Bepanten - Instructions For Using Ointment And Cream, Price, Reviews, Analogues

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Bepanten

Bepanten: instructions for use and reviews

1. 1. Release form and composition
2. 2. Pharmacological properties
3. 3. Indications for use
4. 4. Contraindications
5. 5. Method of application and dosage
6. 6. Side effects
7. 7. Overdose
8. 8. Special instructions
9. 9. Application during pregnancy and lactation
10. 10. Use in childhood
11. 11. Drug interactions
12. 12. Analogs
13. 13. Terms and conditions of storage
14. 14. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
15. 15. Reviews
16. 16. Price in pharmacies

Latin name: Bepanthen

ATX code: D03AX03

Active ingredient: dexpanthenol (Dexpanthenol)

Manufacturer: Bayer, JSC (Russia); GP Grenzach Produktions, GmbH (Germany)

Description and photo update: 2019-17-09

Prices in pharmacies: from 89 rubles.

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Bepanten is an external preparation with a regenerating effect.

Release form and composition

Bepanten is available in the following dosage forms:

• Cream for external use 5%: soft, homogeneous, has a weak specific odor, white or white with a yellowish tinge (in aluminum tubes of 3.5 g, 30 g, 100 g);
• Ointment for external use 5%: opaque, elastic, pale yellow, with a faint lanolin odor (in aluminum tubes of 3.5 g, 30 g, 100 g).

Active ingredient: dexpanthenol, in 1 g of cream and 1 g of ointment - 50 mg.

Excipients:

• Cream: DL-pantolactone, potassium cetyl phosphate, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lanolin, isopropyl myristate, propylene glycol, purified water;
• Ointment: Protegin X, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, lanolin, white beeswax, soft white paraffin, almond oil, liquid paraffin, purified water.

Pharmacological properties

Pharmacodynamics

The active ingredient in Bepanten is dexpanthenol, a substance that quickly converts in skin cells into pantothenic acid, which is the main part of coenzyme A and plays an important role in the formation and healing of damaged skin.

Thus, Bepanten normalizes cellular metabolism and stimulates skin regeneration.

Pharmacokinetics

After being applied to the skin, dexpanthenol is quickly absorbed, transforming into pantothenic acid during absorption. Binds to plasma proteins, mainly albumin and beta-globulin.

Pantothenic acid is not metabolized, it is excreted unchanged.

Indications for use

The use of Bepanten ointment and cream is recommended in the following cases:

• prevention and therapy of skin dryness in violation of their integrity;
• caring for the mammary gland of a nursing mother during lactation, treatment of redness, dryness and cracked nipples;
• care for the skin of children from birth, treatment of diaper rash and diaper dermatitis;
• activation of the regeneration of the skin with minor injuries, abrasions, minor burns, skin irritations; ointment for this purpose is used for bedsores, chronic ulcers, cracks, as well as for faster healing of transplanted skin.

Bepanten cream is additionally used to heal sunburns, prevent and treat dry skin due to various genesis of dermatitis, manifested by irritation, peeling, redness, a feeling of tightness of the skin, as well as for daily care of the skin of the face and hands, which are most susceptible to external factors.

Contraindications

According to the instructions, Bepanten is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to the components included in the product.

The tool can be used by lactating and pregnant women.

Instructions for the use of Bepanten: method and dosage

When caring for newborns, Bepanten cream or ointment is regularly applied to clean, dry skin after changing diapers or diapers.

For prophylactic treatment and treatment of nipples, the drug is applied after feeding.

To treat damage to the cervix, anal passage, wounds and other damage to the skin, the agent is applied 1-2 times a day directly to the site of injury. The duration of Bepanten's use is determined by the doctor individually, based on the indications.

Side effects

Side effects after using the drug are rare; in some cases, itching and urticaria were noted.

Overdose

Overdose cases have not been reported to date. Cases of hypervitaminosis are unknown. Even in very high doses, dexpanthenol is well tolerated and does not cause the development of any undesirable reactions.

special instructions

When applying the drug, care should be taken to avoid contact with the eyes.

Application during pregnancy and lactation

The drug is approved for use by pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.

If Bepanten cream or ointment is used to treat cracked nipples during lactation, the drug should be washed off before feeding the baby.

Pediatric use

The product is used to care for babies and babies (for the treatment and prevention of diaper rash and diaper dermatitis).

Drug interactions

Cases of drug interactions between Bepanten and other concomitantly used drugs are unknown.

Analogs

Bepanten's analogs are:

• By active substance: D-Panthenol, Pantoderm, Dexpanthenol, Moreal-plus, Panthenol, Panthenolsprey;
• By the mechanism of action: Curiosin, Eberprot-P, Mikoran.

Terms and conditions of storage

Storage temperature should not exceed 25 ° C. Keep the drug away from children.

The shelf life is 3 years.

Terms of dispensing from pharmacies

Available without a prescription.

Reviews about Bepanten

All reviews about Bepenten are positive. Patients note that the drug quickly and effectively helps with irritation and diaper rash in a child, cracked nipples in nursing mothers, with chapped and dry skin, abrasions and minor injuries. The cream and ointment can be used by pregnant women, as well as for the treatment and prevention of dermatitis in children from birth. The product is well tolerated and does not cause side effects.

Some patients consider the only drawback the relatively high cost of the drug.

Price for Bepanten in pharmacies

Approximate prices for Bepanten:

• ointment for external use 5%: for a tube of 30 g - 340–470 rubles; for a tube of 50 g - 510–545 rubles; for a tube of 100 g - 750–810 rubles;
• cream for external use 5%: for a tube of 30 g - 370-515 rubles; for a tube of 50 g - 535-605 rubles; for a tube of 100 g - 730–865 rubles.

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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!