Ointment "Levomekol" for children: instructions for use

Levomekol has long established itself as an effective local antibacterial agent.

Simultaneously with the impact on harmful bacteria, this ointment accelerates the regenerative processes, as a result of which wounds are cleaned and heal faster. Especially often the drug is used by surgeons, because Levomekol helps with purulent wounds and promotes the healing of sutures. Is it possible to use such a medicine in childhood and when it is prescribed to children?

The drug looks like a white or white-yellowish homogeneous mass of medium density, packed in a polyethylene or aluminum tube in an amount of 30, 40 or 50 grams. Each tube is placed in a carton box with instructions.

The action of Levomekol is provided by two active compounds:

• methyluracilpresented in 1 gram of ointment dosage of 40 mg. This substance is also called dioxomethyl tetrahydropyrimidine.
• chloramphenicol, which in 1 g of the drug contains 7.5 mg.

The components of Levomekol, after applying the medicine to the skin, easily penetrate into the infected tissues and have an antimicrobial effect. Chloramphenicol in its composition affects many gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria. It is effective against E. coli and staphylococcus, as well as when infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Thanks to methyluracil, Levomekol stimulates the regeneration of damaged tissues. This component stimulates the formation of new cells and restores their normal structure. It also removes excess fluid from the tissues, which leads to the elimination of puffiness. In addition, methyluracil has the ability to activate the production of interferon.

Treatment with Levomekol prescribed with the appearance of purulent wounds. It is recommended to lubricate the infected skin from the very beginning of wound formation, when there is active inflammation, exudation, pus formation and tissue breakdown. In addition, the ointment is in demand:

• With panaritiums, boils, dermatitis, streptoderma and other purulent skin diseases.
• With external purulent otitis.
• With severe burns.
• With trophic ulcers.
• When balanoposthit.
• When inflammation of hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
• With purulent rhinitis, adenoids and sinus.

Sometimes Levomekol is recommended for “cold” on the lip, but this problem is caused by the herpes virus, so with it the remedy is ineffective. In addition, the child may lick his lips, which will lead to undesirable ingestion of ointment, and the taste of the drug is bitter.

Levomekol is not used in children younger than a year, as in the body of infants, the biological transformation of one of the active compounds of the ointment is slower, which can have a detrimental effect on the baby.

Levomekol is not used in children with allergies or hypersensitivity to any ointment ingredient. Any diseases, including chronic pathologies, are not a contraindication to local treatment with such a drug.

The drug is considered low-risk, since it acts mainly locally. However, occasionally treatment with Levomekol can cause an allergic reaction, for example, in the form of skin rashes.

The drug is used externally, lubricating the affected area with a thin layer of Levomekol, after which the skin is covered with gauze or a piece of clean fabric. Treat the infected surface every day once or twice until it is completely cleansed of purulent secretions and wound healing begins. This most often occurs by 5-10 days of using Levomekol.

If purulent inflammation is revealed in a small patient in the outer part of the ear canal, then thin flagella are impregnated with a bandage with Levomekol. They are shallowly laid in the ear before bedtime and left overnight. The same method of application is prescribed for sinus, but flagella with ointment are inserted into the nasal passages. When purulent rhinitis, the drug is applied to the mucous membrane 1-2 times a day with a cotton swab.

Cases of overdose of Levomekol, according to the manufacturer, have not been identified until this time. The drug did not cause intoxication or any side effects even when processing a large area of ​​skin, for example, with burns.

Lekomekol is an over-the-counter medicine, therefore it is freely sold in pharmacies. The price of one tube with 40 g of ointment varies from 100 to 120 rubles.

Almost all parents praise Levomekol and confirm the high efficacy of such an ointment in children with boils and purulent wounds, with finger festering, burns, otitis, and many other diseases. According to moms, treatment with the drug significantly speeds up the healing of any injuries, which is especially appreciated in children, because children have scratches, wounds, cuts, abrasions and other skin damage are very common.

A completely similar in composition medicine that can replace Levomekol is Levomethyl ointment. One more analogue can be called Levosin ointment, but in addition to chloramphenicol and methyluracil there are two more active compounds - local anesthetic Trimecain and antibacterial substance sulfadimethoxin.

In the next video you can learn more about all the medicinal properties of Levomekol ointment.