The drug "Tsindol": instruction

The drug "Tsindol" refers to those few medicines that combine high efficacy with tolerability so good that they are approved for use even for newborns.

This drug is a suspension intended for external use, and is available in cans of 100 and 125 grams with an active substance content of zinc oxide of 12.5 percent. In addition to the active substance, the composition of this dosage form includes auxiliary ones, such as glycerin - 20 grams per 100 grams of the drug, medical talcum - 12.5 grams, starch - 12.5 grams, ethyl alcohol 70 per cent - 20 milliliters, distilled water - up to 100 milliliters.

Pharmacological effects of the drug "Tsindol" instruction for its use describes as follows:

It refers to dermatoprotectors and is an anti-inflammatory agent intended for topical application. This drug exhibits drying, adsorbing, astringent and antiseptic properties, denatured proteins and forms albumins. After application to the lesion area reduces the severity of tissue irritation, inflammation, exudation, forms a protective barrier that can be kept from the effects of irritating factors.

Indications for the duration of the prescription of the drug "Tsindol" instructions for its use include the following: diaper rash, diaper dermatitis, superficial skin lesions, sweating. And also such diseases as dermatitis, burns of various degrees, bedsores, peptic ulcers of the skin surface, exacerbations of eczema, streptoderma, herpes simplex, trophic ulcers.

Contraindication to the appointment of the drug "Tsindol" instruction for its use calls only increased sensitivity to the components of this drug.

Dosage and route of administration

The drug "Tsindol" instruction for its use recommends external application, before that the area of the lesion must be thoroughly washed and then dried. Cover the thin layer of the drug affected areas need four to six times a day.

The course of therapy with the drug "Tsindol" instruction for its use recommends continuing for up to one month. A consumption of medicament depends on the area of the affected surface. To treat burns and wounds, a bandage with "Tsindol" ointment is applied. For the purpose of prevention, children are treated with this substance those parts of the body that have been in contact with wet clothes for a long time.

The side effect of this drug is the development of various kinds of allergic reactions, such as hyperemia and skin itching, rash.

When using this medication, the special instructions described in the instructions should be taken into account:

Use this tool should be exclusively external. You can not let the ointment get in your eyes. Before you start using this medicine, you need to consult a doctor.

The drug "Tsindol" during pregnancy and lactation is allowed to use.

The main advantage of this medication is the possibility of its use to solve the problems of tender skin of newborns. The drug "Tsindol" for children of the first weeks of life is used to treat such pathological conditions as sweating, a small pink rash, localized mainly on the back and the back of the child and arising from the banal overheating. Also, the swab occurs in the folds of the body of the newborn, and in case of infection, it may cause pustules. These problems can be solved with the help of daily baths with potassium permanganate and a zinc bolt "Tsindol" for newborns.