This is the active ingredient in Bepanthen Wound and Healing Ointment
Dexpanthenol is the active ingredient in Bepanthen Wound and Healing Ointment. It is the alcohol of pantothenic acid. This is also known as vitamin B5 and is a component of coenzyme A, an enzyme that is important for many metabolic processes. This also includes cell renewal. The Bepanthen active ingredient is a provitamin and is converted into active vitamin B5 in the body.
When is Bepanthen Wound and Healing Ointment used?
Bepanthen Wound and Healing Ointment is helpful in the treatment of small wounds and chapped skin.
What are the side effects of Bepanthen Wound and Healing Ointment?
The Bepanthen active ingredient is very well tolerated, but the ointment contains other excipients and additives, e.g. lanolin, stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol. In rare cases, these ingredients can cause local skin irritation, which, however, subsides and eventually disappears after treatment with Bepanthen wound ointment is discontinued. The skin irritation manifests itself in the form of itching, redness, rash or blistering.
What you should bear in mind when using Bepanthen wound and healing ointment
If an allergy to the Bepanthen active ingredient is known, the ointment must not be used.
No interactions with other ointments and medications are known to date. Only when using the ointment in the genital and anal area should special care be taken when using latex condoms at the same time, as the tear resistance of the condom can be reduced by the ointment. There is then an increased risk of pregnancy or the transmission of diseases.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and children
Bepanthen wound ointment can be used by children, elderly patients, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. The application has no harmful effect on the fetus or infant. The ointment can also be applied to stressed or cracked skin on the abdomen of pregnant women to accelerate healing.
How to obtain Bepanthen wound and healing ointment
Bepanthen wound and healing ointment can be purchased over the counter in all pharmacies. The ointment is available in three different packaging sizes: 20 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg per tube.
Complete information about this medicine
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