Otrivin Original: Xylometazoline 0.1% with hypromellose and sorbitol

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Nasal decongestant with soothing and moisturising effects1-4

Otrivin Original nasal spray/drops is recommended for active, busy individuals who need immediate relief of nasal congestion, with soothing and moisturising effects to prevent dryness and irritations of the nasal mucosa.

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Immediate and long-lasting relief of nasal congestion

Otrivin Original nasal spray/drops provides rapid (within 2 to 5 minutes) and long-lasting (up to 12 hours) relief of nasal congestion with improvement in nasal airflow.1,2

Sorbitol-and-Hypromellose

Xylometazoline with hypromellose and sorbitol: Unblocking with soothing and moisturising effects

Otrivin Adult original nasal spray/drops contains either 0.1% xylometazoline with hypromellose and sorbitol.

Xylometazoline:4

  • Relieves nasal congestion due to colds, hay fever or other allergic rhinitis and sinusitis
  • Improves nasal airflow
  • Provides rapid (within 2 to 5 minutes) and long-lasting (up to 12 hours) relief of nasal congestion1,2

Hypromellose and sorbitol:

  • Soothes and moisturises to prevent dryness and irritations of the nasal mucosa3

Recommend Otrivin Original to your patients for long-lasting relief from nasal congestion, with soothing and moisturising effects

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Otrivin Adult Original (Xylometazoline 0.1% with hypromellose and sorbitol)

For patients who are looking for rapid and effective relief of nasal congestion, with soothing and moisturising effects.1-4

Otrivin Adult original product details

  • Active ingredients:4

    • Otrivin 0.1% nasal solutions contain 1 mg/mL of xylometazoline hydrochloride.

  • Dosing instructions:4

    Otrivin (0.1%) nasal spray:

    Not to be used for Children under 12 years of age Only for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over:

    • 1 spray into each nostril, up to 3 times daily as needed.
    • Do not exceed 3 applications daily into each nostril
    • Do not use continuously for more than 7 consecutive days
    • If cold symptoms persist, consult your doctor or pharmacist

    How to use:4

    Drops:

    • Clear the nose
    • Tilt the head back as far as is comfortable or, if lying on a bed, hang the head over the side
    • Apply the drops into each nostril and keep the head tilted back for a short time, to allow the drops to spread throughout the nose
    • Clean and dry the dropper before replacing it in the bottle immediately after use
    • To avoid possible spread of infection, the bottle should only be used by one person

    Metered Spray:

    • Before using for the first time, the pump should be primed by performing a few pumping motions until an even spray is released into the air. At subsequent applications, the dosing spray pump will be ready for instant use
    • Each metered-dose spray of Otrivin 0.05% delivers 0.07 ml per actuation (0.035 mg of xylometazoline hydrochloride)
    • Each metered-dose spray of Otrivin 0.1% delivers 0.14 ml per actuation (0.14 mg of xylometazoline hydrochloride)
    • Clear the nose
    • Hold the bottle upright with your thumb under the base and the nozzle between two fingers
    • Lean forward slightly and insert the nozzle into a nostril
    • Spray and breathe in gently through the nose at the same time before repeating in the other nostril
    • Clean and dry the nozzle before replacing the cap immediately after use
    • To avoid possible spread of infection, the spray should only be used by one person

    Spray:

    • Be careful not to spray in the eyes.
    • Clear the nose.
    • Lean forward slightly and insert the nozzle into a nostril.
    • Squeeze the bottle once and breathe in gently at the same time.
    • Remove the nozzle before releasing the pressure on the bottle.
    • Clean and dry the nozzle before replacing back the cap right after use.
    • To avoid possible spread of infection, the spray should only be used by one person.

    • Xylometazoline, like other sympathomimetic agents, should be used with caution in patients showing a strong reaction to adrenergic substances, as manifested by signs of insomnia, dizziness, tremors, cardiac arrhythmia, or elevated blood pressure
    • Otrivin Moisturising should be used with caution in patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, phaeochromocytoma, prostatic hypertrophy, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) treatment, or who have received them in the last two weeks
    • As with other topical vasoconstrictors, it should not be used for more than 10 consecutive days; prolonged or excessive use may cause rebound congestion and/or atrophy of the nasal mucosa
    • Keep out of sight and reach of children

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Otrivin Original: long-lasting relief of nasal congestion, with soothing and moisturising effects1-4

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