MERCUCHROM iodine solution, 30 ml

Instructions for use for MERCUCHROM iodine solution, 30 ml

Detailed instructions for MERCUCHROM iodine solution, 30 ml

Field of use

• Antiseptic (germicidal agent) for use to skin, mucous membrane and wounds.
• For repeated, limited use
  • Antiseptic wound treatment (e.g. pressure ulcers, lower leg ulcers), burns, infected and super -infected skin diseases.

Active ingredients / ingredients / ingredients

10 g Povidon iod
1 g iodine
Sodium hydroxide auxiliary substance (+)
Water, cleaned auxiliary material (+)

Contradictions

• The medicine must not be used:
  • if you are hypersensitive (allergic) against iodine or one of the other components.
  • if you suffer from a thyroid overactive (hyperthyroidism) or another existing (manifest) thyroid disease.
  • if you are suffering from the very rare chronic dermatitis dermatitis herpetiformis duhring.
  • if you have a radiation therapy of the thyroid gland with iodine (radioiodine therapy) has been planned or carried out (until the end of the treatment)

dosage

• Always apply the solution exactly according to the instruction. Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not quite sure.
• For an antiseptic treatment of superficial wounds, the solution is applied undiluted to the areas to be treated.
• In the antiseptic surface therapy of combustion wounds, the solution is usually applied undiluted to the areas to be treated.
• The solution can be applied one to several times a day.

• How often and how long should you use the solution ?
  • When using repeated, the frequency and duration of the application depend on the present indication.
  • Wound treatment should be continued as long as there are signs of infection or a significant risk of infection of the wound conditions. If, after a multi -day (2 - 5 days) regular application, your symptoms have not improved or if symptoms occur again after the treatment has been completed, please see your doctor.
• Please speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect is vzu strong or too weak.

• If you have used a larger amount than you should
  • See under category "side effects".

• If you have any further questions about the application of the drug, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Taking

• For an antiseptic treatment of superficial wounds, the solution is undiluted to the areas to be treated.
• For the antiseptic surface therapy of combustion wounds, the solution is usually applied undiluted to the areas to be treated
• The brown coloring of the solution is a property of the preparation and indicates its effectiveness. A extensive decolorization indicates the exhaustion of the effectiveness of the preparation.

Patient information

• Special care in the application is required
  • After thyroid diseases or in the event of a goiter, you should only apply the solution over a longer period of time and large (e.g. over 10% of the body surface and longer than 14 days) only to express the doctor's express instruction. Even after the end of the therapy (up to 3 months), early symptoms of a possible overactive thyroid must be observed and, if necessary, monitoring the thyroid function.
  • with simultaneous lithium therapy, a regular application of the solution must be avoided.
  • Due to the oxidizing effect of the active ingredient povidon iodine, various diagnostics can provide false-positive results (including toluidine and guajakharz for hemoglobin or glucose determination in the chair or urine).
  • Povidon iodine can influence the iodine recording of the thyroid gland; This can lead to disorders of diagnostic examinations of the thyroid gland (thyroid scintigraphy, PBI determination, radioiod diagnostics) and make planned radioiod therapy impossible.
  • Until the start of a new scintigram, a distance of at least 1 - 2 weeks after stopping the treatment with povidone iodine should be observed.
  • Children:
    • In newborns and infants up to the age of 6 months, the solution is only to be applied to the express instruction of the doctor and extremely limited. In this case, the thyroid function is required. The random absorption of povidon iodine by the infant with the mouth must be avoided.
  • Older people:
    • In older people, the risk of an overactive thyroid triggered by iodine is increased. You should therefore only use the medicine after consultation with your doctor. In older patients with a goiter or special assessment of thyroid dysfunction, a large-scale and long-term application of povidone iodine should only be carried out on the express instruction of the doctor. If necessary, the thyroid function must be monitored.

• Wateriness and operating machines
  • There is no data on the effects on traffic and the ability to use the machine.

Pregnancy

• During pregnancy and breastfeeding, the solution is only to be applied to the express instruction of the doctor and extremely limited. In this case, the child's thyroid function is required.
• The random recording of the solution by the infant with the mouth on the breast of the breastfeeding mother must be avoided.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking/using all drugs.

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