Long-term non-healing wounds pose an extreme danger to human life. When damaged, the skin loses its ability to protect the body from various infectious agents. Iruksol ointment will help speed up the healing process. Thanks to the components included in the composition, the product provides a powerful antimicrobial effect. Iruxol analogues differ from the original product not only in cost, but also in efficiency.
Description of the drug "Iruksol"
Iruksol ointment, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Smith & Nephew, has a wide range of applications. This combined drug allows you to clean wounds of various etiologies from necrotic tissues in which an infection develops. To achieve this effect, enzymes in the composition of the drug allow. Not all analogues of "Iruksol" have such a therapeutic effect.
Heterogeneous in consistency, the ointment has a yellowish tint. The composition of the drug contains two active ingredients - the enzyme clostridiopeptidase A and the powerful antibiotic chloramphenicol (levomycetin). The antimicrobial component ensures the complete destruction of pathogenic agents that cause the inflammatory process. The advantage of the antibiotic is that the resistance of microorganisms to it develops very slowly, which allows it to be used for long-term therapy.
Thanks to the substances that make up the ointment, granulation and epithelialization of damaged tissues occurs. A feature of the drug can be called its ability to clean wounds of any etiology. In most cases, the use of Iruksol ointment avoids surgical removal of necrotic tissue.
Indications for appointment
The ointment should be prescribed for the treatment of long-term non-healing wounds, as indicated by the instructions. "Iruksol" is recommended for the treatment of purulent wounds and trophic ulcers, which are difficult to drug therapy. Indications for the appointment of an ointment are the following pathological conditions:
- second or third degree burns;
- bedsores;
- development of gangrene on the background of diabetes, hypothermia;
- ulcers of varicose origin;
- radiotherapy wounds.
There is a practice of using "Iruxol" as a means to prepare the skin before transplantation. After surgery, the ointment is prescribed to speed up the process of epithelization and prevent infection.
How to use the ointment correctly?
Dermatotropic agent for external use "Iruksol", reviews of which confirm the therapeutic effect promised by the manufacturer, should be used only as directed by a doctor. The instruction saysthat the ointment should be applied to the damaged areas once a day. Pre-moisturize the skin with saline (sodium chloride). This is necessary in order to soften and clean as much necrotic tissue as possible, opening access to the focus. This procedure should be carried out before each application of antimicrobial ointment.
You can apply the product on damaged skin with a glass rod. To prevent irritation of nearby tissues, the edges of the wound should be treated with zinc ointment. The duration of treatment with the drug usually does not exceed 10 days, but in some cases, therapy is extended up to two weeks.
Any analogues of "Iruksol", as well as the original remedy itself, should not be used without first reading the contraindications. According to the instructions, the ointment is forbidden to be used if the patient has the following diseases in the anamnesis:
- psoriasis;
- fungal lesions of the skin;
- hypersensitivity to ingredients;
- eczema;
- severe disorders of the liver and kidneys.
Also contraindications include children under 12 years of age, pregnancy and lactation.
Side effects
Allergic reactions can occur with individual intolerance to Iruksol ointment. Patients' testimonies indicate that in most cases the medicine is well tolerated. Sometimes, during the initial application of the ointment, itching, slight redness, and a rash may appear. Rarelycases of violation of the hematopoietic process are recorded.
What can replace Iruksol ointment?
The price of the drug (about 2500 rubles) is not affordable for all patients. That is why they are often looking for a replacement for an expensive ointment. Only the attending physician can select an analogue of the drug, taking into account the patient's condition and the presence of concomitant diseases. It should be borne in mind that Iruksol ointment has no direct analogues having the same composition. You can replace the drug with a drug that will have a similar mechanism of action. For the treatment of purulent wounds, burns and trophic ulcers, the following drugs are often used:
- Levomekol.
- Argosulfan.
- Solkoseril.
- Vulnuzan.
- "Levosin".
- "Synthomycin".
Ointment "Solcoseryl"
Iruksol ointment in pharmacies in Moscow and other cities is currently almost impossible to purchase. Some patients who are financially able to buy the drug in European countries. But in most cases, it is necessary to select analogues available on the pharmaceutical market. One of the popular means is Solcoseryl.
The drug is an activator of tissue metabolism and is often prescribed for the treatment of various skin diseases. Ointment is often prescribed as a substitute for the drug "Iruksol". The price of an analogue is 560-620 rubles. "Solcoseryl" accelerates the processes of regeneration of damaged tissues, activates the synthesis of collagen, improves blood circulation. The drug is produced invarious forms: injection solution, gel, dragee, ointment.
Pharmacology of Vulnuzan
Despite the fact that analogues of "Iruksol" have only a similar therapeutic effect, it is quite possible to choose an effective substitute for the drug. For many patients, this was the drug in the form of Vulnuzan ointment.
This remedy also belongs to dermatotropic anti-inflammatory drugs. At the heart of a natural remedy is mother lye. The ointment is prescribed for trophic ulcers, infection of wounds, burns, cervical erosion, rectal fissures.
