Drug "Gramicidin": instructions for use
The drug "Gramicidin", the instruction on which application will be given in today's article, is an antibiotic that very effectively prevents the reproduction of bacteria and destroys them.
Pharmacological action of the drug
Particularly successful is the use of thisdrug for diseases caused by staphylococcus, streptococcus and pneumococcus, as well as when the body is infected with anaerobic infection (ie, such that bacteria can exist without oxygen).
Described medicine reduces inflammation, softens pain, and when resorbed tablets, helps to clean the mouth and throat from microorganisms.
At what diseases the antibiotic "Gramicidin" is used
The instruction on the use of the medicine specifies that, depending on the form of release, it is used for various diseases.
Thus, an aqueous and a fat solution is used inthe treatment of purulent wounds, pressure sores, ulcers, burns, joints, furuncles and carbuncles. A spirit is used for pyoderma and other purulent skin diseases.
The drug "Gramicidin", available as a paste, is prescribed for the treatment of burns and wounds, and can also be used for local contraception (due to pronounced spermatocidal effect).
How to apply paste
For the treatment of inflammatory neck diseasesuterus and vagina, as well as fresh burns of I and II degrees or II and III - in the granulation stage, applied to a sterile napkin with a spatula and put on the wound antibiotic "Gramcidin". Instructions for use suggest changing the bandage no later than 4 days later.
For contraception the drug is injected into the vagina with a special syringe.
Method of preparation of aqueous, alcoholic and fatty solutions
Applicable only locally. Note! Because of the risk of hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells with subsequent release of hemoglobin) or phlebitis (inflammation of the walls of venous vessels), it is unacceptable to insert into a vein.
- For an aqueous solution, the contents are recovered fromampoules with a syringe and diluted in distilled or ordinary drinking water (in a ratio of 1: 100). The prepared medicine can be consumed within the next three days.
- With a 70 percent medical alcohol mix in a ratio of 1: 100.
- A fatty ointment is made when diluting the original preparation with castor oil, lanolin or fish oil (1:25).
Both alcohol and fat solutions can be stored for about a year at 20 ° C.
How to use cooked products
The antibiotic Gramicidin, mixed with water,They are used for washing wounds, irrigating dressings, wetting tampons, etc. They rinse their throats, use them to treat ear diseases, decubitus (necrosis of tissue that appears as a result of constant pressure on them during lying), and also for purging of purulent wounds, ulcers, carbuncles, boils and other diseases.
Alcoholic solution is useful in purulent skin diseases: they lubricate affected areas up to 3 times a day.
"Gramicidin": instruction on the use of the tablet
In addition to the forms listed abovemeans, it is also available in the form of so-called brook tablets. That is, they are designed for resorption behind the cheek. By the way, the described drug is not absorbed into the digestive tract, which determines the absence of any systemic effects.
This form is successfully used for diseases of the oral cavity or throat. These include: tonsillitis, tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, periodontitis, stomatitis, gingivitis.
The chewable tablets "Gramicidin" have a sweet taste. They need to slowly dissolve one after another within half an hour (only 2 tab.). And so - four times a day. The course of treatment with this drug requires up to 20 tablets.
Contraindications and side effects
Do not use the drug "Gramicidin", instructionon the application of which was presented to your attention, with breastfeeding. And during pregnancy, treatment with this drug should be very careful.
Contraindications for hypersensitivity and the presence of dermatoses (if necessary, external use of this drug).
With individual intolerance of the actingsubstances in the patient may develop an allergic reaction to the use of the drug, as well as contact dermatitis. During parenteral administration, hemolysis and phlebitis were observed.
The drug "Gramicidin": analogues and price
An agent having a similar effect istablets "Gramdin", which have antibacterial properties in relation to the causative agents of inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity and throat. In addition to them, the same group includes medicines: "Gramicidin C hydrochloride", aerosol for inhalation "Bioparox" and "Grammidine Neo with anesthetic".
For the drug "Gramicidin" the price in the Russian Federation was set in the range from 104 to 184 rubles.
