What is Foille Ointment used for?

Foille medicated First Aid Ointment provides temporary relief of pain due to scrapes, cuts, minor burns, sunburn, non-poisonous insect bites, and minor skin irritation. Foille stops pain on contact and lets you resume normal activities right away.

What are the ingredients in Foille ointment?

Blistex Foille Medicated First Aid Ointment

Active ingredients Purpose
Benzocaine 5.0 % (w/w) External analgesic
Chloroxylenol 0.1 % (w/w) Antiseptic

Is Silvadene cream a prescription?

Silvadene is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of burn wound infections. Silvadene may be used alone or with other medications. Silvadene belongs to a class of drugs called Antibacterials, Topical.

Can I get Silvadene over the counter?

If you do need a topical antibiotic, silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) is great but requires a prescription.

Why is Silvadene not recommended?

The product is contraindicated in patients with severe hypersensitivity reactions following application, pregnant women at or close to term, premature infants, and in infants during the first 2 months of life.

Do you need a prescription for silver sulfadiazine?

Patients with severe burns or burns over a large area of the body must be treated in a hospital. Silver sulfadiazine is an antibiotic. It works by killing the bacteria or preventing its growth. This medicine is available only with your doctor’s prescription.

Is Silvadene and colloidal silver the same thing?

The idea that silver dressings delay healing and make bacteria resistant to antibiotics is another misperception. Terminology can also contribute to the confusion since some physicians use colloidal silver and silver sulfadiazine almost interchangeably. “They are absolutely not the same,” Dr. Friedman says.

Can you buy silver sulfadiazine over the counter?

Silver Sulfadiazine is available in both prescription (Silvadene) and over-the-counter (Hydrogel AG) wound-care products. The pharmacy price of Silver Sulfadiazine is $25.32 for 1, 50GM of 1% Cream, but with SingleCare’s Silver Sulfadiazine coupon, it costs only $2.49.

Does silver sulfadiazine help with pain?

Topical lidocaine in silver sulfadiazine cream alleviated pain due to cancer or treatment-related painful skin conditions.

Is Silvadene prescription only?

Silvadene is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of burn wound infections. Silvadene may be used alone or with other medications. Silvadene belongs to a class of drugs called Antibacterials, Topical. It is not known if Silvadene is safe and effective in children younger than 2 months of age.

What bacteria does Silvadene cover?

Silver sulfadiazine has broad antimicrobial activity. It is bactericidal for many gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria as well as being effective against yeast.

Is colloidal silver the same as silver sulfadiazine?

What is foille medicated first aid ointment?

Foille medicated First Aid Ointment provides temporary relief of pain due to scrapes, cuts, minor burns, sunburn, non-poisonous insect bites, and minor skin irritation. Foille stops pain on contact and lets you resume normal activities right away. Foille has a medicated oil-based formula that helps heal and prevent infection.

What is foille made of?

Its medicated corn oil-based formula contains an external analgesic (benzocaine 5.0%) and an antiseptic (chloroxylenol 0.1%) to help heal and prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns. Foille stops pain on contact and allows you to resume normal activities right way!

Is foille cream still available in liquid form?

Unfortunately, Foille is no longer available in liquid or spray. Although the smell is horrible, it is worth the smell for the benefits This cream has been used in my family since before it was on the mark as an over the counter cream and was prescription only.

Does foille work on Sunburn?

At that time, Foille came in three forms, liquid, ointment and spray. I can remember more than one sunburn having Foille sprayed on it. The spray was ice cold (and the sunburn made it feel colder) but within moments, the sunburn stopped hurting.