VIOFORM HYDROCORTISONE CREAM

Country: Canada

Language: English

Source: Health Canada

Active ingredient:

CLIOQUINOL; HYDROCORTISONE

Available from:

PALADIN LABS INC.

ATC code:

D07CA01

INN (International Name):

HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIBIOTICS

Dosage:

3%; 1%

Pharmaceutical form:

CREAM

Composition:

CLIOQUINOL 3%; HYDROCORTISONE 1%

Administration route:

TOPICAL

Units in package:

20G/50G

Prescription type:

OTC

Therapeutic area:

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

Product summary:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0204581001; AHFS:

Authorization status:

APPROVED

Authorization date:

2006-03-01

Summary of Product characteristics

PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
VIOFORM
 HYDROCORTISONE
_ _
(CLIOQUINOL 3% - HYDROCORTISONE 1%)
CREAM
Antibacterial - Antifungal Agent with Topical Corticosteroid
Paladin Labs Inc.
Date of Preparation:
100 Alexis Nihon Blvd, Suite 600
St-Laurent, Québec
H4M 2P2
August 31, 2020
Version : 5.0
Control #: 242420
VIOFORM

is a registered trademark of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
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PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
VIOFORM
 HYDROCORTISONE
_ _
(clioquinol 3% - hydrocortisone 1%)
Cream
Antibacterial - Antifungal Agent with Topical Corticosteroid
ACTIONS AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Clioquinol,
the
antimicrobial
component
of
VIOFORM
HYDROCORTISONE
(clioquinol/
hydrocortisone), is active against a broad spectrum of pathogenic
microorganisms, including
fungi
(e.g., Candida,
Microsporum,
Trichophyton)
and
gram-positive
bacteria
(e.g., Staphylococci). Clioquinol has only a slight inhibitory effect
on gram-negative bacteria.
Clioquinol exerts a bacteriostatic, rather than a bactericidal action.
Hydrocortisone
is
a
mild
glucocorticoid
with
an
anti-inflammatory,
anti-allergic
and
vasoconstrictive effect. In inflammatory skin diseases of widely
varying type and origin it
affords prompt relief and eliminates symptoms such as pruritus.
VIOFORM
HYDROCORTISONE
combines
the
antifungal
and
antibacterial
actions
of
clioquinol with the anti-inflammatory and antipruritic effects of
hydrocortisone for broad control
of acute and chronic dermatologic disorders.
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE
Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-pruritic,
anti-itch.
For temporary relief of:

minor skin irritations associated with redness, itching, dryness and
scaling

minor skin irritations, rashes, itching and redness due to eczema,
insect bites, poison ivy,
poison oak, poison sumac, contact dermatitis (e.g. caused by soaps,
detergents, cosmetics
and/or jewellery), seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis.
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CONTRAINDICATIONS
Viral infections of the skin (e.g., chicken pox, skin eruptions
following vaccination, herpes
simplex, herpes zoster), tubercul