Locoid 0.1% scalp lotion

País: Regne Unit

Idioma: anglès

Font: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

ingredients actius:

Hydrocortisone butyrate

Disponible des:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

Codi ATC:

D07AB02

Designació comuna internacional (DCI):

Hydrocortisone butyrate

Dosis:

1mg/1ml

formulario farmacéutico:

Cutaneous solution

Vía de administración:

Cutaneous

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 13040000

Informació per a l'usuari

_S0844 LEAFLET Locoid 20200302 _
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR USER
LOCOID
® SCALP LOTION
(hydrocortisone butyrate)
Your medicine is known as Locoid Scalp Lotion but will be referred
to as Locoid throughout the following leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist
or nurse.

This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it
on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are
the same as yours.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this
leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Locoid is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you use Locoid
3.
How to use Locoid
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Locoid
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT LOCOID IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Locoid contains the active substance hydrocortisone butyrate. This
is a corticosteroid which when made up as a lotion is for use on the
skin. This is known as topical application. Topical corticosteroids
are ranked as mildly potent, moderately potent, potent and very
potent; Locoid is classed as potent. Topical corticosteroids are able
to reduce the inflammation caused by a variety of skin conditions,
and so allow it to get better. They can also affect the cause of the
condition, which can lead to its healing.
Locoid is indicated in adults, children and infants. It is used to
treat
a variety of skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis (itching)
of all types, but it is used in particular in the treatment of
psoriasis of
the scalp. This is a condition resulting in thickening of areas of the
scalp. It can also be used for the treatment of seborrhoea capitis, a
condition causing redness and inflammation of the scalp, and
scaling of the scalp with crusted patches,