not much happening

New to the group, not much happening here is there?

"jincs" wrote:
> New to the group, not much happening here is there?

No, it's almost dead. I asked a question a few weeks back but no one
answered. I asked whether Eusol is still available from UK hospital
pharmacies. It was used until the 1980s for removal of dead tissue in
wounds, but became discredited.

Handy wrote:
> "jincs" wrote:
> > New to the group, not much happening here is there?
>
> No, it's almost dead. I asked a question a few weeks back but no one
> answered. I asked whether Eusol is still available from UK hospital
> pharmacies. It was used until the 1980s for removal of dead tissue in
> wounds, but became discredited.

I work in hospital pharmacy and to my knowledge we certainly dont use
it. I think what is used these days would be compression bandages.
Maggotts have also been used as a "deslougher". Actisorb/carboflex can
be used for odour from wounds. Varidase was discontinued this year due
to lack of use one assumes.

"jincs" wrote:
> I work in hospital pharmacy and to my knowledge we certainly dont use
> it. I think what is used these days would be compression bandages.
> Maggotts have also been used as a "deslougher". Actisorb/carboflex can
> be used for odour from wounds. Varidase was discontinued this year due
> to lack of use one assumes.

Thanks for that answer, that is my understanding.

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 06:02:00 -0000, "Handy" <no-spam-here@e-mail.net>
wrote:

>"jincs" wrote:
>> New to the group, not much happening here is there?
>
>No, it's almost dead. I asked a question a few weeks back but no one
>answered. I asked whether Eusol is still available from UK hospital
>pharmacies. It was used until the 1980s for removal of dead tissue in
>wounds, but became discredited.
>

Like other pharmacy newsgroups, this became plagued with
non-professionals discussing and campaigning for all sorts of weird
and wonderful treatments.

The professional discussion now lives on Private-Rx
(www.private-rx.com), which is closed to all but UK registered
pharmacists.

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jincs	not much happening New to the group, not much happening here is there?

	#2
Handy	Re: not much happening "jincs" wrote: > New to the group, not much happening here is there? No, it's almost dead. I asked a question a few weeks back but no one answered. I asked whether Eusol is still available from UK hospital pharmacies. It was used until the 1980s for removal of dead tissue in wounds, but became discredited.

	#3
jincs	Re: not much happening Handy wrote: > "jincs" wrote: > > New to the group, not much happening here is there? > > No, it's almost dead. I asked a question a few weeks back but no one > answered. I asked whether Eusol is still available from UK hospital > pharmacies. It was used until the 1980s for removal of dead tissue in > wounds, but became discredited. I work in hospital pharmacy and to my knowledge we certainly dont use it. I think what is used these days would be compression bandages. Maggotts have also been used as a "deslougher". Actisorb/carboflex can be used for odour from wounds. Varidase was discontinued this year due to lack of use one assumes.

	#5
UK Pharmacist	Re: not much happening On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 06:02:00 -0000, "Handy" <no-spam-here@e-mail.net> wrote: >"jincs" wrote: >> New to the group, not much happening here is there? > >No, it's almost dead. I asked a question a few weeks back but no one >answered. I asked whether Eusol is still available from UK hospital >pharmacies. It was used until the 1980s for removal of dead tissue in >wounds, but became discredited. > Like other pharmacy newsgroups, this became plagued with non-professionals discussing and campaigning for all sorts of weird and wonderful treatments. The professional discussion now lives on Private-Rx (www.private-rx.com), which is closed to all but UK registered pharmacists.