The pharmaceutical preparation Baneocin (ointment) belongs to the pharmacotherapeutic group of antibiotics used locally. It is a yellowish homogeneous mass with a mild characteristic odor.
Active active ingredients of the medication are zinc bacitracin and neomycin sulfate. Additional components - white soft paraffin and lanolin.
The drug "Baneocin" (ointment) is a combined antibacterial drug used externally. It contains two bactericidal antibiotics that have a synergistic effect.
The highest concentration of the drug is observed at the place of its application, the absorption of active active ingredients through the skin is negligible. It has been established that pus, blood and other biological materials do not reduce the antimicrobial effect produced by the Baneocin drug.
Ointment is prescribed for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infection of the skin:
- boils, carbuncles, folliculitis of the scalp, purulent hydradenitis, pseudofurunculosis, paronychia, pyoderma;
- contagious impetigo, infected varicose ulcers, secondary infections with dermatosis, abscesses, as well as after skin transplantation, ear piercing and other surgical procedures;
- infections with burns;
- external otitis media;
- in the postoperative period of treatment of surgical interventions in the paranasal sinuses.
In addition, the drug in question is widely used in cosmetology (surgical).
The pharmaceutical preparation "Baneocin" (ointment). Instructions for use
The medication is applied with light rubbing movements on the affected areas from two to three times a day for a week. After the procedure, a gauze bandage can be applied to the problem area. If it is necessary to conduct a repeated course of therapy, the frequency of use of the indicated agent should be halved.
Ointment "Baneocin" side effects, as a rule, does not cause. However, with prolonged regular use, the development of local allergic reactions (redness, itching, rash), due to increased sensitivity of the patient's skin, is not ruled out. During the treatment of chronic dermatitis, the development of sensitization with respect to other medicines is possible.
In addition, isolated cases of systemic effects of the Baneocin drug (ointment), such as damage to the vestibulocochlear apparatus, ototoxicity, and neuromuscular blockade, were recorded. The above undesirable effects developed in patients with a significant violation of the integrity of the skin.
The pharmaceutical preparation under consideration is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to bacitracin, neomycin and other aminoglycosides; with severe and extensive skin lesions (since the development of drug resorption, leading to the development of an ototoxic effect, is possible)
This drug should not be injected into the external auditory canal if the patient's eardrum is perforated. It is also not used to treat infections of the organs of vision.
An overdose of the drug is characterized by the development of toxic or allergic reactions. The elimination of neuromuscular blockade is performed by neostigmine or calcium preparations.
It is noted that the risk of developing a toxic effect increases if the patient suffers from severe impaired functioning of the kidneys and / or liver.
It is not recommended to store the ointment at a temperature above twenty-five degrees Celsius.