#248222 - 07/09/12 07:01 PM
Re: First Aid - Neosporin/Polysporin
[Re: Frankie]
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Registered: 01/21/03
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IIRC Neosporin Opthalmic Ointment is a sterile packaging of regular Neosporin. It is much more expensive than regular neosporin and (again iirc) it requires a prescription. Regular single use packets of neosporin may be more cost effective, and fit your space requirements just as well. OTOH, if you already have Neosporin opthalmic and are just wondering if it will work on regular wounds, since the formulations are the same, it should work as regular neosporin. Edited to add: the opthalmic ointment is in a petrolatum base just like the regular ointment. http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?id=2262&type=display
Edited by Kuzushi (07/09/12 07:04 PM)
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#248224 - 07/09/12 07:11 PM
Re: First Aid - Neosporin/Polysporin
[Re: haertig]
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Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 870
Loc: wellington, fl
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...the concentration of the antibacterial ingredients appears to be equivalent between the regular and opthalmic versions... It's not just the drug, it's the delivery agent as well. A petroleum-based delivery agent may be just fine for your skin, but not so good for your eyes. While it may not harm your eyes (I don't know this), it may be uncomfortable or not disolve well in tears and you then end up looking through a smeared haze for a while. I would recommend using medicines as they are intended to be used by the manufacturers in cases like this. Eye drops are less effective than eye ointments, which are petrolatum based, cuz the medicine sticks around longer. Eyes are a special kind of skin, and usually heal up remarkably well...until they don't, in which case, stubborn infection in one eye is sometimes best treated by enucleation (removal) of the infected eye, to prevent transmission to the healthy eye...Be careful when treating eyes. ER docs mostly don't treat eyes unless the problem is real simple: they call for a specialist consult early and loudly, cuz eyes are tricky, delicate, and highly regarded by their owners. I heartily endorse the final thought: use medications cautiously and as directed, watch the patient with cat-like intensity for worsening symptoms, and get skilled help sooner rather than later.
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#248226 - 07/09/12 07:43 PM
Re: First Aid - Neosporin/Polysporin
[Re: Frankie]
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1185
Loc: Channeled Scablands
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An eye ointment for infection that worked well for me in the backcountry was mercuric oxide. I bought it over the counter and took it in my first/second aid kit. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2344168
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#248228 - 07/09/12 08:02 PM
Re: First Aid - Neosporin/Polysporin
[Re: haertig]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
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It's not just the drug, it's the delivery agent as well. A petroleum-based delivery agent may be just fine for your skin, but not so good for your eyes. Oh goodness, I would never recommend using regular Neosporin in your eyes! But the OP was questioning whether the opthalmic version could be used on general wounds. I'm assuming that the OP finds the small packaging of the opthalmic version to be convenient for him and that's why he's asking.
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#248229 - 07/09/12 08:05 PM
Re: First Aid - Neosporin/Polysporin
[Re: Kuzushi]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
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IIRC Neosporin Opthalmic Ointment is a sterile packaging of regular Neosporin. Ah, I hadn't realized that Neosporin Opthalmic comes in both an ointment and a solution. I had only found info on the solution first when I was looking up the concentrations of the active ingredients.
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#248230 - 07/09/12 08:50 PM
Re: First Aid - Neosporin/Polysporin
[Re: Glock-A-Roo]
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Yes the situation would be a bushcraft training session where I would be at risk of getting cut injuries from a knives, tools, branches etc. I would use everything as soon as possible, cleaning, benzalkonium wipe, polysporin and telfa pad etc. I would really want to use everything to avoid sepsis (blood poisonning).
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