Aloe liniment
Aloe liniment: instructions for use and reviews
- 1. Release form and composition
- 2. Pharmacological properties
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Method of application and dosage
- 6. Side effects
- 7. Overdose
- 8. Special instructions
- 9. Application during pregnancy and lactation
- 10. Use in childhood
- 11. Drug interactions
- 12. Analogs
- 13. Terms and conditions of storage
- 14. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
- 15. Reviews
- 16. Price in pharmacies
Latin name: Aloe liniment
ATX code: D03AX
Active ingredient: aloe tree leaves (aloes arborescens folia)
Manufacturer: VIFITECH (Russia)
Description and photo update: 2018-25-10
Prices in pharmacies: from 81 rubles.
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Aloe liniment is an external herbal preparation with anti-inflammatory and tissue regeneration effect.
Release form and composition
The dosage form of the drug is liniment: a thick liquid from greenish-yellow to white with a yellowish tinge, has a characteristic odor (30 g each in dark glass jars or aluminum tubes, in a cardboard box 1 can / tube).
Composition of 100 mg of the drug:
- active substance: aloe juice - 78 mg;
- auxiliary components: emulsifier No. 1 - 10.1 mg; castor oil - 10.1 mg; carmellose sodium - 1.5 mg; eucalyptus oil - 0.1 mg; sorbic acid - 0.2 mg.
Pharmacological properties
Pharmacodynamics
Aloe liniment contains substances that belong to biogenic stimulants. The drug has a stimulating effect on metabolic processes: it improves cellular metabolism, regeneration and tissue trophism.
Aloe juice significantly increases the resistance of the skin and mucous membranes to the effects of damaging agents, promotes the acceleration of regeneration processes, including increases the tolerance of the skin exposed to radiation therapy, almost completely relieving pain, tightness and burning sensation. The reaction of the skin, which has arisen due to radiation therapy, when using Aloe liniment for prophylactic purposes, ends in a shorter time and proceeds in a milder form.
Indications for use
- skin lesions resulting from radiation therapy (treatment and prevention);
- limited burns;
- dry / wet epidermis.
Contraindications
Absolute:
- age up to 12 years;
- individual intolerance to any component of the drug.
Relative (liniment is prescribed under medical supervision):
- pregnancy;
- lactation period.
Instructions for the use of Aloe liniment: method and dosage
Liniment is applied externally.
Recommended application scheme:
- radiation therapy: for prophylactic purposes - applied in a thin layer after each irradiation (on average 45 days); with a therapeutic purpose - it is applied in a thin layer 2-3 times a day with the imposition of a gauze bandage, a course of 2-4 weeks;
- skin diseases (acute and subacute inflammatory processes of the skin): it is applied in a thick layer 2 times a day without the use of a bandage, for a course of 2–4 weeks.
Side effects
Allergic reactions are possible.
Overdose
There is no evidence of an overdose.
special instructions
There is no information.
Application during pregnancy and lactation
According to the instructions, Aloe liniment can be prescribed to women during pregnancy / lactation only after assessing the benefit / risk ratio.
Pediatric use
For patients under 12 years of age, the drug is not prescribed.
Drug interactions
There is no information.
Analogs
Analogues of Aloe liniment are: Aloe juice, Aloe extract dry, Aloe extract liquid.
Terms and conditions of storage
Store in a place protected from light at temperatures up to 10 ° C. Keep out of the reach of children.
Shelf life is 2 years.
Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Reviews about aloe liniment
According to reviews, Aloe liniment is a safe, inexpensive and effective drug used mainly in the treatment of various skin lesions - sunburn, scratches, cuts, frostbite, acne.
The price of aloe liniment in pharmacies
The approximate price for Aloe liniment (1 can or tube of 30 g each) is 79 rubles.
Aloe liniment: prices in online pharmacies
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Aloe liniment liniment 30 g 1 pc. RUB 81 Buy |
Anna Kozlova Medical journalist About the author
Education: Rostov State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine".
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
