Polysept

Polysept in detail

How to use?
Apply the medicine to the affected skin area(s). The area(s) treated with the product can be covered with a bandage.

Duration of use?
Use should be continued until the symptoms have subsided. The medicine should not be used for more than 5 days without medical advice. If symptoms recur after the end of treatment, please consult your doctor.

Overdosage?
Accidental ingestion of the medicine can lead to overdose symptoms, including abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches, cramps and even collapse. If you suspect an overdose, contact a doctor immediately.

As a general rule: Pay particular attention to conscientious dosing, especially with infants, small children and older people. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautionary measures.

A dosage prescribed by a doctor may differ from the information in the package leaflet. As the doctor will adjust it individually, you should therefore use the medicine according to his instructions.

Always:
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroid diseases, also in the past
- Dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring (immune disease with itchy rash with blister formation)
- Upcoming or recently completed radioiodine therapy

Under certain circumstances - talk to your doctor or pharmacist about this:
- Benign goitre (goitre)
- Thyroid autonomy (certain form of hyperthyroidism)

Which age group should be considered?
- Infants under 6 months: The medicine may only be used after consultation with a doctor or under medical supervision.

What about pregnancy and breastfeeding?
- Pregnancy: Consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in whether and how the medicine can be used during pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding: Consult your doctor or pharmacist. They will check your particular situation and advise you accordingly as to whether and how you can continue breastfeeding.

If you have been prescribed the medicine despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may be greater than the risk of using the medicine if there is a contraindication.what adverse effects can occur?

Always:
- Hypersensitivity
- Acute severe allergic reaction affecting several or all areas of the body (anaphylaxis)
- Circulatory failure due to an allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock)
- Spontaneous (mucous) skin swelling (angioedema)
- Hyperthyroidism due to excessive iodine intake
- Accelerated pulse (tachycardia)
- Restlessness (inner restlessness)
- Hypersensitivity reactions of the skin, such as
- Contact dermatitis (allergic skin reactions that only occur with repeated use)
- itching
- reddening of the skin
- blistering
- Pain at the application site

Under certain circumstances, if large quantities of the active ingredient are absorbed, e.g. in the case of burns and prolonged use:
- Disturbance of the salt balance
- Changed concentration of water-binding substances (osmotic) in the blood
- Impaired kidney function
- Metabolic disorder with hyperacidity of the blood (metabolic acidosis)

If you notice any symptoms or changes during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

The information provided here is based primarily on side effects that occur in at least one in 1,000 patients treated.
- There may be medicines with which interactions occur. You should therefore always tell your doctor or pharmacist about any other medicine you are already taking before starting treatment with a new medicine. This also applies to medicines that you buy yourself, use only occasionally or have been using for some time.
How does the ingredient of the medicine work?

Iodine is bound to carrier substances and used to reduce germs (disinfection) and to support wound healing. Iodine is effective against a variety of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and fungi.

Application

- bedsores- ulcers on the leg or foot due to circulatory disorders (leg ulcer)- wounds (superficial)- burns- infected skin disease (dermatosis)- superinfected skin disease (dermatosis)

Dosage

For application to the skin: a sufficient amount one to several times a dayInfants from 6 months, children, adolescents and adults regardless of the time of day