Product Overview
Composition
Composition per 1 g of the preparation: Active ingredients: Dioxomethyltetrahydropyrimidine (methyluracil) - 40 mg, Chloramphenicol - 7.5 mg; Excipients: Macrogol-1500 - 190.5 mg, Macrogol-400 - 762 mg.pharmachologic effect
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Combined antimicrobial agent
Pharmacological properties
A combined preparation for topical use, has anti-inflammatory (dehydrating) and antimicrobial effects, is active against gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms (staphylococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli). Easily penetrates deep into tissues without damaging biological membranes, stimulates regeneration processes. In the presence of pus and necrotic masses, the antibacterial effect persists.Indications
Purulent wounds (including those infected with mixed microflora) in the first (purulent-necrotic) phase of the wound process.
Application during pregnancy and lactation
Use during pregnancy is possible only if the benefit to the mother outweighs the risk to the fetus.
During lactation, you should either stop using the drug or breastfeeding.
During lactation, you should either stop using the drug or breastfeeding.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to drug components; children's age up to 1 year (in newborns, the biotransformation of chloramphenicol occurs more slowly than in adults).
Side effects
Allergic reactions (skin rashes).
Interaction
Cases of interaction or incompatibility with other drugs have not been described.
How to take, course of administration and dosage
Locally.
The drug is impregnated with sterile gauze napkins, which are loosely filled in the wound.
It is possible to enter the purulent cavity through a catheter (drainage tube) with a syringe.
In this case, the ointment is preheated to 35-36 ° C.
Dressings are performed daily, once a day, until the wound is completely cleared of purulent-necrotic masses.
For large wound surfaces, the daily dose of the ointment in terms of chloramphenicol should not exceed 3 g. The
duration of treatment depends on the severity and course of the disease.
The drug is impregnated with sterile gauze napkins, which are loosely filled in the wound.
It is possible to enter the purulent cavity through a catheter (drainage tube) with a syringe.
In this case, the ointment is preheated to 35-36 ° C.
Dressings are performed daily, once a day, until the wound is completely cleared of purulent-necrotic masses.
For large wound surfaces, the daily dose of the ointment in terms of chloramphenicol should not exceed 3 g. The
duration of treatment depends on the severity and course of the disease.
Overdose
No cases of overdose of Levomekol® ointment have been reported.
Special instructions
Influence on the ability to drive vehicles and work with mechanisms
Does not.
Does not.
Release form
Ointment for external use.
Storage conditions
At a temperature not exceeding 20 ° C.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Shelf life
3 years 6 months
