The medicine 'Celestoderm' (ointment). Instructions. Indication. Contraindications

The medicine "Celestoderm" (ointment) refers to the drugs that have glucocorticosteroid activity. The active ingredient is betamethasone. Ointment "Celestoderm B with Garamycin" as the second active substance contains gentamicin. This component is an antibiotic with a fairly broad spectrum of activity.

Cream "Celestoderm" is indicated for congenital adrenal hypoplasia and insufficiency. Indications include shock (hemodynamic, endotoxic, anaphylactic), thyrotoxic crisis, thyroiditis, rheumatic carditis (acute). Means "Celestoderm" (ointment) the instruction recommends for hypercalciemia as a result of malignant neoplasms, lupus erythematosus, at the stage of exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis.

Indications include scleroderma, connective tissue pathology, inflammation in soft tissues, joints, periarticular lesions (traumatic, gouty arthritis, bursitis, osteochondritis, osteoarthritis, fibrositis, tenosynovitis, tendonitis, myositis, Bechterew's disease).

The drug "Celestoderm" (ointment) recommends the instruction for nephrotic syndrome, bronchial asthma, for the prevention of graft rejection reactions.

The drug is used in the syndrome of Leffler, berylliosis, sarcoidosis, aspiration pneumonitis. Assign the drug for edema of the brain (metastatic, postoperative, traumatic), neurodermatitis, eczema (coin-like, atopic, nursery), diaper rash. An agent is used for dermatitis (bullous herpetiform, radiation, seborrheic, solar, exfoliative, simple, atopic, contact, and also on the lower extremities against a background of insufficient blood supply). The agent "Celestoderm" (ointment) is shown for psoriasis, colloid scars, nesting baldness, itching (anogenital, senile). Assign a drug for erythema (multiforme exudative), erythroderma, mushroom mycosis, pemphigus and other skin lesions.

The drug "Celestoderm" (ointment) is recommended for Crohn's disease, anemia, colitis (ulcerative nonspecific), aphthous stomatitis (relapsing), thrombocytopenia in adults (secondary and idiopathic). Indications include acute childhood leukemia. Recommended ointment "Celestoderm" with lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's, Hodgkin's), cancer in the prostate or mammary gland, with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The drug is used for ophthalmic diseases. In particular, the indications include corneal ulcer, allergic conjunctivitis, keratitis, iritis, chorioretinitis, iridocyclitis, diffuse choroiditis. Recommended ointment for retrobulbar neuritis, as a prophylaxis in newborn distress syndrome. The drug is shown for tuberculous meningitis, tetanus (combined with antimicrobial drugs).

The drug "Celestoderm" (ointment) instruction does not allow for use in HIV infection, systemic mycosis, hypersensitivity. Do not prescribe the drug with active forms of tuberculosis, simple herpes (oral cavity, eye, including), chickenpox, other viral diseases. It is not recommended "Celestoderm" (ointment) with exacerbations of duodenal ulcers or stomach, gastritis, peptic ulcers of the digestive system, diverticulitis, fresh intestinal anastomoses, esophagitis. Do not prescribe the drug in the post-vaccination period, with congestive heart failure, arterial hypertension, diabetes, thrombophlebitis. Contra-indications include Izenko-Cushing's disease, myasthenia gravis, osteoporosis, severe disorders in the kidney or liver, hypoalbumism.

The drug is used topically. It is more advisable to apply a thin layer of ointment. Depending on the severity of the pathology apply the drug once or three times during the day.

The use of "Celestoderm" should be agreed with a specialist.