Ointment Baneocin is an antibiotic for external use, which is used to treat dermatological diseases, as well as infections of a gynecological nature. The active substances in the Baneocin ointment are two antibiotics - bacitracin and neomycin, and auxiliary ones are lanolin and white soft paraffin. The combination of these two antibacterial substances allows the drug to fight many skin infections, in addition to the following:
- Pseudomonas;
- Nocardia;
- fungal diseases.
Baneocin has an antimicrobial property and successfully fights many gram-negative and gram-positive microorganisms.
Indications for the appointment of Baneocin
Ointment Baneocin has a wide range of indications for use, so it is successfully used for preventive and curative purposes. The drug is effectively used to treat:
- contagious impetigo;
- purulent hydradenitis;
- paronychia;
- pyoderma ;
- pseudofurunculosis;
- carbuncles.
Specialists call Baneocin ointment one of the most effective in the fight against boils and streptoderma. The infections that cause these diseases are quickly destroyed by antibiotics that are present in the drug. In addition, Baneocin ointment is used as a prophylactic against acne, if a rash has been admitted, then Baneocin can be used as the main medication.
The drug is used for the infection of varicose ulcers and secondary infection in patients with acute chronic rhinitis. After the surgery on the paranasal sinuses, the patient is also recommended Baneocin ointment.
Ointment is widely used in surgical cosmetology, which significantly increases the range of its indications.
Contraindications for ointment application
The spectrum of contraindications to the use of Baneocin ointment is not less than the indications. Ointment can not be used if the patient suffers from:
- kidney dysfunction;
- pathology of the cochlear apparatus;
- rupture of the tympanic membrane.
While Baneocin is successfully used to treat burn wounds, ointment is not recommended for the treatment of large areas of the skin. Due to the fact that the agent is not used for the treatment of mucous membranes, it can not be used in the pathology of the eyes and for the treatment of the oral cavity.
It is also worth noting that the use of the drug is possible only under the supervision of a doctor, since most contraindications are relative.
Prohibition for use is also hypersensitivity to the drug or to its components and an allergic reaction to the substances that make up the drug.
Baneocin ointment for burns
The complexity of burn wounds lies in the fact that the affected area is a kind of gateway for bacteria, which as a result provoke various kinds of complications that are of an infectious nature. Therefore, for the treatment of burn wounds, antibiotics are used, including in the form of ointments.
The drug used to treat burn wounds should meet the following criteria:
- painless application;
- deep penetration into the wound;
- hypoallergenicity;
- preservation of viable skin cells.
Today, there is no means that fully meets all the requirements, but Baneocin is one of the closest to the desired. The drug contains two bactericidal antibiotics, which have a synergistic effect, so it is effectively used to treat burns. In addition, its cost is below average, and the safety of use is high, due to which it has become widespread.
Most often, Baneocin ointment is used in the treatment of second-degree burns . The drug when applied does not cause pain, and redness or dryness, provoked by Baneoctin, are extremely rare.