Prospects for treatment of rhinitis and rhinosinusitis: a review of the drug Euphorbium compositum

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The article presents a review of clinical studies on the efficacy and safety of an intranasal spray Euphorbium compositum. Spray for nasal application is an alternative to conventional drugs used for the treatment of rhinitis and sinusitis, which has no characteristic of these drugs side effects and limitations. The better tolerability compared with xylometazoline can recommend Euphorbium compositum as a means for long-term treatment of chronic sinusitis.The complex mechanism of action of the drug provides its antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity.

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A. A Marianovskii

N.I.Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: Marjanovsky@arnebia.ru
д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. госпитальной педиатрии №2 ГБОУ ВПО РНИМУ им. Н.И.Пирогова 117997, Russian Federation, Moscow, ul. Ostrovitianova, d. 1

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