Solution and tablets "Furacilin": application, properties, indications. Antibacterial agent - Furacilin Furacilin types

"Furacilin" is used for local treatment of infectious diseases. Doctors often prescribe it as a gargle when tonsillitis develops.

Use the drug by preparing a solution. Many have encountered one problem regarding Furacilin.

Most people swallowed part of the drug when gargling or mistakenly drank a tablet, mistaking it for another drug.

For this reason, the question arises: what will happen if you drink Furacilin? Let's look at what the medication is to get an accurate answer.

General ideas about the product

"Furacilin" tablets have antimicrobial activity against microorganisms. The following pathogens have died:

1. Streptococci, staphylococci.
2. Shigella, salmonella.
3. Clostridium, Escherichia coli.

Additionally, the product has a stimulating effect on local immunity. The phagocytic activity of neutrophils increases, the mucous membrane of immunoglobulin increases.

The medication only works when used topically. Doctors prescribe for:

1. Gargling for sore throat, gingivitis, stomatitis.
2. Treatment of infections of soft tissues and skin.
3. Rinsing the maxillary sinuses.
4. Treatment of burn wounds and skin lesions.

The drug is used in the surgical area to reduce the risk of complications associated with infections.

Contraindicated for use in the presence of dermatoses or an allergic reaction to the components in the composition. Not used for bleeding. The component of "Furacilin" is nitrofural. The mechanism of action on the bacterial cell differs from other agents.

There is a restoration of microbial flavoproteins with the development of protein disturbances. As a result, the death of pathogenic microflora occurs, which causes disease.

How to use the drug correctly

There is no need to take the medicine internally. The medication acts only locally and is not absorbed into the bloodstream.

The medication is used externally and internally. For an aqueous or alcohol solution, take a Furacilin tablet, dip it in 500 ml of water and mix.

The solution can also be prepared using sodium hydrochloride. If nitrofural is prescribed for gargling, then dilute 1 tablet in 20 ml of water.

Use the medicine according to the instructions in the instructions. Some patients take pills, which is an incorrect method of administration.

The effectiveness of nitrofural with this form of use is reduced. Getting the drug into the gastrointestinal tract reduces the antimicrobial activity to 0.

"Furacilin" is a product that is intended only for external therapy. Accordingly, the antibacterial effect appears only according to the indicated methods of use.

How “Furacilin” affects the body

Whether this medicine can be taken orally, you should refer to the effects it has. It has already been described above that the product manifests itself only when used locally.

The medicine is not absorbed into the bloodstream, so no negative effect on the body is formed.

There is a problem when using Furacilin when gargling. During the procedure, the aqueous solution can be easily swallowed. In such a situation there is no need to worry.

A solution of the concentration used for angina is not capable of causing adverse reactions in the body.

Doctors note that the antimicrobial activity of the drug is low, so there is no effect on its own microflora.

If a situation arises in which a person accidentally swallows it, then, if desired, they drink activated carbon. It is recommended to resort to such a measure if the amount of nitrofural turns out to be significant.

There is no information about the negative effects of the drug on the human body. Some patients occasionally swallow the solution, but no side effects have been reported.

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Furacilin is an antimicrobial agent effective against many types of bacteria. We all know these bright yellow tablets from childhood, so hard that they are extremely difficult to crush even with a heavy object. In everyday life, we are accustomed to using them, first of all, to prepare a solution for rinsing. We will tell you how to dilute Furacilin in tablets for gargling. But first, let’s clarify the question of how effective this remedy is for throat diseases.

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The question of how effective Furacilin is for throat diseases has recently become increasingly controversial. In Russia, this remedy is traditionally used for self-treatment of pharyngitis and tonsillitis. Patients suffering from chronic forms of these diseases give good reviews about Furacilin. They note the noticeable antibacterial activity of the product, which helps them with exacerbations.

On the other hand, recently a polar point of view has become popular, challenging the effectiveness and necessity of using Furacilin for gargling at home. Proponents of this point of view are based on 3 theses:

• Gargling as a procedure (regardless of the drug used) does not have a significant effect on the microflora of the throat;
• the antiseptic effect of gargling is realized mainly in the oral cavity;
• Today there are alternative aseptic means.

In all likelihood, both points of view are correct. When rinsing, the minimum volume of Furacilin still penetrates into the throat. In addition, the bacterial environment from the mouth is completely removed, which indirectly affects the reduction in the concentration of bacteria in the pharynx. The antiseptic effect of Furacilin on the throat mucosa is beyond doubt.

On the other hand, people treating themselves should be warned against unjustified use of Furacilin. Diseases must be treated in effective ways, which in the case of sore throat include:

• Sprays that deliver antibiotics directly to the throat mucosa;
• lubricating the throat with various drugs (antifungals, silver nitrate, etc.);
• taking antibiotics orally.

One way or another, only rinsing with Furacilin is not enough for treatment. This procedure is always auxiliary against the background of antiviral or antibiotic therapy.

The antiseptic effect of Furacilin lasts for 6 hours. Its concentration, gradually diluted by saliva, decreases. For a therapeutic effect, it is recommended to follow 2 rules:

• Gargle every 3-4 hours – up to 5 times a day in total;
• Do not consume food or drinks for 2 hours after the procedure.

Composition of Furacilin tablets

Furacilin tablet contains:

• Nitrofural – 20 mg;
• salt – 800 mg.

How to dilute Furacilin tablets for adults

For local and external use, use an aqueous solution of 1:5000.

Here's how to prepare a solution of Furacilin 1:5000:

1. Boil the water.
2. Measure out 100 ml of water. Or keep it simple - fill a 200-gram glass halfway.
3. Place 1 tablet in 100 ml of water.

Nitrofural is very poorly soluble in water. For this reason, it is impossible to achieve absolute transparency of the solution obtained at home. The presence of small undissolved particles in a homemade solution is normal.

To prepare an alcohol solution, Furacilin must be diluted in 70% alcohol. To make a 70 percent alcohol solution, follow these instructions:

1. Measure out 66 ml of rubbing alcohol (96%).
2. Add 34 ml of boiled or distilled water to it.

If you don't have precise measuring containers, keep it simple and mix 2/3 rubbing alcohol with 1/3 water.

Furacilin should be diluted in the resulting 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:1500 according to the following instructions:

1. Take 33 ml of warm 70% alcohol.
2. Place 1 tablet in the alcohol solution.
3. Stir until completely dissolved.

Nitrofural dissolves better in alcohol than in water. However, the alcohol solution will also have a suspension of small particles. The lack of transparency of the solution does not indicate its poor antimicrobial properties.

The main purpose of the alcohol solution is instillation into the ear canal and rinsing the mouth (with a diluted solution).

How to dilute Furacilin for children

Furacilin for gargling for children is diluted in a standard proportion of 1:5000 in the same way as described in the previous section - 1 tablet per 100 ml of hot boiled water.

Parents should be warned that their children should not use Furacilin for the throat without a doctor’s prescription.

Use of Furacilin for newborns

Furacilin can be used by newborns if there are indications for it and after being prescribed by a doctor. For children, the solution is used to wipe minor skin lesions and use it in the treatment of external eye infections. Obviously, newborns do not know how to gargle or gargle. Therefore, Furacilin is not used in newborns in this way.

Furacilin, when used externally and locally, is a harmless antiseptic for humans, active against most bacteria surrounding humans. Pregnant women can gargle with furatsilin solution as often as other women.

Gargling with Furacilin during breastfeeding

Nitrofural does not have a systemic effect, does not penetrate into a woman’s blood and is not excreted in milk. Its use during lactation is absolutely safe.

Indications for use

The excellent antiseptic property of Furacilin gives this product a wide range of applications: in surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology, in the treatment of burns, suppuration. It is difficult to overestimate the role of Furacilin in ENT practice:

• Rinsing the external ear canal for otitis externa;
• washing the tympanic cavity;
• rinsing the sinuses.

Gargling with Furacilin

Gargling with Furacilin is traditionally indicated for sore throat. When treated in a hospital, disinfection of the mouth and throat with nitrofural is a mandatory procedure that complements the intravenous administration of an antibiotic.


In the chronic form of the disease, rinsing with Furacilin should begin as early as possible at the first signs of an exacerbation.

Gargling with Furacilin for pharyngitis

Furacilin is not the drug of choice for pharyngitis. Use calendula tinctures for hygienic gargling. For aseptic purposes, use antimicrobial sprays: , Novosept, etc.

Other types of Furacilin for gargling

For those who do not want to dilute Furacilin themselves, aqueous and alcoholic solutions of nitrofural, as well as effervescent tablets, are available. All options are produced at Russian chemical pharmaceutical plants.

Sterile solution of Furacilin

Sterile aqueous solution of Furacilin 1:5000 is sold in bottles from 0.5 l to 2 l. It is mainly used in hospitals, intensive care units and for newborns.

Alcohol solution of Furacilin

Alcohol solution for external use (1:1500) is sold in bottles in volumes from 10 ml to 40 ml.

The alcohol solution is used:

• For rinsing, dilute 20 drops in half a glass of water;
• for otitis, instill 5-6 drops of undiluted solution into the ear canal.

Avexim effervescent tablets are convenient because they allow you to quickly dilute Furacilin. Sold in packs and tubes of 10-30 tablets.

In addition to nitrofural and salt, effervescent tablets contain additional substances:

• Wine acid;
• soda;
• macrogol (polyethylene glycol).

In accordance with the instructions for Furacilin Avexim, macrogol, which is part of it, can cause allergic reactions (rarely).

To prepare a rinsing solution, use 1 tablet per 100 ml of warm water.

Furacilin LekT

Under the name LekT are ordinary non-effervescent nitrofural tablets. Furacilin LekT should be diluted according to the standard scheme - 1 tablet in half a glass of water. Instructions for use of Furacilin LekT do not differ from those discussed above.

Contraindications and side effects of Furacilin

The drug is contraindicated in the following cases:

• Individual hypersensitivity to nitrofural;
• allergic dermatitis;
• bleeding (at the site of application).

As a side effect, the instructions for using Furacilin tablets note the possibility of skin dermatitis at the site of application of the solution.

What happens if you take furatsilin

The drug, being an antimicrobial, is indicated, among other things, for oral administration for intestinal infections.

Once in the digestive system, nitrofural acts as an antibiotic, destroying the intestinal flora. There may be no side effect from the medicine taken, it all depends on the amount. There is a possibility of indigestion, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

For this reason, you should remain vigilant in situations where a child is gargling and do not allow him to swallow the solution. Even better is to completely stop using it and replace it with a metered antibacterial spray.

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Trade name of the drug:

FURACILIN

INN or group name:

nitrofural

Dosage form:

tablets for preparing a solution for local and external use.

Compound:

for one tablet
active substances: nitrofural (furacilin) ​​– 20 mg;
Excipients: sodium chloride – 800 mg.

Description:
Tablets are yellow or greenish-yellow in color, with an uneven surface color, flat-cylindrical with a score and a chamfer.

Pharmacotherapeutic group:

antimicrobial agent – ​​nitrofuran.

ATX code: D08AF01

Pharmacological properties

Antimicrobial agent. Active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria (including Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens). Effective when microorganisms are resistant to other antimicrobial agents (not from the nitrofuran group). It has a mechanism of action that is different from other chemotherapeutic agents: microbial flavoproteins restore the 5-nitro group, the resulting highly reactive amino derivatives change the conformation of proteins, including ribosomal ones, and other macromolecules, causing cell death. Resistance develops slowly and does not reach a high degree. Pharmacokinetics: When applied locally and externally, absorption is insignificant. Penetrates through histohematic barriers and is evenly distributed in liquids and tissues. The main route of metabolism is the reduction of the nitro group. Excreted by the kidneys and partially with bile.

Indications for use

Externally: purulent wounds, bedsores, stage II – III burns, minor skin damage (including abrasions, scratches, cracks, cuts).
Locally: blepharitis, conjunctivitis, boil of the external auditory canal; osteomyelitis, empyema of the paranasal sinuses, pleura (washing the cavities); acute external and otitis media, tonsillitis, stomatitis, gingivitis.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, bleeding, allergic dermatoses.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

Can be used during pregnancy and lactation.

Directions for use and doses

Locally, externally.
Externally, in the form of aqueous 0.02% (1:5000) or alcoholic 0.066% (1:1500) solutions, irrigate the wounds and apply wet bandages.
Intracavitary (aqueous solution): empyema of the paranasal sinuses (including with sinusitis) - rinsing the cavity; osteomyelitis after surgery - washing the cavity followed by applying a wet bandage; pleural empyema - after removing the pus, the pleural cavity is washed and 20-100 ml of an aqueous solution is injected.
To wash the urethra and bladder, use an aqueous solution with an exposure time of 20 minutes.
For otitis media, an alcohol solution heated to body temperature is instilled daily, 5-6 drops into the external auditory canal.
Blepharitis, conjunctivitis - instillation of an aqueous solution into the conjunctival sac. For rinsing the mouth and throat – 20 mg (1 tablet) dissolved in 100 ml of water.
To prepare an aqueous solution, 1 part of nitrofural is dissolved in 5000 parts of 0.9% sodium chloride solution or distilled water. The alcohol solution is prepared in 70% ethanol.

Side effect

Allergic reactions are possible: skin itching, dermatitis.

Overdose

No cases of overdose have been reported.

Interaction with other drugs

Interaction with other drugs has not been described.

Release form

Tablets for the preparation of a solution for local and external use, 20 mg.
10 tablets per blister pack.
30 tablets per jar made of polymer materials.
1 or 2 blister packs or 1 jar of polymer materials with instructions for medical use are placed in a cardboard pack.

Storage conditions

Store in a dry place, protected from light, at a temperature of 2 to 25°C.
Keep out of the reach of children.

Best before date

5 years.
After the expiration date, do not use the drug.

Conditions for dispensing from pharmacies

Over the counter.

Manufacturer/organization accepting claims
LLC Anzhero-Sudzhensky Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant.
652473, Russia, Kemerovo region, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, st. Herzen, 7.

What does Furacilin help with, how is it used and for what diseases can this remedy be used? Along with the usual medications for headaches, fever and indigestion, these familiar yellow tablets can be found in every home medicine cabinet. Many will be surprised to learn that the range of uses of this drug is very wide.

General information about the drug

The main active ingredient of furatsilin is nitrofural. It is an antimicrobial, antibacterial and local antiseptic drug. Usually applied externally.

Basic properties:

• slows down the growth of gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic flora (staphylococci, streptococci, dysentery bacteria, E. coli, clostridia, salmonella, spirochetes, rickettsia);
• suppresses the activity of pathogens of fungal infections;
• enhances the local barrier (protective) function of the body.

Available dosage forms:

• tablets of 0.02 g in contour-free paper packaging of 10 pcs.;
• aqueous solution (0.02%);
• alcohol solution for local and external use (0.067%) in bottles of 10 and 25 ml;
• aerosol for external use;
• ointment.

In tablet form, furatsilin is used to independently prepare an aqueous solution. To do this, you need to dissolve 1 tablet of the drug in 100 ml of warm distilled (boiled) water or in 100 ml of a 0.9% aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

Contraindications and side effects: nitrofural is well tolerated when applied topically; in rare cases, local skin irritation and dermatitis may occur.

Before using furatsilin during pregnancy and breastfeeding, you should consult your doctor. The drug is contraindicated for allergic dermatoses, heavy bleeding and individual intolerance to the main active ingredient.

Application in otolaryngology

Before you start treating any disease with furatsilin, you should consult your doctor. This approach will help avoid the disease from developing into complicated forms.

Nitrofural is most often used in otolaryngology for washing and rinsing.

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Diseases for which furatsilin can be used:

• tonsillitis (tonsillitis);
• chronic purulent otitis media;
• acute external non-infectious otitis media;
• acute serous otitis media;
• rhinitis;
• inflammation of the paranasal sinuses (sinusitis, frontal sinusitis, sphenoiditis, ethmoiditis);
• sinusitis and polysinusitis;
• adenoiditis.

For colds and their complications, furatsilin is successfully used for rinsing the nasal cavity. To do this, you must first clear each nostril of the contents, prepare a warm aqueous solution of nitrofural at the rate of 100-250 ml per rinse. The solution temperature is 36-38°C. Depending on the type of disease and the doctor’s recommendations, the nose is washed 2-4 times a day for 7-14 days, alternating rinsing with furatsilin with rinsing with a solution of sea salt.

Rinsing with furatsilin also helps with sore throat. Once on the walls of the pharyngeal mucosa, the drug interacts with pathogenic microorganisms that provoke the inflammatory process, stopping their reproduction. You can enhance the effect of the drug by adding a few drops of calendula tincture to the solution.

For various types of otitis and external lesions of the ear canal, an alcohol solution of furatsilin is used. 1-2 drops of the medicine in the sore ear will be a first aid and will help you wait until you see an otolaryngologist.

Solutions in dentistry

Solutions with antiseptic properties are the best remedies for stomatitis. Dentists recommend using furatsilin for both small and adult patients. Local treatment with nitrofural and treatment of affected areas of the oral mucosa gives good results in the following diseases:

• gingivitis;
• periodontal diseases;
• stomatitis;
• decubital ulcer of the oral mucosa.

Microorganisms that cause the development of these pathologies cannot develop resistance to furatsilin, which makes the drug a universal antiseptic.
For stomatitis, it is recommended to prepare the solution in small portions and use it hot for rinsing the mouth. However, it is also possible to prepare the product for future use. To do this, dissolve 5 (0.02 g dosage) or 10 (0.01 g dosage) furatsilin tablets in 1 liter of boiled water, cool, filter through a sterile bandage and store in a glass container in the refrigerator. Period of use – 5 days.

To enhance the antiseptic properties, add the following to the nitrofural solution:

• 3% hydrogen peroxide (1 tsp peroxide per 200 ml solution);
• propolis tincture (10 drops per glass of solution).

When preparing solutions at home, you should remember that the use of alcohol tinctures is not recommended for children.

How to use in ophthalmology?

Nitrofural is widely recommended by ophthalmologists for eye rinsing. Inflammation of the eye shell (conjunctiva) is an extremely unpleasant disease that can cause serious complications. A properly prepared solution of furatsilin will help alleviate the condition and stop the development of the pathological process.

When preparing the solution yourself, you should remember that even the smallest particles of the tablet can damage the delicate membrane of the eyeball, so the product should be carefully filtered through 4 layers of sterile gauze before use.

Furacilin is used for the following eye diseases:

• anterior and posterior marginal blepharitis - chronic inflammation of the edges of the eyelids;
• bacterial conjunctivitis;
• demodicosis;
• abscess of the eyelid;
• barley - acute purulent inflammation of the sebaceous glands near the eyelash bulbs;
• chalazion;
• Dacryocystitis is inflammation of the lacrimal sac.

For rinsing, you can use cotton pads soaked in the solution (a separate pad for each eye) or funnel-shaped eye cups, which are sold in pharmacies. The flow of solution should be gentle but constant. You can also rinse your eyes with furatsilin if a foreign body gets into it. However, in this case, before starting self-medication, you should consult an ophthalmologist.

Dermatology and surgery

Furacilin solution is used in dermatology and surgery:

• for washing fresh and purulent wounds and cavities;
• for thermal and chemical burns of 1-3 degrees;
• for bedsores;
• for disinfecting minor skin lesions.

Nitrofural can be part of complex therapy for abscesses, skin abscesses, boils, and carbuncles. During treatment, compresses made of cloth soaked in a solution are placed on the sore spot. Furacilin compresses also help with lactostasis, mastitis, radiculitis and bruises.

To treat open wounds, burns, and cavities, only a sterile solution of furatsilin is needed. At home, for these purposes, an ordinary aqueous solution is filtered, boiled for half an hour and poured into a pre-sterilized container. The wounds are washed with a weak stream of cooled product.

In addition to treating wounds, furatsilin solution is used to soak dried dressings and treat bandages.

To heal minor abrasions and bedsores in the initial stage, you can use ointment with furatsilin. The drug can be purchased at a pharmacy or prepared at home. To do this, 10 furatsilin tablets must be crushed into powder and mixed with 0.5 tubes of Vaseline. Leave in a cool place for 24 hours, then dilute with castor oil or lanolin to the required concentration. Store the ointment in the refrigerator.

Gynecology and urology

Furacilin is used in gynecology and urology for the following diseases:

• balanoposthitis;
• balanitis;
• vulvitis;
• bartholinitis;
• colpitis

For balanoposthitis (inflammation of the foreskin and glans penis in men), washes and baths with furatsilin solution are used. In some cases, the doctor prescribes furacilin ointment, which is applied to the damaged areas.

A freshly prepared solution of nitrofural is used for douching for thrush in women, sanitization of the vagina with exposure to the solution for infectious and inflammatory diseases of the female genital area.

The drug is prescribed orally for the treatment of bacterial dysentery. However, this method of using the drug is dangerous due to the development of side effects.

Possible adverse reactions to taking furatsilin orally:

• allergic reaction;
• hives (rash);
• nausea;
• vomit;
• dizziness;
• loss of appetite.

Long-term use of the drug can lead to the development of neuritis - inflammation of the peripheral nerve trunk.

In pediatrics, children are prescribed inhalations of an aqueous solution of furatsilin for colds, bronchitis and tracheitis.

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The drug is used in veterinary medicine, aquarium husbandry, and is widely used in traditional medicine recipes.

Furacilin is a universal medicine that will help out in case of many troubles, so the presence of this drug in the home medicine cabinet is mandatory.

A popular antibacterial and antiprotozoal drug is Furacilin. What does the drug help with? The medication is used locally and externally. The medicine has a detrimental effect on most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Furacilin instructions for use suggest use for the treatment of purulent wounds, burns, gingivitis, bedsores, conjunctivitis, stomatitis and acute tonsillitis.

Pharmacological properties

The active component of Furacilin tablets, which helps with infections, has an antimicrobial effect. Unlike other chemotherapeutic agents, Furacilin has a different mechanism of action and forms highly reactive amino derivatives that cause conformational changes in macromolecule proteins, which leads to cell death. Furacilin is active against most gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, for example:

• Escherichia coli.;
• Streptococcus spp.;
• Salmonella spp.;
• Staphylococcus spp.;
• Shigella (flexneri spp., dysenteria spp., boydii spp., sonnei spp.);
• Clostridium perfringens.

Resistance to the active component of Furacilin develops slowly and, as a rule, does not reach a high degree. In addition, the drug helps to increase the activity of the reticuloendothelial system and enhance phagocytosis.

Composition and release form

The drug Furacilin is produced, which helps for many indications, in the form of:

• Tablets for solution for topical use 20 mg.
• Tablets for local use and oral administration 100 mg.
• Ointments 0.2% for local or external use (25 g in dark glass jars).
• Pastes for external use (packaged in 1 and 2 kg).
• 0.02% solution for local (external) use (100 ml in glass bottles).
• Alcohol solution 0.067% for local or external use (10 and 25 ml in dark glass bottles).

The tablets contain 20 mg of nitrofural and 0.8 g of sodium chloride. The Furacilin solution contains nitrofural and distilled water (or isotonic NaCl solution). The alcohol solution contains 70% ethanol as an auxiliary component.

The ointment contains nitrofural (0.002 g) and soft white paraffin in the volume required to obtain 25 g of ointment. Trituration (suspension) 0.2% furatsilin ointment can be prepared by grinding 200 mg of furatsilin in a mortar with 5 drops of petroleum jelly. After this, the mixture is combined with Vaseline (the latter is taken in the volume required to obtain 100 g of ointment). Furacilin is also included in a number of combination medications.

Ointment, solution, tablets Furacilin: what does the medicine help with?

The main indications for Furacilin are the following pathological conditions requiring external use of the drug:

• Frostbite of the second and third degree.
• Purulent wounds.
• Bedsores.
• Minor skin damage (cracks, cuts, scratches and abrasions as well).
• Second and third degree burns.

Also, local use of Furacilin is effective in the treatment of the following diseases:

• Osteomyelitis.
• Blepharitis.
• Gingivitis.
• Stomatitis.
• Acute tonsillitis.
• Empyema of the paranasal sinuses and pleura.
• Conjunctivitis.
• Urinary tract infections.
• Acute external and otitis media.

What does an aqueous solution of Furacilin help with and when is an alcohol solution prescribed?

The aqueous solution is intended for:

• disinfection of cavities for sinusitis, purulent pleurisy and after bone operations (for example, osteomyelitis);
• washing the urethra and bladder;
• washing the eyes for conjunctivitis or blepharitis.
• the use of Furacilin (alcohol) solution is indicated for inflammation of the middle ear;
• rinsing the mouth and throat for infections caused by flora sensitive to nitrofural.

What is Furacilin in tablets for?

Tablets 100 mg are prescribed to be taken orally:

• for acute bacterial dysentery;
• to eliminate bacteriological contamination remaining in patients who have suffered acute dysentery.

Indications for use of ointment

The ointment is used to treat frostbitten and burned areas of the body, superficial injuries to the mucous membranes and skin, and to treat the edges of the eyelids.

Contraindications

Furacilin instructions for use prohibit use for:

• intolerance to nitrofural or auxiliary components of the drug;
• dermatoses;
• pathologies accompanied by bleeding.

The drug Furacilin: instructions for use

According to the annotation, Furacilin can be used in various forms. For conjunctivitis and blepharitis, this medicine is used in the form of an aqueous solution (instillation into the conjunctival sac) and ointment (lubricating the edges of the eyelids). To rinse the throat and mouth with the drug being analyzed, medical experts advise using a solution prepared from tablets (one tablet dissolved in 100 ml of water).

In the form of an ointment, Furacilin is used to treat superficial wounds of the skin and mucous membranes, as well as frostbite and second and third degree burns. The course of therapy with this drug is usually three days. In the form of an alcohol solution, the use of the above remedy is effective in the treatment of otitis (five to six drops). Before instilling the medicine into the ear, the solution must be warmed to 36 ° C (body temperature).

It is recommended to use this medication for otitis every day (until the signs of the disease disappear). Both aqueous and alcoholic solutions of Furacilin can be used to apply wet dressings and irrigate wounds. According to the instructions, rinsing with Furacilin is effective for empyema of the paranasal sinuses.

For sinusitis, as a rule, a prepared aqueous solution prepared from tablets or a ready-made aqueous solution is used. Also, washing with Furacilin is effective:

• With pleural empyema (after removal of pus).
• To wash the pleural cavity, use an aqueous solution in an amount of 20-100 ml.
• For osteomyelitis (after surgery). In this situation, wet dressings are used.
• For washing the urethra and bladder (exposure to an aqueous solution for twenty minutes).

Side effects

When Furacilin is used externally, dermatitis and hypersensitivity reactions are possible. The medicine may cause:

• dizziness;
• nausea;
• decreased appetite;
• vomiting;
• allergies.

In some cases, inflammatory skin lesions are a reason for temporary cessation of treatment, while in others it is a reason for complete discontinuation of the drug.

Analogues of the drug Furacilin

Structural analogues for the active element:

• Furacilin ointment 0.2%.
• Furacilin alcohol solution 1:1500.
• Furacilin-LekT.
• Furacilin AVEXIMA.
• Furacilina tablets for external use 0.02 g.
• Furacilina tablets 0.1 g.

Analogs have a similar effect:

• Lifuzol.
• Furaplast.
• Kombutek-2.
• Furagin.
• Furasol.

Price

You can buy Furacilin tablets 20 mg in Russia for 50 rubles. The cost of the alcohol solution is from 35 rubles, the ointment can be bought for 47 rubles. The price of Furacilin solution in Ukraine starts from 7 UAH. The price of Furacilin tablets is 14 UAH. The cost of the drug in Belarus is 1.13 - 2 rubles.

Opinions of patients and doctors

It is very difficult to find bad reviews about Furacilin. The drug has established itself as an effective antimicrobial agent with a wide spectrum of action, which is not only available, but can also be used even in infants and pregnant women.

• “Rinsing the nose with furatsilin is an excellent way to remove mucus accumulated in the nose. In addition, warm water warms the mucous membrane, and many microbes die. As a result, swelling is relieved and breathing becomes easier.”
• “For diseases of the oral cavity, various damage to the mucous membrane, inflammation, as well as for sore throat, redness, plaque, even abscesses, rinsing with a furatsilin solution has always helped me. Not the first time, of course, but several procedures significantly alleviated the condition.”
• “The tablets dissolve very quickly in hot water (about five minutes and they all dissolved almost completely). I rinse with Furacilin at least 5 times a day, and preferably more often, then it helps very well. This is a very effective remedy for sore throats and really helps me ok, the main thing is to rinse often.”