FIELD: pharmaceutics.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to pharmaceutical industry and is a film-forming composition for treatment of herpes, in particular herpes labialis, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable medium 5 to 30 wt% ethyl cellulose, from 0.1 to 20 wt% castor oil as an auxiliary film-forming agent, from 0.1 to 5 wt% boric acid and mixtures of citric acid and from 60 to 85 wt% of ethanol as an organic solvent, where weight percentages are based on weight of relative total weight of composition.
EFFECT: invention provides a solid formation of airtight film and wider range of means of treating herpes on lips.
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