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Cold Sore Treatment (benzalkonium chloride/camphor)

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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data

Overview

Benzalkonium chloride, a mixture of alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chlorides, is rapidly germicidal for many pathogenic bacteria and fungi.

Properly diluted, benzalkonium chloride is used for the prophylactic disinfection of the intact skin and in the treatment of superficial injuries and infected wounds. It is also used to preserve the sterility of surgical instruments and rubber articles during storage, and to preserve the sterility of ophthalmic solutions.

Generic name: benzalkonium chloride/camphor

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Indications

The following indications are listed for Cold Sore Treatment:

  • Minor Skin Wound Pain
  • Prevent Minor Bacterial Skin Infection
  • Pruritus Of Skin
  • Skin Irritation

Also known as: Itchy Skin Eruption, Prevent Superficial Bacterial Infection Of Skin, Pruritic Dermatitis.

Dosing

Tincture of benzalkonium chloride 1:750 is used for the preoperative disinfection of unbroken skin or treatment of superficial injuries. For preoperative disinfection of mucous membranes and denuded skin, benzalkonium chloride solution in concentrations of 1:10,000 to 1:2,000 is used. For irrigation of the eye, a solution 1:10,000 to 1:5,000 is used. For preservation of ophthalmic solutions, a solution 1:7,500 to 1:5,000 is used. For vaginal douche and irrigation, benzalkonium chloride solution 1:5,000 to 1:2,000 is used. For urinary bladder and urethral irrigation, a solution 1:5,000 to 1:20,000 is used; for retention irrigation of the bladder, a solution 1:20,000 to 1:40,000 is used. For infected, widely denuded areas, benzalkonium chloride solution should be used in concentrations of 1:2,000 to 1:5,000. For irrigation of infected deep wounds, concentrations of 1:20,000 to 1:3,000 may be employed. For the sterile storage of metallic instruments and rubber articles, benzalkonium chloride solution 1:750, with sodium nitrite 0.5% to prevent corrosion, is used.

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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data