Lorinden in the form of an ointment is used to obtain an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antifungal effect. In the structure of the drug there are two active trace elements. One of them is flumethasone, which is a glucocorticosteroid that reduces the manifestations of itching, swelling, and inflammation. It has the ability to improve the healing and penetration processes. The second is clioquinol. Adversely affects yeast, bacteria and dermatophytes. With the parallel exposure to these trace elements, inhibition of allergic reactions from the skin occurs upon infection.
The ointment base is made from oily components, so the resulting film effectively softens the skin and repels water. What reviews and instructions for use does Lorinden S ointment have?
Structure
The color of the ointment can vary from gray to pale yellow. In one gram, the concentration of active substances is as follows:
- flumethasone pivalate - two hundred milligrams;
- clioquinol - thirty milligrams.
Additional trace elements are beeswax and white petroleum jelly. The drug is available in tubes of fifteen grams each. In addition, there is an ointment "Lorinden A" (instructions and reviews indicate this). Instead of clioquinol, it contains salicylic acid.
Indications
The medication is recommended for use in the presence of allergic dermatoses, which are complicated by a bacterial etiology, for example:
- Eczema (acute or chronic non-infectious inflammation of the skin, which is characterized by a variety of rashes).
- Erythroderma (red and flaky rash).
- Dermatitis (an inflammatory lesion of the skin resulting from exposure to damaging factors).
- Pruritus (dermatological disease with nodular rashes on various parts of the body).
- Psoriasis (a chronic non-infectious disease, dermatosis, mainly affecting the skin).
- Infected diaper rash (a widespread skin disease not only among infants).
- Impetigo (a group of superficial pyoderma of infectious origin).
- Urticaria (a disease that is manifested by the appearance of blisters on the surface of the skin).
- Sporotrichosis (a chronic disease of humans and animals from the group of mycoses).
- Dermatosis
- Blastomycosis (a fungal disease in a temperate climate that usually occurs when in contact with soil, grass).
- Actinomycosis (chronic pathology, the appearance of which is provoked by different types of actinomycetes).
Contraindications
"Lorinden S" is forbidden to use for people with rosacea, a condition of precancer, sensitivity, viral skin diseases, perioral dermatitis. As well as children under ten years of age.
Instruction manual
Ointment "Lorinden C" is only externally used. Application of the drug is carried out in a thin layer. At the very beginning of therapy, it is not recommended to use the medicine more than two to three times a day. If positive dynamics occur, it is worth applying Lorinden C once or twice a day. The duration of therapy is two weeks.
You can use the occlusive dressing for hyperkeratosis and increased lichenization, it must be changed once every two to three days. The duration of treatment is one week. Do not apply more than two grams of ointment per day, according to the instructions for use.
According to the instructions, Lorinden S ointment for children is used as an exception from the age of ten and in adolescence.
Side effects
As a rule, adverse reactions rarely occur. Side effects are manifested in the form of the following conditions:
- Steroid acne (often occur in people who, for various reasons, take hormonal drugs).
- Folliculitis (inflammation of the hair bulb).
- Striae (a peculiar atrophy (defect) of the skin in the form of narrow wavy stripes of different widths).
- Hirsutism (excessive hair growth on the body and face in women according to the male type).
- Vitiligo (pigmentation disorder, expressed in the disappearance of the pigment melanin in certain areas of the skin).
- Atrophy of the skin (a change in the skin, which is characterized by a decrease in its volume).
- Purple (small-spotted hemorrhage in the skin).
- Teleangiectasia (vasodilation of the skin of non-inflammatory nature, manifested by spider veins or reticuli).
Adverse reactions that are characteristic of glucocorticoids occur with increasing dosages, long courses and huge areas on which the drug is applied.
Features
Overdose can occur with prolonged use, as well as improper application of the drug. Symptoms are manifested in adverse reactions. When signs of poisoning appear, complex therapy is performed.
It is not recommended to use other external means in parallel.
Interaction
With the simultaneous use of "Lorinden C" with insulin, anticoagulants, salicylates, as well as praziquantel, the effectiveness of the latter decreases.
Joint use with androgens, oral contraceptives, anabolics, anticholinergics, cardiac glycosides, nitrates, antidepressants, diuretics, bukarban increases the likelihood of negative symptoms of these drugs.
Is it possible to apply ointment during pregnancy?
According to the instructions, Lorinden S ointment is contraindicated in the first three months. Lorinden S is prescribed only in extreme situations. During breastfeeding, it is prescribed with extreme caution. Ointment should not be applied to the chest. It is necessary to use the drug on minimal skin areas. Do not apply to eyes and face.
It is not recommended to prolong and use therapy on large surfaces of the skin (according to the instructions for use).
Analogs of ointment "Lorinden S"
The drug has a number of substitute drugs:
- Prednisone.
- "Belogent".
- "Flucinar."
- Belosalik.
- Akriderm.
- Desitin.
- "Dexamethasone".
- Pantestin.
- "Drapolen."
The following are inexpensive and effective drugs.
Belosalik
The drug is a tool for external application, which has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and keratolytic effect.
"Belosalik" is made in the form of an ointment for external use. The drug is dispensed in tubes of twenty, thirty and forty grams in a cardboard box with instructions.
The main active ingredient are betamethasone dipropionate and salicylic acid, which has a pronounced antiseptic effect, by which the growth and spread of pathogenic microorganisms is suppressed.
In addition, salicylic acid helps to soften the upper layer of the skin, due to which there is a maximum content of betamethasone in the affected surface. The cost of the drug is from 400 to 700 rubles.
"Flucinar"
A drug that relates to glucocorticosteroids, for local external use. "Flucinar" is suitable for the treatment of inflammation of the skin of a non-infectious etiology.
Do not apply the medicine on large areas of the skin surface and for too long for the preventive purposes of the occurrence of complications or negative side effects.
The occurrence of severe itching after applying the medicine to the skin is considered the basis for canceling therapy with this medication.
When severe dryness appears on the epidermis after the start of treatment with the drug, it is additionally allowed to apply salicylic ointment. The cost of the drug varies from 230 to 250 rubles.
Storage
It is important to observe temperature readings. They should not exceed twenty-five degrees. Shelf life is thirty-six months. The average price of Lorinden S ointment varies from 340 to 560 rubles.
Reviews
According to the responses, the drug "Lorinden C" with atopic dermatitis shows high efficiency. In their reviews, patients narrate that the drug quickly eliminates itching, restores broken skin.
But it must be remembered that the ointment is hormonal, potent, so if prolonged treatment is expected, it is better to purchase another drug in the form of a cream and alternate them. This is done so that the skin is not accustomed to one type of hormone. Then the result will be great. Lorinden C is recommended by many doctors for dermatitis.