- For chronic wounds (pressure ulcers, diabetic/venous ulcers), surgical wounds, burns, and skin graft sites
- Apply directly to clean, moist wounds, usually changed every 1–3 days
- Available as sheets, powders, gels, and pads
- Often combined with agents like silver or alginate
- Varies by wound size and depth, not standardized by dose
- Apply to clean, debrided, moist wounds
- Requires a secondary dressing
- Do not apply to dry or necrotic wounds without moisture or debridement
- Made from bovine, porcine, or avian collagen
- Binds matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) to reduce inflammation
- Promotes granulation tissue, angiogenesis, and epithelial cell migration
- Generally safe
- Rare local irritation or allergic reaction (especially with animal-derived types)
- Allergy to collagen or animal products
- Dry necrotic wounds or third-degree burns
- No known interactions
- Compatible with topical antimicrobials and hydrogels
Drug Status
| Availability | |
| Pregnancy | |
| Breastfeeding | |
| Schedule |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debridace-W | FDC | Dressing | 5’s | Virchow Healthcare | Surgipharm Ltd |