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Xeroform

Pharmacological action

Ксероформ

Xeroform – the medicine having the knitting, antiseptic and drying properties which is used at diseases of integuments and mucous membranes.

The powder Xeroform represents bismuth salt, has yellow color and a slight peculiar smell. This drug is almost insoluble in water, ether, alcohol and chloroform.

The Xeroform disinfecting effect is caused by ability of drug to have bactericidal effect on microorganisms by linkng with proteins of their cellular membranes that leads to death of a microbic cell.

Use the Xeroform allows to accelerate healing and regeneration of the struck fabrics. Drug малотоксичен, does not render irritant action on mucous membranes and wounds.

Broad use the Xeroform in medical practice is caused by ability of drug to dry wounds, to narrow vessels, to reduce exudation (an exit of a liquid part of blood at an inflammation), to weaken inflammatory process, to lower sensitivity, to cause death of disease-producing bacteria.

The xeroform is a part of candles from hemorrhoids of Anuzol and Vishnevsky's ointment.

Indications to use

The instruction recommends to use the Xeroform at the purulent wounds, burns, ulcers, eczemas, an intertrigo infected, which are becoming wet and postoperative wounds, and also for scaring away of blood-sicking insects.

The ointment containing 3% of a xeroform is used in ophthalmologic practice at defeats and acute diseases of an eye-socket.

To newborn children the powder Xeroform can be appointed for acceleration of healing of an umbilical wound, also drug is effective at treatment of a diaper dermatitis.

Contraindications

The xeroform is not appointed to patients at whom hypersensitivity to active ingredient and other components of drug is observed.

Route of administration

Ксероформ порошок

The xeroform is a part of powders, powders and ointments.

Drug is intended for external use. Before applying powder or the powder Xeroform the struck surface carefully clear.

Drug in the form of ointment (90% vaseline and 10% of a xeroform) also should be applied on a tidy wound, overlaying from above of a bandage is allowed. Ointment of xeromorphic 3% after washing of an eye is put on the internal surface of a lower eyelid.

Side effect

The instruction does not contain information on undesirable effects of the drug Xeroform.

Additional information

The dry and protected from light place – a condition for storage the Xeroform. A drug period of validity – 6 years.

 
 
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