The modern pharmacological market has in its arsenal medicines that can get rid of inflammatory processes, without having a complex effect on the patient's body. Such medicines include ointment "Levomekol", reviews of the use of which indicate that it has a wide spectrum of action. The drug refers to drugs used externally. It is an ointment that has a white or white with a yellowish tint color, sold in the pharmacy network in special tubes or banks. The composition of the drug includes two active substances. They are chloramphenicol and methyluracil. Auxiliary elements in the composition of the ointment are polyethylene oxide and polyethylene oxide.
The drug belongs to the group of antiseptics. Ointment “Levomekol”, reviews of which indicate its high effectiveness in providing antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects on the body, is active against staphylococci, as well as Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that is, microorganisms of gram-positive and gram-negative type.
After applying to the foci of pathological processes, the drug is able to penetrate deep into the tissue, without causing damage to cell membranes. The antibacterial effect of the drug persists even if there is necrotic masses and pus in the lesion focus.
Chloramphenicol, which is one of the main active components, contributes to the provision of an antibacterial (bacteriostatic) therapeutic effect. This substance deactivates the vital functions of bacteria. Its effect extends to gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic microorganisms (Escherichia coli, staphylococci and other species).
Suspends chloramphenicol and the activity of bacteria that do not show sensitivity to other antibiotics. These include rickettsia and spirokettes, trachoma pathogens, as well as some other pathogenic microorganisms. Levomycetin exhibits low activity in relation to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Due to the presence of this active substance in the preparation, Levomekol ointment, the use of which indicates the likelihood of undesirable side effects, can cause irritation on the mucous membranes.
Another active component of the drug is methyluracil. It produces an effect on the body, aimed at stimulating metabolic processes. Restoring the metabolism in the lesions, methyluracil helps to reduce inflammation and increase local immunity. This process occurs due to the effect on the increase in the number of leukocytes, which serve as the basis of the humoral and cellular defense mechanism.
By normalizing the nucleic acid exchange in the mucous membrane, methyluracil helps accelerate tissue repair and wound healing. In addition, this active substance activates the production of interferon, which produces an antiviral and immunomodulating effect on the patient's body. However, it does not cause irritation of the skin. Being in the composition of Levomekol ointment, reviews about the use of which by patients suffering from photodermatosis indicate an improvement in their condition, methyluracil has a light-protective effect.
The drug is widely used in the treatment of purulent wounds. The immunity of pathogenic organisms to this drug develops very slowly, therefore, in comparison with other antibiotics, its use is most effective. For the prevention and treatment of purulent wounds that are in the first phase of the process, experts prescribe Levomekol (ointment). Reviews of its use indicate a decrease in swelling in the focus of the disease, as well as an increase in the healing rate of tissues. The use of the drug allows you to clean the wound from necrotic masses and pus.
The drug is used in urological practice. Specialists in the complex therapy prescribed ointment "Levomekol." Balanoposthitis, which is an inflammatory disease of the skin of the penis in men, requires treatment with an antibacterial ointment. The specified drug, having the ability to penetrate deeply into tissues, very effectively fights infectious microorganisms, accelerating the process of getting rid of this pathology.