Pharmacological action of the powder
Streptocide has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. It stops the reproduction and growth of pathogenic microbes, destroys pathogens of infectious and inflammatory diseases of various organs.
This effect of the powder is explained by its ability to suppress the formation of pyrimidines and purines necessary for the synthesis of RNA and DNA.
In addition to the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects, Streptocid (not to be confused with Septotsid, Streptsat, Septotsil and Stratotsid) promotes the rapid healing of wounds on the skin.
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Indications for use
The instructions for use of Streptocide indicate what the drug is needed for. If you are wondering what the powder helps with and what it cures, it will be useful for you to know that the drug is used to stop the proliferation of pathogenic microbes and provide a bacteriostatic effect.
In particular, the use of the medicine is possible for a common runny nose, sore throat (the powder is added to honey and the resulting mixture is dissolved), sinusitis, stomatitis, sore throat, burns, cuts, fungus, as well as in gynecology.
Wounds
For wounds, scratches and cuts, streptocide powder can be very effective. It fights infections, eliminates excess moisture, and promotes rapid healing of purulent and ordinary wounds.
To treat the damaged area, pour the powder into the open wound and apply a gauze bandage. This dressing needs to be changed periodically. In terms of its therapeutic effect on wounds, Streptocide is similar to Levomekol ointment.
Burns
Streptocide powder, according to the instructions, is prescribed for the treatment of burns.
In case of a burn, Streptocide stimulates cellular metabolism, promoting the restoration of soft tissues.
Stomatitis
To treat stomatitis, the powder should be dissolved in water and rinsed with the resulting liquid. According to the instructions, the powder solution stops the proliferation of microorganisms that cause stomatitis.
Sinusitis
To cure sinusitis with Streptocyte, you should sniff, or rather, inhale the powder through the nose. This can be done using tampons or tubes.
Prescribing Streptocide for sinusitis allows you to stop inflammatory processes.
Pimples
To get rid of acne, it is necessary to speed up the metabolism in the cell, and the powder can cope with this task. The recipe for a mask for acne and pimples looks like this: the powder is mixed with a couple of drops of iodine and aloe juice, and the resulting mixture is applied to the affected areas of the face before bedtime.
From salicylic acid, chloramphenicol and Streptocide, you can prepare a mash for the treatment of acne, blackheads, and pustular skin lesions. To do this, mix 4 crushed tablets of Levomycetin, 2 g of Streptocide powder, 30 ml of salicylic acid.
Since the mixture contains an antibiotic, there is no point in using it constantly. It is better to do two to three week courses with breaks of at least 1 month. Another option for mash is a combination of Streptocide, sulfur, boric acid and salicylic acid.
Runny nose
The powder, according to the instructions, is prescribed for heavy nasal discharge. To do this, cotton swabs are dipped in oil and powder is sprinkled on them.
Tampons are placed in both nostrils and try to breathe through your nose as deeply as possible. This procedure should be carried out twice or thrice a day.
Methods of treatment with Streptocide powder
Streptocide powder is used in its pure form, diluted with water, fish oil, oil, and other anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs. The product can be replaced with crushed sulfanilamide tablets.
Treatment of rhinitis
For a runny nose or sinusitis, Streptocide powder is mixed with oil, water or fat, and lubricated with liquid inside the nostrils. The product can be soaked into cotton pads and placed in the nose. The procedure is done up to 6 times a day for no longer than 5 days.
Treatment of sore throat and sore throat
Doctors allow the use of Streptocid powder to treat a throat. For sore throat, tonsillitis, stomatitis, lubricate the inflamed mucous membrane with the product every 2 hours or rinse: dissolve 2 g of the powdered drug in 120 ml of warm boiled water. For purulent, follicular, lacunar tonsillitis, tonsillitis, it is better to use Novoingalipt or another combined-action spray containing sulfonamide. Adults can dissolve Streptocid up to 14 tablets (7 g)/day.
Acne treatment
Powder is applied to the problem area after cleansing the skin. The procedure is carried out overnight. Pimples are also lubricated in a targeted manner, for which streptocidal ointment, solutions or liniment are used. Recipes for mash for acne and pustules:
- Mix 50 ml of boric and 2% salicylic acid with 7 grams of sulfur and streptocide powder until smooth.
- Dissolve 5 g of Streptocide powder in 50 ml of 2% salicylic acid.
- 4 tablets of Levomycetin are crushed, combined with 30 ml of salicylic acid 2% and 2 g of Streptocide.
The mash is used at night after cleansing the skin, applied directly to the pimple. Treatment or prevention is carried out for 1–3 weeks. The course is repeated after a month. The prepared compositions are stored in hermetically sealed jars for up to 30 days. Levomycetin mixture cannot be used to prevent acne: bacteria are less sensitive to the antibiotic.
Wound treatment
Skin lesions are washed with hydrogen peroxide and an antiseptic (an aqueous solution of Furacilin, manganese, Chlorhexidine). Dry the wound surface, sprinkle powder on the outside and inside the cut. Treatment is carried out daily for up to 2 weeks.
Method of using the powder
For adults
According to the instructions, the drug, depending on the form of release, is used externally or internally. Treatment of a wound or burn consists of dusting the affected area with powder and, if necessary, applying a bandage.
The maximum daily dose of powder is 7 g, the maximum single dose is 2 g. A single dose for newborns is 0.1 grams, for adolescents - up to 0.5 grams, for children under 5 years old - 0.4 grams. The indicated dosages must be observed in order to avoid the development of adverse reactions.
A single dose should be taken 4 to 7 times a day. Apply 5-15 g of powder to wounds and burns.
If you do not know how to use ointment and soluble liniment, read the instructions. The manufacturer claims that the medicine is applied in a thin layer to the wound surface or a gauze pad, applying it to the affected area of the skin.
The treated wound is protected from external influences using a gauze bandage, which is changed every day or every 2 days. You need to use liniment or ointment until the wound begins to heal.
The product is applied to the mucous membranes twice or thrice a day at equal intervals. When the inflammatory process becomes less pronounced or the wound heals, treatment with Striptocyte can be stopped. Usually the course lasts 10-14 days . Therapy can be extended only at the insistence of the attending physician.
Drug for children
Many people wonder whether children can be given Streptocide. The answer to this question is ambiguous. Children can be treated with this drug from 3 months (if we are talking about liniment) or from 3 years (if we are talking about powder or ointment). This is due to the fact that ointment and powder have a higher content of active ingredient.
Newborns are also treated with streptocide, but only with the permission of the doctor and under his supervision.
Powdering of wounds and burns in children should be limited to small areas of skin. Otherwise, the substance may enter the bloodstream and cause systemic side effects.
What is streptocide
Streptocide is an antibiotic that has been on the market for many decades. It is preferred to modern drugs in cases where not only effective, but also more gentle action is needed.
The principle of action is to integrate chemical molecules into the cells of harmful bacteria, which disrupts their chemical processes. The microorganism stops reproducing.
Four forms of the drug release allow to meet most of the needs of patients:
- soluble powder;
- in the form of tablets;
- streptocidal ointment gels;
- liniments.
The simplest composition is in powder form. The latter contains nothing except the active substance - sulfonamide.
The peculiarity of the active component of the medicine is that it does not dissolve in cool water - to obtain a solution, the powder is mixed with hot liquid.
Drink it for a sore throat. In addition to sulfonamide in a concentration of up to half a milligram, the tablets contain starch, octadecanoic acid, and talc. The listed additional components are needed to give the tablets their shape.
Side effects of the drug
Adverse reactions occur in two cases:
- The use of Streptocides in quantities exceeding the norm;
- Intolerance to the active substance – sulfonamide.
Side effects include conditions such as allergies, headaches, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, cyanosis, dyspepsia, crystalluria, thyrotoxicosis, renal dysfunction, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, hypoprothrombinemia.
Contraindications
The drug is not prescribed for the following diseases:
- Kidney failure;
- Anemia – anemia, characterized by a low level of hemoglobin in the blood;
- Porphyria is a disorder of the pigmentation process;
- Azotemia is an excess of nitrogenous substances in the blood.
Tablets should not be taken if you have severe kidney disease .
During pregnancy
The benefits and harms of powder during pregnancy and breastfeeding have long been discussed by doctors. Most experts do not recommend using the drug in the first and second trimesters, and to the question “Why is Streptocide harmful?” They answer that it is highly absorbable and can cause harm to the fetus or child.
Analogues of the drug
Analogues (possible substitutes) of Streptocide include drugs such as Sulfanilamide, Streptonitol, Argedin, Etazol, Argosulfan, Mafenida acetate, Dermazin, Sulfargin, Ebermin, Sulfadimezin, Turmanidze. The difference between Streptocide and the indicated drugs is small, but before use you should still consult a doctor.
The listed drugs can be used instead of Streptocide with the permission of a doctor. If you don’t know what to replace the drug with at home, use Baneocin or, better yet, Gentaxan.
The best treatment recipes
There are a number of proven medicinal recipes that allow you to get rid of a runny nose with the help of Streptocide.
The most effective procedure is considered to be one that combines rinsing the nose with a soda solution and irrigating the nasopharynx with an antibiotic.
At the first stage, prepare a solution from a teaspoon of soda. Why is the substance diluted in a glass of water? The solution is poured into the palm and, closing one nostril, draw in the other. If this does not work out, then use small teapots to brew, drawing liquid through the spout.
Spit the solution through the mouth, avoiding swallowing if possible. At the end of the first stage of the procedure, they blow their nose, waiting for the complete end of mucus secretion. The wait usually takes up to ten minutes.
At the second stage, the nose and throat are sprayed with streptocide. For pollination, use, as mentioned above, or powder, a thoroughly crushed tablet of the drug.
In the first method of retraction, the powder is poured into a spoon and sucked through the nostril without using a straw.
In the second case, a tube made of paper or plastic is used. Inhale as deeply as possible so that the throat, in addition to the nose, is irrigated.
Depending on the severity of the disease, the procedure is repeated three to six times a day. One crushed tablet is enough for 3 doses. The maximum active treatment is in the first four days. In the future, they continue to proceed from how severe the runny nose remains. The total duration of the course does not exceed a week.
In a simplified form, the entire above procedure is carried out without first rinsing the nasopharynx with a soda solution.
To enhance the effect, use a recipe that involves mixing streptocide powder and chloramphenicol. Use a proportion of 1:0.5. Inhale in the same way as regular streptocide powder, but less often - up to twice a day.
As noted above, the powder is also dissolved in warm water. This solution makes effective nasal drops that help with a persistent runny nose - drop through a pipette. The ready-made powder or one crushed tablet is added to a glass of water and mixed.
