Instructions for SULFACYL SODIUM (Sulfacetamide) eye drops
Sulfacil sodium - eye drops for the treatment of eye diseases. Antimicrobial agent - sulfonamide.
Pharmacological properties:
Antimicrobial bacteriostatic agent, sulfonamide. The mechanism of action is due to competitive antagonism with para-aminobenzoic acid and inhibition of dihydropteroate synthetase, a violation of the synthesis of tetrahydrofolic acid, which is necessary for the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines.
Active against gram-positive and gram-negative cocci, Escherichia coli, Shigella spp., Vibrio cholerae, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus anthracis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Yersinia pestis, Chlamydia spp., Actinomyces israelii, Toxop
SULFACYL SODIUM Indications for use:
As part of complex therapy. Conjunctivitis and blepharitis in children and adults, purulent corneal ulcer, prevention and treatment of blennorrhea in newborns, gonorrheal and chlamydial eye diseases in adults.
Mode of application:
Locally. For the treatment of conjunctivitis in children and adults, it is instilled into the conjunctival sac every hour, 1-2 drops, in the next 3-4 days - 5-6 times a day.
For the treatment of blepharitis in children and adults, the frequency of instillations in the first days is up to 6-8 times and decreases to 3-4 times a day as the condition improves, the duration of treatment is 3-5 days.
For the treatment of purulent corneal ulcers as part of complex therapy in the form of instillations 5-6 times a day for 5-7 days.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Side effect SULFACYL SODIUM:
Burning, lacrimation, pain, itching in the eyes, transient blurred vision after instillation, allergic reactions.
With caution, patients with hypersensitivity to furosemide, thiazide diuretics, sulfonylureas or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors may have an increased sensitivity to sulfacetamide. Use within 14 days after opening.
Overdose:
There are no data on drug overdose.
Interaction with other medicinal products
Combined use with procaine and tetracaine reduces the bacteriostatic effect. Incompatibility with silver salts.
Structure
1 ml
Active substance: sulfacetamide - 200 mg
Excipients: sodium thiosulfate - 1 mg, hydrochloric acid (1 M hydrochloric acid solution) - up to pH 8.5, water for injection - up to 1 ml
