No Drug with PRESERVATIVES— should be applied/instilled/administered— Directly on or around Spinal cord - For any purpose. During Neuro Surgery or any other surgery. Adhesive arachnoiditis with severe inflammation leading to paraplegia May destroy the patient ’s life and also a Surgeon's career. Incidence is increasing so be careful.
a) Gentamicin (preservative- methyl para benzyl, propyl para benzyl) b) Triamcinolone (preservative - Benzyl alcohol) c) Dexamethasone (benzyl alcohol, sodium citrate, etc as preservatives) d) MethylPrednisolone (Benzyl Alcohol, polyethylene glycol, etc as preservatives etc) **** PRESERVATIVE Free Should only be used ... Drug Companies Don't maintain standards in adding preservatives— and in India, there was never a quality check on drugs, food, anything- so better be careful. These profound neurotoxic/ Neurolytic preservatives are strictly forbidden…