Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator

Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator is an FDA-registered drug product whose active ingredient is SILVER NITRATE APPLICATOR. It is labelled by Bray Group Limited taken by topical and marketed as a human prescription drug product. Identifiers on file: NDC 65875-101, label effective 20210119. This page reproduces the FDA-approved label text so you can check what a product is, who makes it and how it is supplied before discussing it with a pharmacist or prescriber.

Across FDA labelling, products containing SILVER NITRATE APPLICATOR are most often described in connection with: caustic applicators, cauterization skin, mucous membrane, removal granulation, tissue warts. Wording differs between labels, and the full indications section on this page takes precedence when it is present.

Uses Caustic applicators are useful for cauterization of skin or mucous membrane and for the removal of granulation tissue, warts and verrucae.

Dosage & Administration Prior to use, the applicator stick may be bent or shaped to allow easier access to the target area. The medicated end of the applicator should be moistened in clean water and applied to the affected tissue. One applicator is normally sufficient for each application. The strength of the action is controlled by the amount of water used to moisten the tip. The applicator action can be stopped by washing the area with a saline solution (0.9% sodium chloride).

Contraindications & Antidotes Caustic applicators must not be used for genital warts. Continued application to mucous membranes and open wounds leads to argyria, a bluish-black discoloration of the skin due to depositions of granules of silver compounds in the connective tissues. This condition persists indefinitely or disappears very slowly. Poisoning by oral ingestion is unlikely with the quantities involved, but treatment for poisoning is the immediate ingestion of large amounts of salt water followed by an emetic. Then administer a dose of Epsom Salts followed with milk. Immediately call a physician.

What is Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator used for?
Uses Caustic applicators are useful for cauterization of skin or mucous membrane and for the removal of granulation tissue, warts and verrucae.

Who makes Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator?
Bray Group Limited is the labeler of record for Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator.

What form does Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator come in?
administered by topical. Strengths and pack sizes vary by label, so compare the NDC on your pack with the identifier listed on this page.

Is Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator prescription or over-the-counter?
The FDA label for this product is recorded as human prescription drug. Marketing status can differ between strengths and countries, so check the dispensing rules where you live.

Has Avoca Flexible Caustic Applicator been recalled?
No FDA recall record in our database matches this product name or manufacturer. Recall data is updated periodically, so a very recent notice may not appear here yet.

Where does this information come from?
All content is reproduced from FDA Structured Product Labelling data via openFDA. It is provided for identification and reference only and is not medical advice.