Actolind® w Solution

Actolind® w Solution is a preventive care solution that can be used in combination with medical materials such as bandages, dressings, tampons or wound filling materials for the cleansing, irrigation, decontamination and moisturising of acute and chronic wounds, infected or non-infected, and 1st and 2nd degree burns.

Actolind® w Solution enables mechanical cleaning of wounds. By reducing surface tension thanks to the surfactants in its composition, wound cleaning required before wound care is carried out comfortably and painlessly.

Advantages:

• It shortens the recovery time.
• Accelerates granulation and epithelialization.
• Prevents the formation of biofilm.
• It is highly effective against multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO, MRSA, VRE) and mycotic pathogens (Candida albicans).
• It is compatible with commonly used wound dressings.

Polyhexanide is classified as the first choice active ingredient for the care of colonized and infected chronic wounds and burns. Actolind® w Solution contributes to the wound healing process in the areas where it is applied with its cleansing and moisturizing effect. Actolind® w Solution protects against antibiotic-resistant microorganisms (such as MRSA, VRE) and mycotic pathogens and is also well tolerated by allergic patients and diabetics.

Chemical Composition:

Poloxamer 188, Polyhexamethylene biguanide (Polyhexanide, 0.1%), purified water Actolind® w Solution is used for cleaning and irrigation of the wound surface prior to treatment. Actolind® w Solution can be applied in combination with Actolind® w Gel.

Usage

Actolind® w Solution can be applied directly to the wound or to a bandage or gauze.

Indications

It is used in infected or non-infected acute wounds (traumatic wounds or surgical wounds resulting from cuts, tears, abrasions, crushing, biting, stinging, etc.), infected or non-infected chronic wounds (e.g.: diabetic ulcers, venous ulcers, bed (pressure) sores, etc.), infected or non-infected thermal or chemical wounds (1st and 2nd degree burns, wounds resulting from electric current, radiation wounds), in the entry areas of urological catheters, in the care of peristomal skin, fistulas and abscesses, in the care of the wound surface, moisturizing and covering it with a protective layer before applying materials such as bandages, gauze, compresses and wound fillers, and in creating a barrier between the wound and the dressing and preventing drying and adhesion.

In the Consensus document published on Wound Care Products, Polyhexanide (PHMB) is shown as the 1st Choice in many wounds such as wounds at risk of infection, burns, and decontamination of acute and chronic wounds.