Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
ACICLOVIR
TAD Pharma GmbH
5 %w/w
Cream
1999-01-22
PART II SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Aciclovir Cream 5% w/w 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Aciclovir: 5.0% w/w (50 mg per g) Excipients: Cetyl alcohol: 1.5% w/w (15mg per g) Propylene glycol: 15.0% w/w (150mg per g) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Cream. White to off-white, smooth cream without agglomerates, coarse lumps or contaminations and with characteristic odour. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Aciclovir Cream 5% w/w is indicated for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis and herpes genitalis. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Dose: Unless otherwise instructed, apply a thin layer of cream over the site of infection every four hours, five times a day. Length of treatment: The cream should be applied to the lesion or developing lesion as soon as possible after the start of the infection. Treatment with Aciclovir Cream 5% w/w is normally continued for five days. If the situation deteriorates or, if after ten days there is no clinical benefit (crusted vesicles, healing of lesions), treatment should be discontinued and patients should consult their physician. Method of administration: A cotton bud should be used to apply a sufficient quantity of Aciclovir Cream 5% w/w to cover all lesions. The cream should be applied to visibly infected sites (vesicles, swelling, erythema) and the adjoining areas. If hands are used to apply the cream, they should be thoroughly washed before and after application to prevent further infection of the lesions by bacteria and to prevent autoinoculation of the virus to other mucous membrane and cutaneous sites not yet infected. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to aciclovir, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, cetyl alcoho Read the complete document