The drug "Streptocide": instruction

"Streptocide" - a drug that is used to treat phlegmon, abscesses, bedsores, diabetic gangrene, trophic ulcers, erysipelas, burns in stages of exudation, alteration, for formation, rejection of the scab, preparation of burn surfaces for autodermoplasty operation, elimination of Pseudomonas infection . The drug also found application in dermatology for the therapy of dermatitis, which is complicated by bacterial infection, acne, pyoderma.

The drug "Streptocide". Instruction: dosage form, composition, description

The drug is available in the form of a light yellowish or white ointment packaged in aluminum tubes. It includes the following active substance - streptocide. The auxiliary components include medical Vaseline.

Ointment "Streptocide". Instructions for use: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics

With external application of the drug, high concentrations of active components of a local character are created. Systemic absorption of the active substance through the damaged surface can reach ten components.

Ointment has a pronounced antibacterial effect. It has a bacteriostatic effect, which is due to a competitive interaction with para-aminobenzoic acid, which results in inhibition of the enzyme dehydrotetrate synthase. As a result, the formation of nucleic acids is disrupted. The active substance of the drug acts on Gram-negative, Gram-positive cocci.

The drug "Streptocide". Instruction: method of administration, dose

Ointment is intended for external use. After the initial treatment of wounds, burns are applied to the wound surface with a thin layer, then a sterile bandage is applied. In some cases, it is advisable to pre-impregnate the dressing with a drug. To treat wounds ointment is applied once or twice during the day, for burns, this indicator is reduced by half. For the therapy of pyoderma, acne ointment is applied to the affected foci three to four times during the day without direct bandage application. In the treatment of a variety of burns, the drug is applied after removing the major masses of dead tissue for direct preparation for the procedure of autodermoplasty.

The dose of the drug directly depends on the size of the affected surface. The duration of therapy is determined by the dynamic indicators of wound healing, their readiness for autodermoplasty, the timing of elimination of the purulent-inflammatory process.

The drug "Streptocide". Instruction: side effects, contraindications

Among the side effects, there is a burning sensation, a slight soreness. Removal of the drug in this case is not required. Eliminate this problem by treating the wound surface with solutions of local anesthetics.

Contraindications to the use of the drug are hypersensitivity to the components, pregnancy in I, II trimesters, lactation period.

The drug "Streptocide". Instruction: drug interactions, special instructions

Ointment should not be used for wound therapy, which is characterized by profuse purulent exudation. Restriction of use in I, II trimesters of pregnancy is due to a high probability of penetration into breast milk. This can lead to nuclear jaundice of children, hemolytic anemia (in the presence of deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase).

The drug "Streptocide", the formula of which includes only two components, has a rather high efficiency and shelf life, which can reach five years. After the expiration of this time, the tool is not recommended. Ointment is dispensed without a prescription.