Comvita Manuka Apinate Dressings 3x(10cmx10cm)

ApiNate Dressings are comprised of UMF® Active Manuka Honey and Alginate Fibre. The dressings are absorbent, non-adherent, CE marked medical devices.

Comvita Medical offers a novel natural honey based barrier dressing for a wide range of wound types, including those difficult to heal wounds. ApiNate not only provides a moist wound healing environment, but delivers naturally occurring antibacterial protection in an absorbent alginate (seaweed) fibre base. ApiNate supports management of multiple wound types in a cost effective manner.

Features:
• Moist wound healing environment
• Antibacterial protection
• Helps to clear infection
• Promotes wound tissue regrowth
• Osmotic action
• Odour control
• Low adherence when changing dressings

Patients will find that ApiNate supports natural healing in a timely manner, provides a reduction in the frequency of dressing changes required, an improvement in comfort with dressing change and reduces the potential of complications such as infection.

Contraindications and Side Effects

• Allergy to honey
• Some stinging may occur on application. This is due to honey’s acidity and will ease as the inflammation in the wound decreases. If pain persists, wash the honey off
• ApiNate contains high levels of glucose. Although no instance of increased levels of sugar in the bloodstream has been reported, it is advisable to monitor the blood sugar levels of diabetic patients
• Please seek advice from your healthcare professional prior to use