Silver Nitrate Applicators

INDICATIONS On the skin, applications of silver nitrate are recommended for cauterization of wounds and sluggish ulcers, also for removal of granulation tissue and warts. On mucous membranes, silver nitrate may be applied to small ulcers and aphthae in the mouth resulting from injury or stomatitis, to infected tonsils, to rectal fissures and fistulae, and to vaginal or cervical ulcerations or erosions. Epistaxis may be controlled by direct application to the site of hemorrhage within the nostrils.

APPLICATION ARZOL may be applied direct to mucous membranes and other moist surfaces. In the case of dry skin, the applicator tip should be dipped in water immediately before use. Apply carefully to the area to be treated. DO NOT USE ON THE EYES.

SIDE EFFECTS Silver nitrate blackens the tissues to which it is applied but this discoloration gradually disappears. In the case of applicators, poisoning from ingestion is rare. POISON CAUTION: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not open this box or dispense packets or applicators separately. POISON Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not dispense packets or applicators separately. NOT FOR RESALE Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not open this tube or dispense applicators separately. POISON

HAZARDS Long continued applications to large areas may produce argyria, a slate-blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.