Snoop - instructions for use, reviews, analogs and forms of release (nasal spray 0.05% and 0.1%, aerosol, nasal drops) of the drug for the treatment of the common cold, sinusitis, pollinosis in adults, children and pregnancy. Composition

In this article, you can read the instructions for using the drug Snoop. Presented are reviews of visitors to the site - consumers of this medication, as well as opinions of doctors specialists on the use of Snoop in their practice. A big request is to actively add their feedback on the drug: the medicine helped or did not help get rid of the disease, which were observed complications and side effects, possibly not declared by the manufacturer in the annotation. Analogues Snoop in the presence of existing structural analogues. Use to treat the common cold, sinusitis, hay fever in adults, children, as well as during pregnancy and lactation. Composition of the preparation.

Snoop - Vasoconstrictor with alpha-adrenomimetic activity for topical application in ENT practice.

Xylometazoline (the active substance of the drug Snoop) causes the narrowing of the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa, eliminating the edema and hyperemia of the nasal mucosa, restoring the nasal passages, facilitates nasal breathing.

The effect of the drug comes in a few minutes after its application and lasts for several hours.

Composition

Xylometazoline hydrochloride + excipients.

Pharmacokinetics

With topical application, the drug is practically not absorbed, therefore its concentration in the blood plasma is very small (it is not determined by modern analytical methods).

Indications

• acute respiratory diseases with phenomena of rhinitis;
• acute allergic rhinitis;
• Pollinosis;
• sinusitis;
• eustachiitis;
• otitis media (as part of combination therapy to reduce edema of the nasopharyngeal mucosa);
• facilitating the conduct of rhinoscopy and other diagnostic manipulations in the nasal passages.

Forms of release

Spray nasal 0.05% and 0.1% (sometimes mistakenly called aerosol or drops in the nose).

Instructions for use and how to use them

Children from 2 to 6 years of age are prescribed for 1 injection. Snoop nasal spray 0.05% in each nostril (if necessary, repeat) up to 3 times a day.

Adults and children from 6 years of age are prescribed for 1 injection. Snoop nasal spray 0.1% into each nostril (if necessary, repeat) up to 3 times a day.

The drug should not be used more than 3 times a day. The duration of the course of treatment is no more than 5-7 days.

Side effect

• irritation and / or dryness of the nasopharynx mucosa;
• burning;
• sneeze;
• hypersecretion;
• edema of the nasal mucosa;
• headache;
• insomnia;
• impaired vision;
• depression (with prolonged use in high doses);
• a feeling of palpitations;
• tachycardia;
• arrhythmias;
• increased blood pressure;
• vomiting.

Contraindications

• arterial hypertension;
• tachycardia;
• severe atherosclerosis;
• glaucoma;
• atrophic rhinitis;
• thyrotoxicosis;
• surgical interventions on the meninges (in the anamnesis);
• pregnancy;
• children under 2 years old (for 0.05% solution);
• children under 6 years old (for 0.1% solution);
• hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

Application in pregnancy and lactation

Contraindicated use of the drug Snoop during pregnancy.

Caution should be used during breastfeeding.

Use in children

Contraindicated in children under 6 years of age (for 0.1% solution). In children under 2 years of age, only 0.05% solution of the drug should be used.

special instructions

With caution should be used in patients with IHD (angina pectoris), prostatic hyperplasia, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, during lactation.

Before using the drug, the nasal passages should be cleared.

Do not use the drug for a long time (for example, with chronic rhinitis).

Drug Interactions

The drug is incompatible with MAO inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants.

Analogues of the drug Snoop

Structural analogs for the active substance:

• Briisolin;
• Halazolin;
• Grippostad Rino;
• Fornos;
• Dr. Thyss Nazolin;
• Asterisk NOZ;
• Influrin;
• Xylen;
• Xilobene;
• Xylometazoline;
• Ximelin;
• Ximelin Eco with menthol;
• Nosoline;
• Nosoline balm;
• Olint;
• Otrivin;
• Rhinomaris;
• Rinonorm;
• Rhinorus;
• Rhinostop;
• Sanorin Xylo;
• Suprima NOZ;
• Tizin Xylo;
• Tizin Xylo Bio;
• Pharmazoline;
• Eucazoline Aqua;
• Espazolin.

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