Wilkinson's ointment
Wilkinson's ointment: 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. Drug interactions
- 10. Analogs
- 11. Terms and conditions of storage
- 12. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
- 13. Reviews
- 14. Price in pharmacies
Latin name: Unguentum Wilkinsoni
ATX code: P03AX
Active ingredient: tar (Pix liquida) + sulfur (Sulfur) + Naftalan oil (Naphthalan Petroleum)
Manufacturer: Pyatigorsk pharmaceutical factory (Russia); LLC "Leda" (Ukraine)
Description and photo updated: 2019-27-08
Wilkinson's ointment is a combined agent for external use with anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antifungal, antiparasitic action.
Release form and composition
Dosage form - ointment for external use (10, 20, 30, 50 and 100 g in tubes or cans).
Content of active ingredients in 100 g of ointment:
- Tar - 15 g;
- Purified sulfur - 15 g;
- Naftalan ointment - 30 g.
Auxiliary components: calcium carbonate, green soap, water.
Pharmacological properties
Pharmacodynamics
Wilkinson's ointment is a combined preparation that has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiparasitic and antifungal effects due to the effects of its active ingredients.
Properties of the individual components of the ointment:
- Tar: improves the supply of blood to tissues and the processes of regeneration of the epidermis, enhances the processes of keratinization, has a disinfecting effect, and causes reflex reactions;
- Sulfur: interacts with organic substances, forming compounds with antimicrobial and antiparasitic action;
- Naftalan oil: has a resorbing, emollient, disinfectant and mild analgesic effect.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug are not described. The absorption of the active ingredients of the ointment into the systemic circulation is negligible.
Indications for use
- Scabies, trichophytosis;
- Trophic ulcer, wounds, bedsores.
Contraindications
- Chronic renal failure
- Eczema during an exacerbation;
- Sensitivity to drug components.
Wilkinson's ointment, instructions for use: method and dosage
The ointment is applied externally, rubbing into the skin of problem areas of the body.
Recommended therapy regimen:
- Bedsores, trophic ulcer, wounds - 2 times a day for 10-12 days;
- Trichophytosis - 2 times a day, course of treatment - 21 days;
- Scabies - rub once a day into the skin of the whole body, except for the face and scalp, for 3 days.
Side effects
According to the instructions for use, Wilkinson's Ointment can cause side effects in the form of dermatitis, with prolonged therapy - allergic reactions, arthropathy.
Overdose
No information available.
special instructions
After rubbing into the skin, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
Drug interactions
No clinically significant interaction with other drugs has been established.
Analogs
The analogues of Wilkinson's Ointment are: Benzyl benzoate, Spregal, Bensokril, Chemerichnaya water.
Terms and conditions of storage
Keep out of reach of children, dry and cool place.
Shelf life is 2 years.
Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Reviews about Ointment Wilkinson
The drug is not commercially available, therefore, reviews of Wilkinson's Ointment are few, but mostly positive: the remedy is effective when used according to indications.
Price for Wilkinson's Ointment in pharmacies
At the moment, the drug is not available in pharmacies, so the price of Wilkinson's Ointment is unknown. The cost of some analogues: Spregal aerosol - 800-1425 rubles. for a bottle of 152 g, Chemerichnaya water - 21–55 rubles. per bottle of 100 ml.
Maria Kulkes Medical journalist About the author
Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, 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!
