Recently, "erythromycin ointment can't be used for a long time" washed up on the microblogging site. According to the CCTV report, erythromycin ointment is a common smear drug in life, seems to have become a lot of people in the eyes of the "cure-all", but it is antibiotic drugs , once abused, wait until the time of the real need, the body may be in the a situation where there is no medicine available.

Tao Xiaohua, chief physician, said that because erythromycin is an oral medication for the treatment of infectious skin diseases, so long-term external use of erythromycin ointment will cultivate drug-resistant bacteria, leading to bacterial resistance to erythromycin, and so on, when the human body appears to be a systemic infection or serious skin infections, really need to take erythromycin medication orally to sterilize the drug, but it can not be effective . The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the actual product. In addition, if a person has been taking oral erythromycin for a long time, this can also lead to poor results when the erythromycin ointment is applied to the skin because of resistance.

Tao Xiaohua reminded everyone, skin problems, to use erythromycin ointment, how to use, it is recommended to go to the hospital to clarify the cause of the disease, so that the doctor symptomatic treatment, rather than their own to their own doctor, the abuse of ointment.

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Erythromycin ointment mainly treats which diseases?

The instructions mention that the indications for erythromycin ointment include:

1. Purulent skin diseases such as impetigo.

2, small burns, ulcer surface infection , here we need to emphasize that the burns and ulcer surface is a small area, the degree of the situation is less severe, the serious must seek medical attention in time, to avoid delay in treatment.

3, unusual acne.

Acne, also known as pimples, is a relatively common skin disease, the occurrence of acne is mainly closely related to excessive sebum secretion, follicle blockage, bacterial infections and inflammatory reactions.

It is important to remember that not all acne requires the use of erythromycin ointment, and that antibacterial medication is not needed when symptoms are mild and there is no infection, but when follicular blockage and thus folliculitis, the application of erythromycin ointment is the right thing to do.

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What is the difference between erythromycin ointment and eye ointment?

1. Erythromycin ointment is used for trachoma, conjunctivitis, or external eye infections and is applied to the eyelids. While erythromycin ointment is applied to the surface of the skin.

2, because to be applied in the eyelids, erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is required to be nearly sterile, the production process should be strictly controlled sterile. And erythromycin ointment is mainly applied locally to the surface of the skin, not a sterile preparation, the two can never be mixed.

3, generally speaking, the concentration of erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is 0.5%, erythromycin ointment concentration is higher, is 1%. Therefore, if you use erythromycin ophthalmic ointment as an ointment, it may affect the local antibacterial and anti-infective effect of the skin because of insufficient concentration.

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Can I use erythromycin ointment for these conditions?

① Can I use erythromycin ointment for skin acne?

Acne is called acne, acne has different skin damage, the lightest is no inflammation, we usually see blackheads or whiteheads acne is no inflammation, but with the hair follicles clogged, inspired by the bacterial infection, it will lead to folliculitis, folliculitis can be used with erythromycin ointment, but the acne with erythromycin ointment is not useful.

② Can you use erythromycin ointment for allergies and insect bites?

Allergies and mosquito bites disease, often there is no problem of infection, generally speaking, do not need erythromycin ointment, unless the mosquito bites type of problem, there are some inspired by the phenomenon of infection, then it is possible to use, or wounds need to prevent the infection of the time, it is possible.

The doctor reminded that if the skin problems, you can judge whether you need to use erythromycin ointment according to whether the skin is broken, whether there is an infection, whether you need to prevent the infection of these important characteristics, but also according to the instructions of the drug.

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How do I use erythromycin ointment scientifically?

1. It is recommended to use it under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist

Erythromycin belongs to the class of antibiotics, and improper or abusive use can lead to the occurrence of drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. Before applying erythromycin ointment, please consult your physician or pharmacist, and use it after your physician or pharmacist has confirmed and given you appropriate medication instructions.

2, alert to drug allergy and other adverse reactions

Although compared with other antibacterial drugs, erythromycin-related allergic reactions reported less, but in the use of the drug before the doctor or pharmacist must be carefully informed of their own situation (such as allergy history, etc.), such as the use of medication after the emergence of uncomfortable symptoms such as the use of the site of the burning sensation, itching, redness and swelling, or other discomfort should be discontinued and the local medication should be washed off, and if necessary, go to the hospital.

3, not long-term abuse

Erythromycin ointment application time is too long may lead to the emergence of bacterial resistance, that is, the bacterial antimicrobial drugs to kill the "knife and gun", the more drug-resistant bacteria, the more difficult to treat the infection.