pressure sores

ALLANNO · 07-09-2006, 01:40 PM

I have heard there is a new treatment for pressure sores. It is called
regranex, by NcNeal. Can you tell me about it?

SCI-Nurse · 07-09-2006, 08:34 PM

I have not had any experience using it- have any of the other nurses. My understanding is that it helps the tissue to grow by using the granulation process. I will go online and get back to you.

CKF

lynnifer · 07-09-2006, 08:46 PM

It worked well for a while ... but it won't work on an infected wound. Regranex - if it's the same thing I'm thinking - is indicated for diabetic ulcers but works with pressure wounds too. I think Max from Quebec was in a trial with it and it worked well for him. Tres expensive though!

SCI-Nurse · 07-09-2006, 10:32 PM

Regranex is not a new medication. It has been on the market at least 6 years. It contains wound stimulating chemicals that increase cell growth. It is only FDA approved for diabetic ulcers, and is very expensive, so most insurances will not cover it unless you are also diabetic. If you have diabetis in addition to your SCI (you are at higher risk with SCI), this may be a good choice for part of your wound care regimen (if your insurance will cover it).

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/becapler.htm

Regardless of what you put on the wound, a pressure ulcer needs to have all pressure removed, decent wound care, control of any underlying osteomyelitis, and good nutrition as the basis of treatment. There are no magic dressings/ointments/medications that will cause healing if you are not taking care of the basics.

(KLD)

07-09-2006, 01:40 PM	#1
ALLANNO Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	pressure sores I have heard there is a new treatment for pressure sores. It is called regranex, by NcNeal. Can you tell me about it?

07-09-2006, 08:46 PM	#3
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,441	It worked well for a while ... but it won't work on an infected wound. Regranex - if it's the same thing I'm thinking - is indicated for diabetic ulcers but works with pressure wounds too. I think Max from Quebec was in a trial with it and it worked well for him. Tres expensive though! __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

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07-09-2006, 08:34 PM	#2
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,516	I have not had any experience using it- have any of the other nurses. My understanding is that it helps the tissue to grow by using the granulation process. I will go online and get back to you. CKF

07-09-2006, 10:32 PM	#4
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,516	Regranex is not a new medication. It has been on the market at least 6 years. It contains wound stimulating chemicals that increase cell growth. It is only FDA approved for diabetic ulcers, and is very expensive, so most insurances will not cover it unless you are also diabetic. If you have diabetis in addition to your SCI (you are at higher risk with SCI), this may be a good choice for part of your wound care regimen (if your insurance will cover it). http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/becapler.htm Regardless of what you put on the wound, a pressure ulcer needs to have all pressure removed, decent wound care, control of any underlying osteomyelitis, and good nutrition as the basis of treatment. There are no magic dressings/ointments/medications that will cause healing if you are not taking care of the basics. (KLD)