Allergy Medicines

Oral and injectable drugs

These drugs are only to relieve the symptoms and control the disease faster. The amount of use and its duration depends on the severity of the attack and chronicity and the type of the disease, and it is usually 2-3 times a day for 3-7 days and in case of complete control. Symptoms are preferably reduced.
If you manage to reduce the medication gradually, investigate the non-implementation of your prevention principles or consult a doctor to change the type and amount of medication.

In case of any drug incompatibility or unwanted side effects, while stopping the drug, consult a doctor immediately in case of liver, kidney, cardiovascular, diabetes, epilepsy, thyroid and prostate diseases, or conditions such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, and in case of use blood pressure medications, codeine, pain relievers, and contraceptives to avoid drug interactions or worsening of your illness and coordination between respected specialists, inform the subject if you have to take long-term and regular anti-allergic oral medications with the help of your doctor More diagnosis should be done. So that you only take medicine for several days after the attacks.

Inhalation drugs (sprays)

Therapeutic sprays contain a very low amount of medicine and are the least dangerous way of taking medicine. The possibility of minor side effects is rare. The therapeutic effect of salbutamol spray (blue color) starts quickly, but the use of other preventive sprays has a long-term effect. In the long term, it is excellent. In addition to reducing the number of attacks, it prevents the disease from becoming chronic, and by controlling the disease, it increases the quality of life and reduces the use of oral medications and their side effects. 

Each color of the spray has a special task. Write down the date of the start of the spray to determine the number of puffs left in the spray. The amount of puffs in each spray is written on the body of the spray. If you cannot tolerate a type of spray, use Stop it and consult a doctor. More sick patients need to use more puffs or add other sprays. There should be a few minutes between the use of different sprays. 

The blue salbutamol spray (Ventolin) is only for the treatment of shortness of breath or asthmatic coughs when necessary. It works quickly but is temporary. In very severe attacks, the spray does not enter the lungs easily and seek help from emergency personnel. You can use salbutamol for three days and three times a day for asthma, and if you do not have an asthma attack, you are allowed to use it up to three times a week. If you increase the use, contact your doctor because salbutamol only has a temporary relief effect. When its effect decreases, it causes tremors and heart palpitations. Other sprays that are preventive and their effects start a few weeks later and reach their peak after a few months, and the amount of their consumption is only the responsibility of the doctor, which is determined according to examinations and lung tape.

Maintenance of sprays

Therapeutic sprays have a very low amount of medicine and are the least dangerous way of taking medicine . The possibility of minor side effects is rare. The beginning of the therapeutic effect of salbutamol spray (keep it in normal room air away from cold, heat and dust. If for a while Not used, waste a puff when restarting. Wash the inhaler and the container with warm water at least once a week. Clean the metal part only with a cloth. Keep out of the reach of children as a toy. Do not throw the empty puff into fire . 

nasal spray

1- First, clean the nasal cavity by finning.
2- Sit down and bend your neck down.
3- After removing the cap and shaking it several times, close one of the nasal cavities and insert about a centimeter of its tip into the other cavity. The direction of the spray tip should be towards the side wall of the nose. Do not spray towards the middle lobe of the nose.
4- At the same time as pressing the spray, inhale the air from the same cavity and then shake the neck to the sides, draw the air from the same nasal cavity into the nose.
5- If the medicine comes out of the nose or falls into the throat, it means that your spraying method is wrong. 

lung inhaler

1- Clean the pharynx and larynx secretions first.
2- Sit and bend your neck back.
3- Not to be in a hurry and use a special chamber (such as Easy Breath, Dem Yar, Asm Yar, or Be Dem, which also has a special mouthpiece for children) and doing 3-2 breaths with the chamber for each puff is recommended for everyone.
4- After removing the cover and checking its cleanliness, spray in an upright position and put the thumb under the mouth area and shake it several times and at the same time do a deep and complete exhalation.
5- Place the spray near or at the beginning of the mouth and hold it firmly with your lips (don’t bite)
6- At the same time as squeezing, take a slow, deep, continuous breath (don’t swallow) and then as much as you can or for several seconds Hold your breath until the drug enters the lung tissue and then slowly exhale through the nose.
7- When holding your breath, take the inhaler out of your mouth and put the cover on.
8- Repeat steps 2 to 6 if several puffs are ordered per turn.
9- Gargle your mouth and throat with a little water.
10- If the drug dust comes out from around the mouth or the device itself, the method is incorrect.

In addition to antibiotics, six other types of drugs affect the respiratory system and are used to treat respiratory system diseases:

1- Bronchial dilating drugs: In asthma, which occurs due to the narrowing of the bronchial tubes due to the contraction of the airways and cannot expel the air containing carbon dioxide. Therefore, bronchodilators relieve bronchial narrowing. 
Common drugs: Adrenaline and ephedrine are most commonly used. More effective adrenaline-like drugs are: salbutamol, aminophylline, theophylline, terbutaline, and ipratropium. 

2- Auxiliary drugs for asthma treatment: Corticosteroids: These drugs help to widen narrow bronchial tubes that prevent the lungs from fully emptying in asthma. 

Common drugs: betamethasone and… 

3- Asthma prevention drugs: Recently, drugs have been developed that reduce the sensitivity of the lining cells of the respiratory tract. These drugs increasingly reduce the number of asthma attacks. But after the onset of asthma attacks, they have no therapeutic value. The use of these drugs, especially in children, is useful for the prevention of asthma, but they must be used for a long time. 
Common drugs: cromolyn sodium _ ketotifen 

4- Antiallergic drugs (antihistamine): These drugs are used to neutralize histamine (a substance that is caused by allergic reactions). Common drugs: promethazine (Fergan), pyrilamine maleate, diphenhydramine, terfenadine, etc. 

5- Respiratory stimulant drugs: These drugs are used in emergencies to stimulate breathing, in cases of drug overdose, cases of suffocation, and babies who breathe slowly. 
Common drugs: tictamide, naloxone. 

6- Medicines for cough relief: Doctors do not like to prescribe cough medicines, because cough itself is a reaction to expel secretions and infectious phlegm and foreign substances and prevent them from entering the respiratory tract. process without being really useful. 
Common drugs: codeine compounds.