DREZ OINTMENT 10GM belongs to the class of dermatological preparation called ?antibiotics? combined with ?antiseptic? primarily used to treat the skin?s burns and wounds. It also helps to treat wound infections after surgery. DREZ is a broad spectrum antibiotics which help in early wound healing. It also prevents skin infection spread by harmful bacteria due to cuts, wounds and burns.
It contains a combination of two medicines: Povidone-iodine and Metronidazole. Povidone Iodine can easily penetrate microorganisms and oxidise essential natural substances, leading to cell death. Metronidazole is an antibiotic which kills bacteria and other harmful organisms by damaging their DNA. DREZ has broad-spectrum activity and is effective against many microbes, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi and protozoa. DREZ OINTMENT 10GM is used in degerming (physical removal of microbes), stasis ulcers (wound on the leg or ankle due to damaged veins), decubitus ulcers (bed sores) and the umbilical area.
It is for external use only. Your doctor will decide the dose depending on the medical condition. Contact of the ointment with eye should be avoided; if you accidentally touch eyes while applying DREZ, please wash it immediately. DREZ OINTMENT 10GM has common side effects, as every medicine does. These include local swelling, itchiness, redness, small blisters and irritation at the application site. These side effects gradually resolve during the treatment and do not require medical attention.