Nitrofurazone : Before Using - Furacin Cream, Furacin Soluble Dressing, Furacin Topical Solution

Nitrofurazone - Topical

Brand Names

Furacin Cream, Furacin Soluble Dressing, Furacin Topical Solution Nitrofurazone *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For nitrofurazone, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to nitrofurazone. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Topical nitrofurazone has not been studied in pregnant women. Nitrofurazone given to rabbits in oral doses thirty times greater than the human dose produced a slight increase in the number of stillbirths.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether topical nitrofurazone passes into breast milk. Although most medication pass into breast milk in small amounts, many of them may be using safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who are using this drug and who wish to breast-feed must discuss this with their family doctor.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of nitrofurazone in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of nitrofurazone in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug that is to be applied to the same area of the skin.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of nitrofurazone. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Kidney disease Certain ingredients - polyethylene glycols in the topical solution and the soluble dressing may be absorbed through the skin and may not be eliminated from the body normally in diseaseds with kidney function impairment, which may increase the risk of side effects. Nitrofurazone cream does not contain polyethylene glycol.