Potassium Permanganate (Potassium Permanganate)
Overview of Potassium Permanganate
Potassium Permanganate is a strong oxidizing agent exerts its antibacterial and antifungal propertieaction against organism susceptible to nascent oxygen. Potassium Permanganate is used for bladder irrigation, urethritis. Potassium Permanganate is used as an astringent in conditions like eczema dermatitis and ivy poisoning. Potassium Permanganate is also capable of oxidizing certain drugs and venoms. In the treatment of poisoning following oral ingestion of barbiturates, chloral hydrate and many alkaloids, gastric levage with a solution of potasium permanganate helps to destroy the poison and thus prevent absorption.
Indication of Potassium Permanganate
Potassium Permanganate is primarily indicated in conditions like Bromhidrosis, Dermatophytic infections, Fungal infection, Hyperhidrosis, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Hypopigmentation, Infected genital lesion, Infected oral lesion.
Contraindication of Potassium Permanganate
Potassium Permanganate is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity to the drug.
Side Effects of Potassium Permanganate
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Potassium Permanganate, which give rise to further complications include Ulceration, Corrosive burns.,Potassium Permanganate produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Nausea, Vomiting, Cyanosis, Methemoglobinemia, GI ulceration, Oral ulceration, Metabolic acidosis. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Potassium Permanganate therapy.,The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Potassium Permanganate include Acidosis, Cardiopulmonary arrest, Methemoglobinemia, Hypermangnesemia, Corrosive pleurisy, Pericarditis.
Precautions of Potassium Permanganate
Administer potassium products with caution to hypokalemic hypertensive patients, because it will lower the blood pressure.