications:

1. Individual intolerance to the drug.
2. The body's tendency to thrombosis or embolism.
3. All types of thrombophilia.
4. Carrying a child and the period of breastfeeding.
5. Severe hepatic and renal pathologies.
6. Macrohematuria.

Side effects after using Aminocaproic acid locally are expressed only in allergic reactions, burning, itching, increased swelling in the nasopharynx and difficulty breathing.

As an antiviral agent for adult patients, this drug is also effective and is often used. To combat viral activity and eliminate the disease, you need to drip ACC into the nasal cavity several times a day, 4-5 drops. This technique will not only help you recover, but also relieve the unpleasant symptoms of influenza and ARVI.

It should be taken into account that treatment of any ailments of the nasopharynx using only Aminocaproic acid will not have a therapeutic effect, but will lead to the pathological process becoming chronic. Treatment must be comprehensive.