Salicylic Ointment - Instructions For Use, Price, Reviews, Analogues

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Salicylic ointment

Salicylic ointment: 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. In case of impaired renal function
12. 12. Drug interactions
13. 13. Analogs
14. 14. Terms and conditions of storage
15. 15. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
16. 16. Reviews
17. 17. Price in pharmacies

Latin name: Salicylic oinment

ATX code: D01AE12

Active ingredient: salicylic acid (Salicylic acid)

Producer: Tver Pharmaceutical Factory, JSC (Russia); Tula pharmaceutical factory (Russia); Yaroslavl Pharmaceutical Factory (Russia); Pharmstandard-Fitofarm-NN (Russia), etc.

Description and photo update: 2019-20-08

Prices in pharmacies: from 22 rubles.

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Salicylic ointment is a preparation for external use, with keratolytic, local irritating, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Release form and composition

Dosage form - ointment for external use 2, 3 and 5%: dense mass from light yellow to white with a homogeneous structure (25 or 40 g each in dark glass jars, or polyethylene; in a cardboard box 1 can; 10, 20 each, 25, 30 or 50 g in aluminum tubes, in a cardboard box 1 tube).

100 g of ointment contains:

• active substance: salicylic acid - 2, 3 or 5 g;
• auxiliary component: petroleum jelly.

Pharmacological properties

Salicylic ointment has an antiseptic, keratolytic, anti-inflammatory and local irritant effect.

Indications for use

• burns;
• infectious and inflammatory skin lesions;
• psoriasis;
• eczema;
• oily seborrhea;
• pityriasis versicolor;
• ichthyosis;
• dyskeratosis.

Contraindications

• renal failure;
• the period of pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• childhood;
• individual intolerance to the components of the drug.

Instructions for the use of salicylic ointment: method and dosage

Salicylic ointment is used externally.

Previously, the affected area should be cleaned of necrotic tissues, if there are bubbles, open them, rinse thoroughly with an antiseptic solution.

Depending on the nature of the disease, the ointment can be applied directly to the skin of the affected area of the body, then covered with a sterile napkin, or soaked in a sterile napkin and applied to the wound area.

Recommended dosage: at the rate of 0.2 g per 1 cm ², change the dressing once every 2-3 days.

Treatment continues until the wound is completely cleared of purulent-necrotic masses.

Side effects

The use of the ointment can cause allergic reactions of local localization in the form of itching, burning, hyperemia.

Overdose

There is no information.

special instructions

Do not apply ointment to hairy warts, birthmarks.

Do not allow the ointment to get on the mucous surfaces; in case of accidental contact, they must be washed with plenty of water.

It is required to take into account the possibility of increased absorption of salicylic acid when carrying the drug on weeping wound surfaces or in the treatment of pathologies with hyperemia and inflammation of the skin (including psoriatic erythroderma).

Application during pregnancy and lactation

According to the instructions, Salicylic ointment is not prescribed during pregnancy / lactation.

Pediatric use

Salicylic ointment therapy is contraindicated in patients under 18 years of age.

With impaired renal function

Renal failure is a contraindication to therapy.

Drug interactions

Salicylic acid helps to increase the permeability of the skin, this should be taken into account when concomitant therapy with other drugs for topical use, since their absorption can be significantly enhanced.

With simultaneous use with oral hypoglycemic agents (sulfonylurea derivatives) and methotrexate, the risk of increasing their side effects increases.

Analogs

Analogues of Salicylic ointment are: Urgokor corn, Zinc-salicylic ointment 5%, Salicylic acid.

Terms and conditions of storage

Keep out of the reach of children. Store in a dark place at a temperature of 8-15 ° C.

Shelf life is 2 years.

Terms of dispensing from pharmacies

Available without a prescription.

Reviews of salicylic ointment

According to most reviews, Salicylic Ointment is the best inexpensive remedy for problem skin. Suitable for everyone, practically does not cause side reactions. Most often, patients note its low cost, availability in pharmacies and high efficiency in the treatment of many skin diseases. The disadvantages include a greasy consistency, which makes the drug difficult to wash off the skin.

Salicylic ointment price in pharmacies

The approximate price for Salicylic ointment 2%, 25 mg in 1 jar or tube is 20-25 rubles.

Salicylic ointment: prices in online pharmacies

Drug name Price Pharmacy

Salicylic ointment 2% ointment for external use 25 g 1 pc. 22 RUB Buy

Salicylic ointment 2% ointment for external use 25 g 1 pc. RUB 26 Buy

Salicylic ointment 2% ointment for external use 25 g 1 pc. RUB 27 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!