Silver Nitrate Applicators is a prescription medicine. The sections below reproduce one FDA label for it, named under "Label". Products in other forms, strengths or from other makers have their own labels, which can differ.
- Type
- Prescription only (Rx)
- Taken
- Topical
- Label
- Arzol Chemical Company, revised October 29, 2025 · full label on DailyMed
- Generic
- No · details
What it is used for
INDICATIONS On the skin, applications of silver nitrate are recommended for cauterization of wounds and sluggish ulcers, also for removal of granulation tissue and warts. On mucous membranes, silver nitrate may be applied to small ulcers and aphthae in the mouth resulting from injury or stomatitis, to infected tonsils, to rectal fissures and fistulae, and to vaginal or cervical ulcerations or erosions. Epistaxis may be controlled by direct application to the site of hemorrhage within the nostrils.
Forms and strengths
Silver Nitrate 75% Potassium Nitrate 25%
Silver Nitrate 75% Potassium Nitrate 25%
(Silver Nitrate 75%) (Potassium Nitrate 25%)
Silver Nitrate 75% Potassium Nitrate 25%
Warnings and precautions
WARNING: Keep out of reach of children. Keep in dry and dark place. Do not use on the eyes.
Warning: Do not use on the eyes. Keep out of reach of children. Keep in a dry and dark place.
Warning: Do not use on the eyes. Keep out of reach of children. Keep in a dry and dark place.
Warnings
SIDE EFFECTS Silver nitrate blackens the tissues to which it is applied but this discoloration gradually disappears. In the case of applicators, poisoning from ingestion is rare.
POISON
CAUTION: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not open this box or dispense packets or applicators separately.
POISON
Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not dispense packets or applicators separately.
NOT FOR RESALE
Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not open this tube or dispense applicators separately.
POISON
Side effects (adverse reactions)
HAZARDS Long continued applications to large areas may produce argyria, a slate-blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
Is there a generic Silver Nitrate Applicators?
No. The FDA has not approved a generic version yet.
Source: Drugs@FDA (via openFDA), checked October 29, 2026. Marketing status is what companies report to the FDA; whether a pharmacy stocks a product, and what your insurance covers, can differ.
Dosage:
we do not reproduce dosing instructions. The right dose depends on the person and the condition and is set by the prescriber or pharmacist. Dosage section of the full label.
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Source: FDA structured product labeling, retrieved through openFDA. Label text is shown as published by the FDA, without editing; long sections are shortened, marked […]. openFDA data are not validated for clinical use — always check the current label and ask a doctor or pharmacist about your own treatment. Set ID 23b83457-8cbc-26f1-e054-00144ff8d46c.