Pharmaceutical tool "Levomekol" (ointment) from what is used? You will find the answer to this question in this article. In addition, we will tell you about how such a medication works and how it should be applied.
General information
The drug "Levomekol" is an ointment (from which it is used, we will consider further), intended only for external use. This is a combined antibacterial agent that significantly improves tissue regeneration.
Operating principle
Ointment "Levomekol" is able to exert anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects against staphylococci, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as other gram-negative and gram-positive microorganisms. Due to the fact that this drug combines an antibiotic and an immunostimulating substance, it has a dehydrating effect and at the same time it penetrates into the tissues of the body quite easily, stimulating the regeneration processes. Judging by the reviews of patients, Levomekol is able to maintain its antibacterial properties even during purulent processes and in the presence of necrotic masses.
Existing Release Form
What is the drug "Levomekol" (ointment), from which it is used and other information about this medication you can find out from the instructions, which are enclosed in a cardboard box. It should be noted that such a product goes on sale in the form of a white and homogeneous cream for external use. One gram of the mentioned ointment contains 7.5 mg of chloramphenicol and 40 mg of methyluracil. We can not say that the composition of such a drug does not include any auxiliary components. It consists only of those substances that have a good therapeutic effect. Ointment is produced in aluminum tubes and dark glass jars of 1000, 40 and 100 g.
Means "Levomekol" (ointment): from what is prescribed?
Such a drug is indicated for the treatment of the following deviations:
- purulent wounds occurring in the purulent-necrotic phase of the wound process;
- purulent-inflammatory skin diseases;
- boils;
- burns of the 2nd and 3rd degree;
- trophic ulcers;
- wounds infected with mixed microflora.
Instructions for use
Ointment for burns “Levomekol”, reviews of which are only positive, are applied externally. For this, a sterile gauze cloth, previously soaked in the product, should be applied to the affected area of the body. Similarly, it is necessary to treat other purulent wounds. If the patient has a particularly severe case, then Levomekol ointment is injected into the cavity using a drainage tube and a syringe. However, for this, the drug is recommended to be heated to the patient's body temperature. It should be noted that the dressings with such an ointment must be changed every day and kept until the cavity is completely cleansed of pus or the damage is healed. Among other things, the drug "Levomekol" is often used for the treatment of difficult to heal or postoperative wounds in gynecology and traumatology. In these cases, the product is applied in a small layer and covered with a gauze bandage.
Contraindications and side effects
Very often, patients ask their doctors if they can use Levomekol ointment for acne. Reviews of experts in this regard are very skeptical. According to them, this tool is recommended to be used only in relation to purulent processes and for the treatment of burns. If you apply the ointment in order to eliminate acne rashes and acne, this can lead to an even greater spread of these problems. As for the side effects, the Levomekol agent can cause only allergic reactions (minor redness, hives, itching).