Otrivin Cold Plus Dosing Spray Fl 10 ml

What is Otrivin Cold Plus and when is it used?

Otrivin Cold Plus is a dosing spray with a spray device and contains two active ingredients: Xylometazoline has vasoconstrictive properties and thereby reduces the swelling of the mucous membranes. Dexpanthenol is a derivative of the vitamin pantothenic acid, which is characterized by its properties that promote wound healing and protect the mucous membrane.

Otrivin Cold Plus is used to reduce swelling of the nasal mucosa in the event of a cold. With a doctor's prescription, Otrivin Cold Plus can also be used to treat attacks of runny nose (rhinitis vasomotorica) and to treat obstructed nasal breathing after nasal surgery.

Otrivin Cold Plus is intended for adults and adolescents aged 12 and over .

When must Otrivin Schnupfen Plus not be used?

This medicine must not be used in the case of:

• Hypersensitivity to the active ingredients xylometazoline hydrochloride, dexpanthenol or one of the excipients,
• very dry or chronically inflamed nasal mucosa (rhinitis sicca or atrophic rhinitis),
• narrow-angle glaucoma (glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure),
• After transnasal surgery (surgical intervention in the nose area) in which the meninges were exposed.
• Children under the age of 12.

When is the Do you have to be careful when using Otrivin Schnupfen Plus?

With longer use or higher dosages of Otrivin Schnupfen Plus, effects on the heart and circulatory system or the nervous system cannot be ruled out. In these cases, the ability to drive and use machines may be impaired.

In the following cases, Otrivin Schnupfen Plus should be used with caution and only after consultation with your doctor or pharmacist be:

• if you are being treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and other potentially blood pressure-increasing medicines,
• if you have high blood pressure, heart and circulatory diseases (e.g. long-QT syndrome). Patients suffering from long QT syndrome may experience severe cardiac arrhythmias when using Otrivin Schnupfen Plus.
• Pheochromocytoma (a type of cancer),
• Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism ),
• Sugar disease (diabetes),
• Enlarged prostate.

Continuous treatment with Otrivin Cold Plus lasting longer than 1 week does not require a doctor instruction not shown. Long-term use of Otrivin Schnupfen Plus can lead to chronic swelling (which is very similar to a cold) and ultimately to atrophy of the nasal mucosa.

The recommended dosage must not be exceeded, especially in young people and elderly patients.