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MEDIHONEY HYDROCLD WOUND PASTE - 1.5 OZ

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MEDIHONEY HYDROCLD WOUND PASTE - 1.5 OZ
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Utilizing patented formulations and a unique species of medical grade honey, evidence supports the use of MEDIHONEY® for challenging wounds.
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100% Active Leptospermum Honey
For dry to lightly exuding wounds, or for hard to dress areas
MEDIHONEY® dressings, a unique line of dressings containing Active Leptospermum Honey from New Zealand, possess unique qualities that make them ideal for the management of chronic and acute wounds and burns. A strong and growing evidence base – including several large scale randomized controlled studies – have shown that MEDIHONEY® dressings are effective on hard-to-heal wounds and burns, in addition to helping to debride wounds and keeping wound beds clean of necrotic tissue.

Because they contain a very high percentage of Leptospermum honey, MEDIHONEY® dressings are able to work in the presence of wound fluid, blood, and tissue, thus promoting an optimal healing environment.

Clinicians have successfully used MEDIHONEY® on a variety of wounds, and in a variety of settings. Additionally, MEDIHONEY® has been used successfully along with other advanced wound care modalities, including being used before, during, and after negative pressure applications, as well as being used as cover dressings for skin grafts and skin substitutes.

The line consists of patented dressings that help to keep large amounts of honey at the site of the wound, even in the presence of large amounts of wound fluid. The dressings are indicated for the management of wounds such as:

  • Diabetic foot ulcers
  • Venous stasis leg ulcers
  • Arterial leg ulcers
  • Leg ulcers of mixed etiology
  • Pressure ulcers (I-IV)
  • 1st and 2nd degree burns
  • Donor sites
  • Traumatic and surgical wounds

Due to their versatility and lack of toxicity, MEDIHONEY® dressings can be used in all stages of wound healing, and can also be used as an important component of wound bed preparation. As such, placing these dressings as the cornerstones of a wound care formulary can take a great deal of the guess-work out of wound management.

With a compelling and growing base of evidence supporting the use of MEDIHONEY® in challenging wound situations, one of the first questions asked is often; "How does it work?"

The uniqueness of Medical-grade honey Active Leptospermum (manuka) honey

Medical grade “Active” Leptospermum honey is considered a “mono-floral” (ie: from one source) honey, from the pollen and nectar of the Leptospermum (or Manuka) plant in New Zealand. Similar to how the active ingredient from Taxol® (one of the most widely prescribed chemotherapy agents) was originally sourced as an extract from yew trees growing exclusively in the western hemisphere (not from any other yew trees growing anywhere else in the world), active medical-grade Leptospermum honey is sourced only from the manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) plant in New Zealand. This is the case even though manuka is only one of many species of tea trees growing in New Zealand, and of course there are countless types of honey from various regions around the world. As is the case with the taxanes used in Taxol®, it is not well understood why the active honey comes only from this unique plant in this unique region. Much research has been done to isolate the active components in medical-grade active Leptospermum honey so that a synthesized version can be made (as was done with Taxol®). But, to date, only certain markers have been identified. Please contact us if you wish to review some of the peer-reviewed articles on this topic. Outside of these unique florally-derived components, MEDIHONEY® also helps stalled wounds progress towards healing through:

Dynamic Moisture Balance™*

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MEDIHONEY® dressings create a moist environment, thus, promoting optimal conditions for wound healing. The dressings, with their high sugar content, also display a high level of osmotic activity. This results in an outflow of lymph from the wound, assisting in debridement and edema reduction. There are various dressings in the line to handle a variety of wound conditions, from highly exudating to moderate drainage, to non-exudating.

pH activity

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Wounds have been shown to heal more rapidly in an acidic environment, which helps to explain why MEDIHONEY® – with a pH near 3.5 – improves the wound healing environment. It has been shown that reducing the pH of a wound will help to modulate harmful proteases and improve oxygen diffusion. In a study of 20 chronic, non-healing wounds treated over a 2-week period, wounds with a pH of 7.6 showed a 30% reduction in wound size. As the pH level increased, wounds healed less effectively or worsened. The use of MEDIHONEY® resulted in a significant reduction in surface wound pH (p=0.001). Each decrease of 0.1 unit of pH was correlated with an 8% reduction in wound size.

Intellectual Property

Honey tends to become less viscous (more runny) when it comes into contact with abraded skin, open wounds, and wound fluid. This makes it very difficult to use honey as a wound dressing, without changing the dressing several times per day. The MEDIHONEY® line of dressings are comprised of various patents that address this issue. By using certain gelling agents, high honey content (greater than 50% weight/weight) dressings are manufactured to ensure that high levels of active medical-grade honey remains in contact with the wound for extended periods – up to 7 days – even in the presence of wound fluid. (For more information, please see the “PATENTS” tab).

Caution

Not all honeys are created equal. Only the active medical-grade Leptospermum honey used inMEDIHONEY® has the unique characteristics that make this it ideal for use as dressings on acute and chronic wounds and burns. However, even within this species of honey there is considerable variability. That is why global thought leaders have cautioned that, when using honey, clinicians should:

1. Select only those products that have been standardized to a certain specification with regard to the unique characteristics that make medical-grade honey beneficial for wounds and burns. This standardization process is achieved, in part, by observing the honey’s activity level in the presence of catalase. Catalase is an enzyme found in wound fluid that breaks down a key active component in most honeys. Only the Leptospermum species has been shown to retain its initial activity level even in the presence of catalase. Notably, the medical-grade active Leptospermum honey used inMEDIHONEY® is controlled against a rigorous set of systems and standards, including a rating system to quantify level of medical activity in wounds and burns.

2. Also, honey straight from the supermarket should not be used on open wounds. Honey is known to contain Clostridium botulinum spores. When used as a dressing on wounds and burns, only sterilized honey products should be used. All MEDIHONEY® dressings have been sterilized. Additionally, honeys from the supermarket, as well as certain honeys sold as “medical grade”, may contain unsafe levels of pollen and bee by-products. The honey used in MEDIHONEY®dressings goes through a rigorous filtration system so that only the honey remains. This proprietary process was developed over years, and is foundational to the specification for “medical-grade honey” currently being reviewed for inclusion into the British Pharmacopeia.

*Dynamic Moisture Balance™ is a trademark of Derma Sciences, Inc.

® Taxol is a registered trademark of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

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