Boric acid is classified as a disinfectant, antiseptic drug.
Boric acid: instructions and therapeutic effect
The medicine creates an antiseptic effect by acting on the mucous membranes and skin. Topical use of the drug helps with pediculosis. In addition, the solution is used in the treatment of otitis media, injected into the ear.
The medicine quickly enters the body through the skin or mucous membranes, especially when prescribed to children. Boric acid, instructions indicate that it can accumulate in tissues and organs, and is slowly eliminated from the body. Today it is not applied as widely as before. Boric acid is produced in the form of powder in bags and alcohol solution.
Boric acid: instructions and indications for use
The main prescriptions of the drug are otitis media (inflammation of the ear), dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), conjunctivitis (damage to the mucous membrane of the eye).
Boric acid: instructions for use
The medicine is intended for the treatment of adult patients. To wash the conjunctival sac, an aqueous 2% solution of the drug is prescribed. With dermatitis and weeping eczema , an aqueous 3% solution is used, producing lotions on the affected areas. With otitis media, boric acid is injected into the ear. The instruction indicates that with inflammation of the ear, an alcohol solution of various concentrations should be used, with which gauze swabs are moistened and then injected into the ear cavity. Using an alcohol solution, they treat the skin with pyoderma, diaper rash, eczema. The powder is used after surgery on the middle ear.
At the same time, it is blown into the auricle with a special device. A glyceric solution of boric acid is used for diaper rash, with colpitis. With the help of the drug, pediculosis is treated.
Boric acid: instructions and side effects
Negative reactions develop primarily due to the prolonged use of the medication. Side effects include oliguria, desquamation of the epithelium, convulsions, skin rash, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. With individual intolerance, shock conditions can develop.
Contraindications
Boric acid is contraindicated in pregnancy, individual intolerance, in childhood, in patients with impaired renal function.
During lactation, the use of a medication for the treatment of mammary glands is unacceptable. You should not apply the drug to large areas of the mucous membranes and skin.
Overdose
With excessive use, signs of acute poisoning are observed. The patient is suffering from diarrhea, vomiting, nausea. Inhibition of the nervous system and blood circulation occurs, body temperature decreases, coma and shock, an erythematous rash occur, and, if urgent measures are not taken, a fatal outcome can occur. With prolonged use, symptoms of chronic intoxication are manifested by exhaustion, stomatitis, eczema, local tissue edema, menstrual irregularities, alopecia, seizures, anemia. Therapy is carried out according to detectable symptoms. In some cases, peritoneal dialysis or blood transfusion is performed.