Silver Sulfadiazine : Before Using - Silvadene, SSD, SSD AF, Thermazene, Flamazine

Silver Sulfadiazine - Topical

Brand Names

Silvadene, SSD, SSD AF, Thermazene, Flamazine Silver Sulfadiazine *** 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 silver sulfadiazine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to silver sulfadiazine or to any of the following medication:

Acetazolamide - Diamox
Antidiabetics, oral - diabetes drug you take by mouth
Dichlorphenamide - Daranide
Furosemide - Lasix
Methazolamide - Neptazane
Sulfonamides, other - sulfa drug
Thiazide diuretics - water pills

Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies have not been done. However, sulfa medication may increase the risk of liver problems in newborn infants. Silver sulfadiazine has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in studies in rabbits treated with 3 to 10 times the usual amount of silver sulfadiazine.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether silver sulfadiazine applied to the skin andburns passes into the breast milk. However, silver sulfadiazine may be absorbed into the body when using on skin andburns. Sulfa medication given by mouth do pass into the breast milk. They may cause liver problems, anemia - iron-poor blood and other unwanted effects in nursing babies, especially those with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency - lack of G6PD enzyme. Therefore, caution is recommended when using this drug in nursing women.

Use for Children

Use is not recommended in premature or newborn infants up to 2 months of age. Sulfa medication may cause liver problems in these infants. Although there is no special info comparing use of silver sulfadiazine in older infants and children with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in older infants and children than it does in adults.

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 silver sulfadiazine 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. When you are taking silver sulfadiazine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Cimetidine May increase the risk of leukopenia - low white blood cell counts

Collagenase - Santyl
Papain - Panafil
Sutilains - Travase Silver sulfadiazine may prevent these enzymes from help you

Other Information for using

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

Blood problems
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency - lack of G6PD enzyme Use of this drug may cause blood problems or make them worse

Kidney disease
Liver disease In people with these conditions, use may result in higher blood levels of this drug; a smaller dose may be needed

Porphyria Use of this drug may result in a severe attack of porphyria