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Product trade name: Compound W Liquid



Pharmaceutical active ingredients containing related brand and generic drugs, medications or other health care products:

  • Salicylic Acid

    Compound W Liquid available forms, composition, doses:

  • Solution; Topical; Salicylic Acid 17%
  • Solution; Topical; Salicylic Acid 20%

    Compound W Liquid destination | category:

  • Human:
  • Acne treatment preparations
  • Antidandruff products
  • Antiseptic skin cleansers
  • Keratolytic agents
  • Miscellaneous local anti-infectives

    Indications and usages, anatomical therapeutic chemical and diseases classification codes:

  • D02AF - Salicylic Acid preparations

    Pharmaceutical companies, researchers, developers, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers:

  • Medtech Products
  • Wyeth

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    There is an additional general information about this medication active ingredient salicylic acid:

    Pharmacological action

    Compound W Liquid is pharmaceytical active ingredient for topical use. Inhibits the secretion of the sebaceous and sweat glands. At low concentrations it has keratoplastic and in high doses keratolytic effect. Salicylic acid has a weak antimicrobial activity.

    Why is Compound W Liquid prescribed?

    Monotherapy with salicylic acid and as part of combination therapies for inflammatory, infectious and other skin lesions, including burns, psoriasis, eczema, dyskeratosis, ichthyosis, acne vulgaris, warts, hyperkeratosis, corn, callus, oily seborrhea, scaly skin disease, hair loss, sweating feet.

    Dosage and administration

    Compound W Liquid is applied to the skin surface 2-3 times / day.



    Compound W Liquid side effects, adverse reactions

    Rarely: local reactions such as itching, burning, skin rashes, allergic reactions.

    Compound W Liquid contraindications

    Hypersensitivity to salicylic acid, renal failure, infancy.

    Special instructions

    The composition of the solution for topical use include ethanol.

    Compound W Liquid drug interactions

    Compound W Liquid is pharmaceutically not compatible with resorcinol (forms melted mixture) and zinc oxide (forms insoluble forms of zinc salicylate).



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