Drops and washes [glycerin phenol ear drops]


(1) GLYCERIN BICARBONATE EAR DROPS

  • Na bicarbonate 5 gm
  • Glycerin 33 gm
  • Water to 100 ml
Dissolve bicarbonate in water
Used for washing out ear wax.

(2) HYDROGEN PEROXIDE EAR DROPS

  • H2O2 vol 10 5 ml
  • Water to 100 ml
Must be freshly prepared & used as antiseptic.

(3) GLYCERIN PHENOL EAR DROP

  • Phenol 10 gm
  • Glycerin to 100 ml
Glycerin phenol ear drops use:
Used as antiseptic, antifungal, antibacterial.
N.B. diluted with the same volume of glycerin to be used for children.

(4) ALKALINE NASAL WASH

  • NaHCO3
  • NaCl a.a
  • Borax

(5) MENTHOL NASAL DROPS (Menthol Paraffin)

  • Menthol 10gm
  • Eucalyptus 2ml
  • Camphor 10gm
  • Liquid paraffin to 100ml
Used as a nasal decongestant.

(6) ALUMINIUM ACETATE EAR DROPS

13% aluminium acetate in water 

used to decrease oedema and inflammation by producing an acidic environment

(7) BORIC ACID EAR DROPS (ALCOHOLIC EAR DROPS)

  • Boric acid 4gm
  • Alcohol 90% 100ml
Dissolve boric acid in hot alcohol.

(8) ARGYROL (SILVER PROTEINATE) NOSE DROPS

  • Silver protein (argyrols) 5 gm
  • Ephedrine 1gm
  • Water to 100ml
Used as an antiseptic and nasal decongestant

(9) RESORCINOL EAR DROPS

  • Resorcinol 1gm
  • Alcohol to 1000 ml
Used as an antifungal.

(10) ICHTHAMMOL EAR DROPS

  • Ichthammol 10 gm
  • Glycerin to 100 ml
Used in the treatment of abscess in the ear.

(11) SALICYLIC ACID EAR DROPS

  • Salicylic acid 2gm
  • Alc. 95% 50ml
  • water to 100ml
Used as keratolytic

(12) EPHEDRINE NASAL ointment

  • Ephedrine 0.3gm
  • Menthol 0.3gm
  • Vaseline to 30gm


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