As the name of this publication shows, the drug in question is an antimicrobial agent. Consider the properties of "Furacilin" and its application. This medicine is probably known in every home. Recently, many new antimicrobial drugs have appeared, but there was a time when Furacilin could be found in every first-aid kit: in families, in vehicles, in manufacturing plants.
This remedy was widely used in military medicine. It should be noted that the active substance that is part of "Furacilin" - nitrofural, provides good efficacy. In addition to nitrofural (nitrofurazon), these tablets contain sodium chloride as auxiliary substances, as well as stearic acid, povidone and croscarmellose sodium.
Dosage forms of the antimicrobial agent "Furacilin", the instructions for use are called 0.2% ointment, alcohol solution, tablets. Based on these tablets, aqueous solutions are also prepared for the purpose of further external use. In this case, one tablet of "Furacilin" is dissolved in a glass of boiling water. It is taken in some cases and inside. The drug is synthetic.
To which pharmacotherapeutic group does furatsilin belong? Instructions for use relate it to antiseptics, means for disinfection of a wide spectrum of action. This is an antibacterial agent that is active against gram-positive, gram-negative microorganisms. "Furacilin" actively acts against dysenteric and Escherichia coli, the causative agent of paratyphoid, streptococci and staphylococci. It has an effect on the causative agents of gas gangrene, salmonella.
The instructions for use of the solution prepared from Furacilin tablets are called different from other chemotherapy agents. With its use, the resistance of pathogenic microbes to the agent slowly develops. In addition, even developing, resistance to the action of "Furacilin" does not reach a sufficiently high degree.
Reporting the indications for taking the drug "Furacilin", the instructions for use recommend it as an external agent in the treatment of the following pathologies:
- burns of varying degrees;
- purulent wounds;
- conjunctivitis, blepharitis (for washing the eyes);
- otitis media is moderate and acute;
- angina;
- gingivitis;
- stomatitis.
In the last three cases, rinse your mouth and throat. It is also externally used in solutions in the treatment of furunculosis, especially ulcers in the ear canal. Furacilin washed pleural cavity, it is used in the treatment of osteomyelitis and empyema of the paranasal sinuses externally.
The drug has a disinfecting effect in the treatment of cuts and cracks, abrasions and other non-severe skin lesions. In case of dysentery, "Furacilin" application instruction recommends to be taken orally. We are talking about acute forms of bacterial dysentery. Then the tablets are prescribed up to five doses per day, one at a time. At the same time, they should be washed down with a sufficient (up to half a liter) amount of water.
Side effects when using the drug "Furacilin": Instructions for use note the possibility of allergies - itching, redness of the skin.
With the internal use of tablets, in rare cases, digestive dysfunctions, the work of the digestive tract were noticed. Loss of appetite, lethargy, dizziness were observed. When rinsing the mouth and throat with this solution, in some cases there was discomfort associated with irritation of the mucous membranes and even painful sensations.
Hypersensitivity to the drug is a contraindication to its use in any form!