Before answering the question "how to prepare a solution of furacilin" from tablets, a few words must be said about the medicine itself. Furatsilin is a drug that retains an antimicrobial effect for a long time. True, it should be remembered that it is supposed to be stored in a place protected from light (ideally - in dishes made of dark glass). Otherwise, the solution prepared for use will turn brownish and lose its effectiveness.
Application areas
The knowledge of how to prepare a solution of furatsilin is useful to you for treating such minor damage to the skin as scratches, abrasions, cuts, cracks. The most common use of furatsilin solution - as a means to rinse the mouth (with angina, gingivitis, stomatitis) and rinse the eyes (with conjunctivitis, blepharitis). In addition, the drug is effective in the treatment of purulent wounds, pressure sores, burns 2 and 3 degrees, osteomyelitis, empyema of the paranasal sinuses.
How to prepare a solution of furacilin
1. Get the drug in tablets at the pharmacy (0.02 g each). Ideally, of course, you should have furatsilin in your home / travel kit.
2. Boil a glass of water. Wait 8 minutes for the liquid to be hot (but not boiling water).
3. Put one tablet of furatsilin on a blank sheet of paper and grind it into powder using a pusher, a hammer for meat or any other improvised household appliance.
4. Pour the powder into a glass of hot water and, stirring vigorously with a teaspoon, wait until the medicine has completely dissolved. That's all, in principle. In such a case as preparing a solution of furatsilin, there is nothing complicated.
5. Wait until the medicinal solution cools down to about 40 degrees. Before you rinse your throat, rinse your nose or eyes, make sure that you do not get burned. It will not be superfluous to strain the medicine through a double layer of gauze to avoid insoluble particles of the tablet entering the irritated oral cavity. A properly dissolved medicine will soften the mucous membrane, which will reduce pain.
6. If you have prepared an aqueous solution for future use, then remember that it should be stored in the refrigerator, and not more than ten days.
How to make a solution of furatsilina alcohol at home
This drug in the form of an alcoholic solution has a detrimental effect on staphylococci, streptococci, intestinal and dysenteric sticks, salmonella, cholera vibrio, clostridia and other microorganisms. In particular, furatsilin is shown in this form for prophylactic and therapeutic measures in purulent-inflammatory processes, purulent wounds. The finished product, which contains 70 percent medical alcohol, is, in principle, sold in pharmacies. But today we’ll talk about how to make the necessary tool yourself.
1. Get 70 percent ethyl alcohol (dilute with water) from the pharmacy, as well as a pack of furatsilin tablets (0.02 g each).
2. Grind the tablets to a powder state as described above. In this case, for the amount of alcohol equal to 100 g, you will need three tablets. The solution should be infused for several hours, after which it is considered ready for use.
Before preparing a solution of furatsilin, carefully read the annotation to the medicine, in particular, pay attention to the section entitled "Contraindications". So, you can’t use the drug for bleeding, allergic dermatoses, hypersensitivity to the drug, pregnancy, during lactation. Otherwise, you may experience side effects such as dermatitis and allergic reactions.