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Formalin

Formalin – the disinfecting, antiseptic, cauterizing, deodorizing and knitting medicine.

Dosage form

Formalin Упаковка Формалинrepresents transparent liquid with a pungent specific smell.

Solution of Formalin consists of 40% of formaldehyde, 52% of water and 8% of methyl alcohol. Active component is the formaldehyde possessing deodorizing and disinfecting effects. Also use of Formalin is effective for preservation of anatomic drugs.

Pharmacological effect of Formalin

According to the instruction Formalin has ability to cause coagulation of proteins that found broad application at preservation and preservation of biological materials (during creation of anatomic biomodels), and also as an antiseptic agent.

Properties of Formalin are applied in production of phenolformaldehyde oligomers.

Indications

Solution of Formalin is shown as deodorizing and disinfectant.

According to the instruction Formalin is applied when washing integuments of legs, hands, axillary hollows at signs the increased perspiration (hyperhidrosis), and also at strongly expressed sweat smell (bromidrosis).

Besides, properties of Formalin are widely used for disinfection of various medical equipment and personal objects of patient care.

There are many medicines on the basis of solution. One of them is all the known paste of Teymurov which is applied to treatment of an intertrigo, some fungal infections of integuments, the increased perspiration.

Formalin route of administration

For washing of integuments use 0,5-2% Formalin solution. For washing of soles of legs use 3-5% solution.

Extremely daily use of drug as it can cause irritation of integuments is not recommended.

In case of irritation use of Formalin is recommended to be stopped, and to powder the inflamed sites of skin with talc.

Optimum use of solution – is not more often than one-two weekly.

Properties of Formalin Раствор Формалинapply to treatment of mycoses and fungus diseases of feet. Carry out by solution disinfecting of footwear and insoles. For this purpose insoles and an internal surface of footwear 25% of solution then it is necessary to air footwear several hours are wiped, the pungent smell will not disappear yet.

Contraindications

Formalin is contraindicated at hypersensitivity to formaldehyde and at inflammatory processes of integuments.

It is strictly forbidden to use drug during pregnancy and feeding by a breast as it is toxic connection and makes the irritating impact on fabrics.

Side effects of Formalin

Most often at prolonged use of solution in high concentration it can become an origin of irritations on skin.

 
 
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