Psilo-balm is an effective and safe remedy against allergies

Antihistamines have different forms of release. To eliminate allergic symptoms expressed on the surface of the skin, spot application products are used. One of these products is the Psilo-Balm gel, which is highly effective. This remedy can be used to treat allergies by both adults and children . Below we suggest that you familiarize yourself with this medication and learn about all the nuances associated with its use.

Psilo-balm is an antiallergic drug for topical use.

Analogs

Level 4 ATC code matches: Fenistil
The most accessible analogues of Psilo-Balm are listed below: Dermadrin, Diphenhydramine-Vial, Allergin, Diphenhydramine-UBF, Grandim, Diphenhydramine, Ketocin, Fenistil.

Which is better: Fenistil gel or Psilo-balm?

Fenistil gel and Psilo-balm belong to the same group and have a similar mechanism of action, indications and contraindications. According to reviews, patients still consider the latter drug to be a more effective remedy. The choice must be made based on economic feasibility and individual characteristics.

Composition of the drug

The main active ingredient is diphenhydramine hydrochloride - for each gram of gel there is at least 10 mg. The active substance is one of the most common antihistamines used and is completely safe for most patients. Psilo-balm is not hormonal, which reduces the list of contraindications for its use to a minimum.

Auxiliary ingredients:

• trometamol;
• purified water);
• cytylpyridinium chloride;
• macrogol glyceryl caprylocaprate;
• polyacrylic acid.

All these substances are approved for external use and are normally safe for human skin with damage of any kind. It is prohibited to use Psilo-balm internally or to eliminate problematic symptoms on the mucous membranes with its help.

Price, where to buy

The price of Psilo-balm (20 grams) in Russia is 175-230 rubles.

The average price of Psilo-balm in Ukraine (also 20 grams) is close to 63 hryvnia, which generally corresponds to prices in regional centers, for example, the price of gel in Kharkov in the specified release form does not exceed 61 hryvnia.

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ZdravCity

• Psilo-balm gel 20 gAO "Nizhpharm"
  250 rub. order

Pharmacy Dialogue

• Psilo-balm gel (tube 20g)Nizhpharm JSC

  RUB 296 order

• Psilo-balm gel tube 20gStada Arzneimittel

  RUB 264 order

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Pharmacy24

• Psilo-balm 20 g gel Stada Artsnaimittel AG, Nimmechina
  82 UAH.order

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• Psilo-balm gel Psilo-balm gel 1% 20g Germany, Stada

  99 UAH order

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Indications for use

Psilo-balm is a drug intended to eliminate external symptoms that are uncomfortable for humans: burning, itching, pain, inflammation and swelling. It is recommended to use the gel both immediately after injury and afterwards to alleviate symptoms permanently.

The gel has a cooling effect, especially if it is stored correctly and not allowed to heat above room temperature. Burns, insect bites and allergy rashes are simply inflammations, the outbreaks of which can be quickly and effectively removed with ointment.

When should you use the gel:

• after the bite of most blood-sucking insects and bees;
• during an exacerbation of an allergy to anything;
• various skin diseases that are uncomfortable for humans (eczema);
• contact dermatitis (from plants or materials such as glass wool);
• chicken pox.

It is important to note that Psilo-Balm will not help eliminate the body's reaction to excess bilirubin in the blood.

special instructions

Before starting to use Psilo-Balm gel, it is important to read the instructions. There are several special instructions that you should pay attention to in order to maximize the therapeutic effect of the drug and reduce the risk of complications, these include:

• During use, it is advisable to avoid direct sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet radiation on the skin.
• It is not recommended to drink alcohol during treatment with Psilo-Balm gel.
• As auxiliary components, the drug contains light fatty bases, so it can be used in the form of a skin cream.
• During pregnancy and breastfeeding, Psilo-Balm gel is used with caution according to strict medical indications.
• The interaction of the active ingredients of the drug with drugs from other pharmacological groups has not been established.
• During treatment, you should be careful when performing work that requires increased concentration.

Psilo-balm for children

Young patients are prescribed only those antihistamines that do not cause a sedative reaction (lethargy, lethargy, drowsiness). In most cases, a medicinal gel is prescribed to a child to eliminate an acute allergic reaction or prevent it. Psilo-balm is allowed to be used by children only after 2 years. The dosage is prescribed individually. Average frequency of use: 1-3 times a day. The duration of treatment is 5-7 days. In some particularly difficult cases, therapy is delayed for several months.

What you need to know before use

Despite the positive reviews about Psilo-Balm from experts, it is recommended that you carefully read this drug. The instructions for using this product contain a detailed description of many of the nuances associated with the use of the gel. This information will allow you to avoid the negative effects of the composition of the medication.

The use of the gel should be approached with caution in patients over sixty years of age. At this age, the risk of developing a sedative reaction increases significantly. Patients in this age category may experience severe dizziness and headaches when using the medication as a result of a decrease in blood pressure.

The drug should be used with extreme caution during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Before starting a course of treatment, you should consult a dermatologist and learn about all the nuances associated with the use of Psilo-Balm. In most cases, many experts recommend using safer analogues of the product. If it is necessary to use the gel during breastfeeding, you should temporarily transfer the child to feeding with artificial formulas. After completing your treatment, you should wait a few weeks before returning to breastfeeding. The need for this measure is explained by the fact that the gel composition accumulates in the tissues.

During the entire course of treatment, you should avoid driving and other activities that require increased concentration.

The drug is intended for local therapy in patients with itching, burning and skin hyperemia

Contraindications for use

Psilo-balm is safe and cannot harm the skin upon contact, with one exception - allergies. A person can be allergic to a reaction to any substance, including those contained in the balm. It is impossible to predict this except by doing special allergy tests. At the first signs of deterioration in health after using Psilo-Balm (malaise, increased itching or redness), its use should be stopped immediately, and the already applied product should be washed off under running water at room temperature.

Operating principle

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride, which acts as an active component in this drug, blocks the functioning of receptors responsible for allergic reactions. It is thanks to this property of the active component that the drug has a pronounced antiallergic effect. A single use of the composition is enough to reduce swelling of irritated skin.

Additional components contained in the composition enhance the penetrating effect and combat symptoms such as rash, itching and hyperemia. Unfortunately, information on the pharmacokinetic properties of this drug does not exist today.

Price

You can buy an antihistamine at a regular pharmacy kiosk; it is available without a prescription. Some people prefer to order medication from an online pharmacy at a more reasonable price (there are often discounts and promotions). Below is a table with the average approximate cost of an antiallergenic gel with the positive effect of diphenhydramine in Moscow and the region.

Side effects and contraindications

To prevent an overdose from occurring and the patient’s condition from worsening, contraindications must be taken into account. The main prohibitions on the use of pharmacological agents:

• high sensitivity of the patient to the active and auxiliary elements of the medication;
• the need to use Psilo-balsam gel on large areas of the skin;
• child's age up to two years;
• Use with caution during pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• simultaneous use of the gel with other medications that contain diphenhydramine.

In case of overdose of topical medication or its improper use, adverse reactions may occur. In case of overdose, the gel is prescribed, symptomatic treatment is carried out, actions are taken that help normalize breathing and blood pressure. According to reviews from consumers and doctors, the following consequences are sometimes observed:

• redness of the skin (hyperemia);
• dry mouth;
• hives;
• development of allergies;
• burning, severe itching;
• difficulty breathing;
• local swelling;
• confusion.

Features of using Psilo-balm

Before applying the balm to the affected skin, be sure to read the instructions. It contains detailed information about the features of using an antihistamine on a special gel base. To obtain the maximum therapeutic effect and to avoid complications, you should know about the following facts:

1. It is recommended to use the medication carefully in patients over 60 years of age. This is explained by the risk of developing a sedative reaction, dizziness, and arterial hypotension (low blood pressure).
2. The ointment contains a light fat base. Additional medicinal substances in the composition of the product are represented by fatty components. The gel can be used as a universal cream, as a product that protects the skin from dryness and irritation.
3. It is not recommended to use the drug during pregnancy and lactation. Gel treatment is discussed with the doctor and prescribed only according to strict indications. During pregnancy, analogues of the drug are used.
4. The period of therapy with an antiallergic drug involves careful performance of work that is closely related to increased concentration.

Drug interaction with drugs

According to the instructions for use of Psilo-balsam, the drug should be used carefully with other therapeutic agents:

1. Simultaneous treatment with gel and medications that depress the central nervous system increases the effect of the latter on the body.
2. MAO inhibitors (antidepressants) significantly increase the anticholinergic activity of the substance diphenhydramine.
3. When the gel is used together with psychostimulants, an antagonistic interaction is observed.

Solar exposure

Before you begin therapy with an antihistamine gel, you must carefully study the instructions for its use. To avoid side effects and complications, doctors do not recommend exposure to direct sunlight. Other sources that emit ultraviolet radiation and irradiate the skin are also harmful during the treatment period.

Alcohol consumption

If a course of Psilo-Balm is prescribed, then you should not drink alcoholic beverages, even those with low alcohol content. The drug significantly increases the effect of alcohol in the blood.

Features of use during pregnancy and lactation

It is not recommended to use anti-allergy medication during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This therapy is especially dangerous in the last months of pregnancy. Doctors rarely prescribe the drug, but only in cases where the benefit to the expectant mother is higher than the probable risk to the fetus. If treatment is prescribed, the woman should stop breastfeeding.

Instructions for use

The drug must be used chilled or moderately chilled, applying with fingers or sterile cotton swabs to the area of ​​skin that is bothering you. An overdose of Psilo-Balm when used correctly is impossible, therefore the amount of gel that is applied to the lesions remains the patient’s decision.

How to best use the gel:

1. Squeeze out a small (pea-sized) amount.
2. Slowly rub it into the damaged area so that the product covers it and some of the surrounding skin with a noticeable oily layer.
3. If it is an insect bite, you can rub it without restrictions. The situation with burns is different - excessive exposure can only increase the pain, so contact with the skin should be minimal.

An allergy to Psilo Balm itself is rare, but possible. If there are any signs of it, you should immediately stop using it and wash off the already applied layer with cool water. To continue treatment in this case, it is necessary to choose another gel with a similar effect, but a different composition.

Use in childhood

Children can use Psilo-Balm without any restrictions, in the same dosage as adults - about 3-4 times a day, depending on the need for the drug. Parents of allergy sufferers should monitor the effects of applying the balm to the skin - it is known that children suffer from allergies much more often than adults, especially those of preschool and primary school age.

With chickenpox

Chickenpox happens to most children, especially if they attend preschool and are in close contact with other children. There is nothing terrible about the disease itself; children easily tolerate this disease and receive almost one hundred percent lifelong immunity from it. But the disease is accompanied by unpleasant symptoms - chickenpox rashes are very itchy and force a child, especially a small one, to be capricious and scratch them until the wounds appear. Psilo-balm covers the skin with a protective layer, relieves irritating symptoms and soothes the skin. The child, no longer experiencing such discomfort, does not touch the wounds and the likelihood of re-infection decreases.