QUELLADA-M Cutaneous Emulsion 0.5 %w/v %w/v
Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
Summary of Product characteristics
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Active ingredient:
MALATHION
Available from:
Ultra Chemicals Limited
Dosage:
0.5 %w/v %w/v
Pharmaceutical form:
Cutaneous Emulsion
Authorization date:
1998-11-13
Summary of Product characteristics
PART II
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Quellada-M Liquid Cutaneous Emulsion 0.5% w/w
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Malathion 0.5% w/w
For excipients, see 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Cutaneous emulsion
A white, creamy, perfumed cutaneous emulsion.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the treatment of severe infestation of scalp
or pubic hair with lice (T. Pediculosis).
For the treatment of scabies.
This product is intended for treatment only and
not for prevention of lice or scabies.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINSTRATION
Topical external use only
ADULTS INCLUDING THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN OVER 6 MONTHS OF AGE
Treatment of Head Lice
Rub the liquid into the scalp until all the hair and
scalp is thoroughly moistened. Leave the hair to dry naturally
in a
warm but well ventilated room. After 12 hours, or the next day,
if preferred, shampoo hair in the normal way.
Rinse the hair and comb whilst wet to remove dead lice and
eggs (nits) using the louse comb.
Treatment of Crab (Pubic) Lice
Apply Quellada-M Liquid to the entire skin surface. Pay
particular attention to all the hairy areas including
beards and
moustaches. Avoid any other areas above the neck. Leave on
for at least one hour before washing but preferably
Quellada-M Liquid should be left on overnight. Wash off in
the usual manner.
Treatment of Scabies
Apply Quellada-M Liquid to the entire skin surface. In
adults it may not be necessary to apply above the neck but
children under the age of two years should have a thin
film of Quellada-M Liquid applied to the scalp, face and ears,
avoiding the eyes and mouth.
Do not wash off or bathe for 24 hours. If hands or any
other parts must be washed during this period, the treatment
must be re-applied to those areas immediately.
No special sterilisation of cl
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