Tetracycline ointment for the eyes against inflammation

Tetracycline ointment for the eyes is used in the treatment of inflammatory eye diseases.

Due to its composition, it has an antibacterial effect of a wide range.

Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic with bacteriostatic properties.

The substance affects gram-negative and Gram-positive microorganisms.

These include: staphylococcus, streptococcus, gonococcus, pneumococcus, salmonella, chlamydia, clostridia, E. coli, rickettsia, mycoplasma.

Instruction for use

Useful propertiesTetracycline Ointment has a wide range of effects. In addition to the fact that this medication is effectively used to treat the eyes in case of infectious lesions, it is with 1% tetracycline that the medication is used in the following dermatological diseases:

• streptoderma;
• eczema is infected;
• acne;
• staphyloderma;
• furunculosis;
• burn wounds.

Ointment is also used for inflammation of the nasopharyngeal mucosa, vulvitis.

Use it for such diseases allow antiseptic and antibacterial properties. When applied, the ointment does not give any painful sensations, is easily applied and absorbed by the affected areas of the skin.

Composition

The preparation contains as an active ingredient an antibiotic - tetracycline: 1 gram per 100 g of ointment. The eye tetracycline ointment in 100 g has the following auxiliary components: vaseline 100 g, lanolin 40 g.

Indications for use

The drug is used to treat:

• blepharitis;
• conjunctivitis;
• trachoma;
• keratitis.

Interaction with other drugs

Simultaneous use of tetracycline ointment with glucocorticosteroids causes an increase in the effect of the latter.

Application of ointments and dosage

The general instruction is: it is necessary to disinfect hands, you can simply wash with soap. Unscrew the lid of the bottle and pull the lower eyelid downward. The upper eyelid can be fixed with a finger. Then look at the top point, squeeze a strip of ointment about 0.5 cm on the lower eyelid, without touching the tip of the tube with eyes or eyelashes. Then close the eye for 3-5 seconds and use a finger to massage the upper eyelid. Thus, the ointment is distributed around the eye. If there are excess ointments, remove them with a napkin, after the procedure, you can lie a bit with your eyes closed.

Ointment for trachoma

We perform the actions described above, but you can squeeze out a thin strip for the entire length of the eye. Repeat twice a day for about 20-25 days.

The use of ointments for barley or conjunctivitis

The actions will be the same. You can lubricate the entire surface of the damaged eye. In a healthy eye for the prevention of squeezing out 3 mm of ointment.

To prevent infection, for example, when a mote enters the body, the medication is used three times a day for 2-3 days. It is pressed out 3-5 mm on the lower eyelid of the affected eye.

Side effects and contraindications

As a rule, tetracycline ointment for the eyes is well tolerated, but like other antibiotics of a wide range of antibacterial actions, it can cause side effects.

Side effects of the drug may be:

• nausea;
• vomiting;
• decreased appetite;
• disorder of bowel function;
• changes in the mucous membranes of the mouth and digestive tract;
• allergic reactions to the skin;
• Quincke edema.
• photosensitization.

Contraindications

Contraindications to treatment with tetracycline ointment are:

• hypersensitivity to the drug;
• fungal diseases;
• pregnancy;
• children's age( up to 8 years).

With caution, the drug should be used for leukopenia and kidney disease. Also, caution requires the appointment of the drug to patients with allergic reactions in the anamnesis.

Recently, the use of tetracycline has become relatively limited due to frequent side effects and the prevalence of tetracycline-resistant strains of microorganisms.

Special instructions

It is noted that the continued use of tetracycline ointment during the period of dentition( treatment of children in the first months of life) can cause a dark yellow color of the teeth, as the drug is deposited in the dentin and tooth enamel.

Prolonged use of drugs of the tetracycline group can lead to complications caused by the development of candidiasis. In the treatment of candidiasis, antifungal antibiotics are used.

During treatment with tetracycline ointment, the patient's condition should be carefully monitored. In case of any signs of hypersensitivity to the drug or side effects, a break in treatment should be made and, if necessary, another antibiotic not assigned to the tetracycline group should be prescribed.

Storage

The product should be kept in a cool and protected from direct sunlight, at a temperature not exceeding 15 ° C, out of reach of children. The drug is dispensed without a prescription. Shelf life of the drug is 3 years.

Manufacturer of this drug OAO "Tatkhimpharmpreparaty" Russia. The company is located in Kazan and has long been involved in the production of medicines.

Price

In Russian pharmacies the cost of Tetracycline ophthalmic ointment averages 45 rubles .In pharmacies in Ukraine, this tool can be bought on average for 35 hryvnia .

Analogues

Dexa-gentamicin

Is an antibiotic with anti-inflammatory effect. Dexa-gentamycin is prescribed for barley, blepharitis, conjunctivitis. Contraindicated use in fungal eyes, viral diseases of the eyes. The antibiotic gentamicin is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria and certain gram-positive bacteria. At tetracycline the list of gram-positive bacteria, on which it influences is a bit wider.

Tobrex ointment

The drug Tobrex in the form of an ointment is used for the treatment of inflammatory infectious diseases: blepharitis, iridocyclitis, keratitis, etc. Ointment has almost no contraindications, except for individual intolerance and childhood.

Hydrocortisone Ointment

Ointment has anti-inflammatory and pronounced anti-allergic effect. In ophthalmology it is used for viral, fungal, bacterial, tubercular lesions of the eyes. With infectious skin lesions: psoriasis, seborrhea, eczema, etc. Hydrocortisone ointment can be used after the age of two years of the child.

Erythromycin Ointment

This ointment is well tolerated by those who are allergic to the antibiotics of the penicillin group. It is used to combat staphylococci, streptococci and other pathogens that are resistant to tetracycline. Ointment is good for youth acne.

It is prescribed for treatment of trachoma, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyes, with pustular skin diseases, pressure sores, burns, ulcers. The ointment has the disadvantage that micro-organisms quite quickly develop resistance to it.

Levomycetin-Acry( Eye Ointment)

This ointment contains the main component of the antibiotic Chloramphenicol. By itself, it is toxic and is used to treat very serious infections, it has high activity. The organism's tolerance for it is developing very slowly. The indication is similar to tetracycline ointment: bacterial infections of the eye and especially if other drugs are not suitable. It is usually well tolerated, is not used for eczema or fungal skin lesions. At simultaneous reception with erythromycin the effect of both medicines decreases.

Reviews

Ointment tetracycline is a very popular remedy, which is widely used. Reviews about it are mostly positive. The drug is often used for inflammation of the conjunctiva and for the treatment of barley. It effectively eliminates itching, pain and redness, especially if used at an early stage of the disease. Very suitable for children( but only after 8 years), since it does not cause any unpleasant sensations.

Apply 1% ointment and for the treatment of cracks in the corners of the lips, it removes inflammation well when used on small pimples, in the nasal mucosa. There are reviews that the ointment has effectively replaced an expensive eye solution, which has proved useless in removing inflammation after laser vision correction.

Examples of

# 1. My mother is a long time old woman, and from time to time she buys a tetracycline ointment. This medicine in her medicine cabinet should always be present. Somehow she had problems with the tear duct for a long time, and after that she occasionally has lacrimation and itching in the corners of her eyes. A tetracycline ointment very quickly cope with all these symptoms. Most often, the mother lays this remedy for the lower eyelid before going to sleep, because if you use the medication during the day, you feel discomfort - the ointment spreads over the eye, creating a film on it.

There is no pain, but visibility is deteriorating. Significant improvements are already visible the next morning. My mother needs two or three medications to completely eliminate itching and lachrymation.

Sold medicine in a small metal tube. But after the treatment of the eye in our case, it remains almost everything. The big plus is that the drug is universal, so we never threw it away and managed to fully use it before the expiration date.

Although the ointment is intended for the eyes, it can be applied to any wound. And, despite the fact that, for example, against herpes we often use other means when there is nothing at hand, Tetracycline ointment also copes well with it.

To all other this ointment always is in a drugstore at an affordable price. But do not forget that this is an antibiotic with contraindications. Although my mother and an elderly person, who already has many diseases, this drug has never harmed her.

The only drawback, in my opinion, is that there is no protection on the nozzle of the tube. Ointment is still eye, and I believe that everything here should be sterile.

# 2. I have prescribed a tetracycline ointment for the eyes with an ophthalmologist with conjunctivitis. In addition, I heard about her many times from acquaintances who, after learning about my problem, recommended this remedy.

This medicine is an antibiotic and is used for conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, trachoma. The only contraindication is the individual intolerance of the drug. As an adverse event, an allergy may occur, but I did without it.

Ointment has a thick and thick consistency, yellow color. If it gets in the eyes or on the skin, it begins to melt and spread. Some time after use it is difficult to watch, because the eye forms a film and vision is clouded. The drug does not cause any painful sensations, burning or discomfort.

I applied this ointment three times a day, and the result in the form of full recovery made me happy in three days. Symptoms of the disease have already passed by the end of the second day, so the third day of treatment can be called preventive. Ointment is tested not by one generation, it is effective, and the price is very affordable.

Conclusion

Tetracycline ointment is an effective and affordable remedy, which is also universal. It can help not only with problems with the eyes, but also with certain skin diseases. It is applied very simply and painlessly. If you start using the ointment at the first signs of the disease, then the symptoms very quickly disappear.

There are exemplary analogues of tetracycline ointment, but they do not exactly replace it in all respects.

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