Pimafukort

Pimafukort represents the combined means for external use which part the antibiotic Neomycinum, antifungal means натамицин and a glucocorticosteroid a hydrocortisone is. So "elegant" composition of drug which ingredients so successfully supplement each other is done by Pimafukort by very demanded medicine in dermatological practice.

Release form

Pimafukort is issued in two dosage forms:

• Cream which 1 g contains 3500 PIECES of Neomycinum and on 10 mg of a natamitsin and a hydrocortisone. Cream is packed into aluminum or plastic tubes on 15 or 30 g. For the most mistrustful patients thinking that artful workers of a drugstore godlessly use the drugs realized by them the tuba is supplied with an aluminum membrane. Together with a tuba the instruction to Pimafukort invests in a cardboard box;
• The ointment having the same quantitative composition pharmacological of active components as well as the cream and just the same type of packaging and packing including an aluminum membrane on a tuba and the instruction to Pimafukort.

Pimafukort's producer is the Italian company "Temmler Italia", and output control is exercised by the Dutch pharmaceutical concern "Astellas of Pharm Yurop" which is at the same time and the holder of the registration certificate on drug.

Pimafukort's analogs

Pimafukort's analogs having absolutely identical qualitative structure in the Russian market are not available (yes, perhaps, and in world scales of the second such drug is not present). There are other combined drugs containing glucocorticosteroids, antibiotics and antifungal means in different combinations. They also with a certain assumption can be considered Pimafukort's analogs:

• Akriderm (Betamethasone + Gentamitsin + Clotrimazolum);
• Deksa-Gentamitsin (Gentamitsin + Dexamethasone);
• Kandiderm (Betamethasone + Gentamitsin + Clotrimazolum);
• Kanizon plus (Betamethasone + Gentamitsin + Clotrimazolum);
• Oxycortum (Hydrocortisone + Oxytetracyclinum);
• Polcortolonum (Tetratsiklin + Triamcinolonum);
• Flucinarum (Neomitsin + Fluotsinolona acetonide).

Of course, it is hardly possible to rank drugs which part antifungal means is not (for example, Oxycortum, Polcortolonum and Flucinarum) as Pimafukort's analogs, nevertheless, in the absence of fungal infection, it is possible to use quite and them.

Pharmacological action

Pimafukort renders antibacterial, antiinflammatory and fungicidal (antifungal) action.

Neomycinum – the antibiotic from group of aminoglycosides operating for a wide range of microorganisms (staphylococcus, streptococci, klebsiyella, colibacilli, etc.).

Antifungal means натамицин has activity concerning barmy and close families of mushrooms to them from which it is necessary to distinguish especially representatives of family Candida.

The hydrocortisone is the absolute glucocorticosteroid having antiinflammatory and vasopressor effect in passing eliminating puffiness and an itch in the struck place.

Indications to use

According to the instruction to Pimafukort and comments of dermatologists on him this medicine has absolutely specific therapeutic goal: treatment of the dermatosis responding to glucocorticosteroid therapy in the presence of a consecutive fungal or bacterial infection.

Short application instruction

The dosage and frequency rate of treatment by Pimafukort does not vary depending on age of the patient: both adults, and children are recommended to apply cream or ointment on affected areas of integuments 2-4 times a day. Duration of therapy should not exceed two weeks. Children should use Pimafukort under fixed medical control.

Cream and ointment have scopes a little excellent from each other. So, cream is applied at the becoming wet acute and subacute dermatosis. Ointment, on the contrary, is used in the presence of strong indications of a xeroderma for treatment of a subacute and chronic dermatosis.

Contraindications

According to reviews of Pimafukort this medicine has good tolerance, nevertheless, considering so "ill-matched" structure, there are also contraindications to it:

• individual intolerance of any of drug components;
• skin tuberculosis;
• virus damages of skin;
• open wound surfaces, ulcers, erosion;
• acne;
• rozatsea ("pink eels");
• ichthyosis (genetically caused keratinization disturbances).

At children 1 years are younger, and also at pregnant women and the feeding women drug should be used with extra care.

Side effect

Reviews of Pimafukort and a number of the undesirable effects noted during clinical tests served as the reason of inclusion in the instruction to Pimafukort of the following side effects:

• allergy (itch, irritation, xeroderma);
• contact dermatitis (drug "is obliged" by this effect to Neomycinum);
• atrophic skin manifestations (extremely seldom).

Data on the happened overdoses by Pimafukort in medical documentation are not recorded.

Special instructions

It is necessary to know that Pimafukort's hit can provoke increase in intraocular pressure to eyelids or okologlazny area that is fraught with development of a cataract.

Neomycinum - not such and a harmless antibiotic what it is possible to be convinced of, having read its instruction to use. At the list of side effects there is also ototoxicity (impact on auditory organs), and nephrotoxicity (impact on kidneys). Therefore, at prolonged use of Pimafukort on the extensive surfaces of skin in the theory it is possible to catch all these unpleasant "bonuses".

If the patient has no hypersensitivity to Neomycinum - it is not a reason for self-complacency: the intolerance of other aminoglycosides (gentamycin, Kanamycinum) also excludes a possibility of use of Pimafukort.

Pimafukort is implemented from drugstores at presentation of the recipe of the doctor.

Term and storage conditions

Cream and Pimafukort's ointment are stored at a temperature of +25 °C.

Cream period of validity – 3 years, ointments – 5 years.