Polysporin Ointment, 1-Ounce Tubes (Pack of 3)
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Polysporin Ointment, 1-Ounce Tubes (Pack of 3) Details
Manufacturer: PolysporinBrand: Polypsorin
Product features:
- #1 Dermatologist Recommended First Aid Ointment.
- Doesn't contain Neomycin Sulfate.
Customer Reviews of Polysporin Ointment, 1-Ounce Tubes (Pack of 3)
Customer Review: Wonderful job healing newly infected scratch
Summary: 5 Stars
Early this year, Polysporin was recommended by a dermatologist after I had a biopsy taken, to prevent an infection.
Just yesterday, a very small scratch on my hand came in contact with raw poultry. Even though I washed it many times with soap and water, within hours the cut started to show signs of infection: it turned bright red, it was no longer a thin pink scratch, but was now an area a little larger than a dime, and was getting swollen.
First I tried washing it with soap and water. No luck. Then, salt water solution. No luck. Tried rubbing alcohol. No luck. It was starting to look worse - like it was getting larger. Reluctantly, I knew I had to use some sort of medicine - although I try to use as little as humanly possible. Within 30 minutes of re-washing the wound with soap, applying the Polysporin ointment with a sterile gauze and tape, the area changed from bright red to light pink. Within a few hours, there was barely any pinkness left. By morning, you could only see the line of the scratch, but no sign of swelling, redness, no pink color - it looks good.
It seems a good idea to keep changing the dressing twice a day, as my derm doc had me do for that biopsy site: washing the area with soap and water, drying it with a clean/sterile gauze, and then re-apply the polysporin covered with sterile gauze and tape - to make sure it finishes healing, of course.
All in all, I think this Polysporin saved me a trip to the doc on Monday. Thank goodness for that! Highly recommended. Just make sure you don't use it for longer than a week - unless your physician tells you to. The med is fairly powerful and not for long term use. It is never to be used internally, but is only approved for external use.
POLYSPORIN:
Active Ingredients: Each grams contains: Bacitracin Zinc (500 units), Polymyxin B Sulfate (10,000 units)
Compare with NEOSPORIN:
Active Ingredients: Each gram contains: Polymyxin B Sulfate (5,000 units), Bacitracin Zinc (400 units), Neomycin (3.5 mg)
Note that this Polysporin is a double antibiotic and contains MORE units of Bacitracin Zinc and Polymyxin B Sulfate than Neosporin ointment does. My dermatologist told me not to use the Triple Antibiotic Neosporin because the third antibiotic in Neosporin, Neomycin, is a common allergin for many people. Although anyone can be allergic to anything at all - her recommendation was not to tempt fate by using a product with Neomycin at all - especially since I tend to be allergic to almost everything.
Hope this helps you.
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Description of Polysporin Ointment, 1-Ounce Tubes (Pack of 3)
Bacitracin Zinc/Polymyxin B Sulfate. No. 1 Dermatologist recommended for infection protection. Helps prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns.Itching & Rash Treatments
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