Oxolin ointment: reviews, rules of use, contraindications

Oksolinovaya ointment is a drug for external use. Active ingredient in it is oxoline (the trade name of a substance that has an antiviral effect). In the USSR, it was registered more than forty years ago, but there is no information that analogs of oxolin and oxolin ointment are used to treat patients in any other countries. Currently, he produces several drugs based on this substance: oxoline ointment, "Tetracsoline", "Oxsonftilin".

Ointment based on oxoline Is produced in metal tubes of 10 (0.25%) or 30 (3%) grams. A drug with a different concentration of active substance is intended for different purposes. Thus, 0.25% oxolin ointment (nasal) is used to prevent influenza and treat viral rhinitis. During the epidemic, it is lubricated by nasal passages before going out onto the street. Preventive measures are taken within 25 days. Viral rhinitis is treated for 3-4 days: for this ointment is used 2-3 times a day.

For external use, 3% oxolin ointment is used. Reviews speak for her Effectiveness against herpetic ulcers, warts and even genital warts. Apply an ointment of 3% concentration to the mucous membranes, it can be used only on the skin. External ointment is applied 2-3 times a day for two to eight weeks, depending on the indications. After lubricating the warts, they are covered on top with wax paper and left so for a while to enhance the effect.

Available on the preparation "Oxolin Ointment" reviews suggest that it may cause a burning sensation, which, however, soon passes. Sometimes hypersensitivity to the drug is also observed, so if the burning sensation is too strong, the use of the ointment should be discontinued. For the same reason , oxolin ointment should not be used to treat children under one year of age. It should be avoided on the wound surface or skin, pathologically altered due to some disease (eczema, dermatitis, etc.). As for the possibility of using this drug by pregnant women, then it is usually not contraindicated to them. Oksolinovaja ointment at a lactemia also it is not forbidden. However, given the possibility of individual oxolin intolerance, it is probably still worthwhile to replace it with other agents during these periods.

The manufacturer was told that this tool effectively fights against influenza and herpes viruses, as well as adenoviruses, suppressing their activity. Nevertheless, reviews about it can be found various: both positive and negative (the latter, for the most part, are related to the lack of effect from the use of the drug). So, many believe that it was the oksolinovaya ointment (the reviews confirm this) helped them not to catch the flu during the epidemic. Skeptics also argue that the concentration of the active ingredient in the oxoline ointment is too small for it to have a therapeutic effect. Cases, when it really helped, they are explained by the so-called "placebo effect" - a self-hypnosis, or a simple coincidence. This opinion in most cases is due to the fact that, despite years of experience in the use of oksolinovoy ointment, during the clinical trials its effectiveness has not been proven.

Thus, everyone has the opportunity, using available on the preparation "Oksolinovaya ointment" reviews, to draw conclusions about its effectiveness or unreliability. The choice is always, and for the same, in particular, the prevention of influenza can buy this tool, and you can use saline solutions, periodically irrigating them with the nose cavity - this method, in the opinion of specialists, is extremely effective in the midst of the epidemic.