Description

Polyfax Skin Ointment 20g

Polyfax Skin Ointment 20g  is a skin ointment, which contains the active ingredients polymyxin B sulphate and bacitracin zinc. Polymyxin B sulphate and bacitracin zinc are antibacterials.

Bacitracin/polymyxin B (trade name Polysporin among others) is a topical antibiotic cream or ointment. The active ingredients are polymyxin B, bacitracin and occasionally garamycin or gramicidin. Though Polysporin is marketed in the United States, it holds a much smaller market share than in Canada and acts as a substitute to J&J’s Neosporin for those allergic to the antibiotic neomycin; although allergy to Bacitracin/Polymyxin B has also been reported.There is also an ophthalmological ointment, eye and ear drops.
Polyfax Ointment is a skin ointment, which contains the active ingredients polymyxin B
sulphate and bacitracin zinc. Polymyxin B sulphate and bacitracin zinc are antibacterials.
Polyfax Ointment is used to help prevent infection of the skin following:
• minor burns
• a skin graft being taken
• surgery
• accidental cuts, scratches or scrapes.

Polyfax Ointment is used for the treatment of:
• infected accidental wounds
• infected burns
• infected skin grafts
• infected ulcers (on the skin)
• infected surgical cut.
It is also used to treat infected skin caused by skin diseases such as:
• impetigo (itchy skin blisters)
• bacterial otitis external (infection of the outer ear)
• ecthyma (bacterial infection that affects the deep layers of the skin)
• folliculitis (infection of the hair roots)
• paronychia (infection of the nail bed)
• eczema (skin condition with itching, redness and a burning feeling)
• scabies (infestation of the skin caused by a mite).

Uses