The assortment of eye drops now offered in pharmacies is truly huge. There are various anti-inflammatory drugs, and relieving fatigue, tension, and stronger antiseptics, which are sold exclusively on prescription by your doctor. When buying, it can be very difficult to navigate among complex names. But if you ask any seller, he will say that in a wide assortment of eye drops, the most popular products are those that remove and prevent inflammatory processes.
In a home medicine cabinet, you need to have some kind of universal remedy to prevent eye diseases. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to follow the newfangled trends, acquiring the advertised drug “Visin”. It is enough to have the “Albucid” solution (it is also sodium sulfacyl) tested by time and generations. For a long time, these drops were considered an indispensable element of any not only home but also a first-aid kit. A strong anti-inflammatory effect and high efficiency also allow sulphacyl sodium to be instilled into the nose and ears.
Sulfacyl sodium: formula and principle of action
This medicine has an international name that is somewhat different from the commercial one, “Sulfacetamide”. The peculiarity of the drug is that it does not suppress the immune system and is not addictive with prolonged use. The action of the drug is based on the bacteriostatic properties of sulfacil, which allow it to stop the growth of bacteria in the inflamed area. In this case, it is important that a person has a sufficiently strong immunity, since this remedy increases it. Thus, the body will be able to cope with the infection itself.
The germs that cause most local infections require para-aminobenzoic acid. The trick of the described drug is that in its formula it strongly resembles this substance. Bacteria erroneously react with sulfacyl, as a result of which they lose the ability to function and multiply normally. Sulfacyl sodium is especially effective against Escherichia coli, Toxoplasma, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella, Gram-negative and Gram-positive cocci.
Can sulphacyl sodium be instilled into the nose?
Drops "Albucid" have a wide list of indications for use. This is already called conjunctivitis, and in addition, blenorrhea, blepharitis, purulent formations on the cornea, chlamydial infections of the eyes. The medicine is used to prevent inflammation of various origins. Its last property is especially relevant in those cases when sand, dust or other foreign bodies get into the eyes. By preoccupying yourself with the presence of this universal remedy in the house, you will save yourself from many problems in the future.
In some cases, doctors may recommend that sodium sulfacil be instilled into the baby’s nose. This is usually associated with a prolonged runny nose in a baby caused by some kind of bacterial infection. As with instillation into the eyes, this procedure causes an unpleasant burning sensation in the mucosa, which is unlikely to appeal to a small patient. Therefore, to reduce the concentration of the active substance, it is sometimes possible to dilute drops with boiled water. Similarly, they are treated in the treatment of otitis media.
Sulfacyl sodium should be instilled in the nose and eyes not only for humans, but also for animals. Only in this case it will have to be diluted with clean water at the rate of fifty to fifty. Most often, the pharmaceutical solution "Albucid" is used to treat eye infections in small kittens and puppies. A characteristic sign of such diseases will be poorly opening, watery eyes with yellowish discharge.