Collagenasedrug info

collagenase 0.25 UNT/MG Topical Ointment [Santyl]

What it is used for

Collagenase Santyl ◊ Ointment is indicated for debriding chronic dermal ulcers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and severely burned areas. 3, 4, 5, 7, 16, 19, 20, 21

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective May 17, 2019. Matched to this product by ingredient name rather than by code, so it may describe a different manufacturer’s version of the same drug. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

Description

Collagenase Santyl ◊ Ointment is a sterile enzymatic debriding ointment which contains 250 collagenase units per gram of white petrolatum USP. The enzyme collagenase is derived from the fermentation by Clostridium histolyticum. It possesses the unique ability to digest collagen in necrotic tissue.

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective May 17, 2019. Matched to this product by ingredient name rather than by code, so it may describe a different manufacturer’s version of the same drug. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

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