What is silver Sulfadiazine used for?
Silver sulfadiazine cream is used to prevent and treat wound infections in patients with second- and third-degree burns. 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.
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. It is not known if Silvadene is safe and effective in children younger than 2 months of age.
Is 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 $31.16, but with SingleCare’s Silver Sulfadiazine coupon, it costs only $1.63.
Can you put Silvadene on an open wound?
This medication is used with other treatments to help prevent and treat wound infections in patients with serious burns. Silver sulfadiazine works by stopping the growth of bacteria that may infect an open wound.
Is Silvadene an antibiotic?
Silvadene Cream 1% (silver sulfadiazine) is a topical (for the skin) antibiotic used to treat or prevent infections on areas of burned skin.
How fast does silver sulfadiazine work?
Tell your doctor or health care professional if your skin condition does not begin to get better within 3 to 5 days. This medicine can make you more sensitive to the sun.
Why does Silvadene turn black?
Silver sulfadiazene cream (Silvadene®) does indeed turn black as the silver ion oxidizes. However, the black pigments are not incorporated into the healing skin. Permanent skin discoloration is not from using silver sulfadizene on burn wounds. As healing skin matures, melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment return.