Elocon 0.1% ointment

Država: Velika Britanija

Jezik: engleski

Izvor: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivni sastojci:

Mometasone furoate

Dostupno od:

DE Pharmaceuticals

ATC koda:

D07AC13

INN (International ime):

Mometasone furoate

Doziranje:

1mg/1gram

Farmaceutski oblik:

Cutaneous ointment

Administracija rute:

Cutaneous

Razred:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip recepta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Proizvod sažetak:

BNF: 13040000

Uputa o lijeku

_S1493 LEAFLET Elocon 20191011 _
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR USER
ELOCON
® OINTMENT / MOMETASONE FUROATE 0.1%
OINTMENT
(mometasone furoate)
Your medicine is known as Elocon
®
Ointment / Mometasone
Furoate 0.1% Ointment but will be referred to as Elocon 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 Elocon is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Elocon
3. How to use Elocon
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Elocon
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT ELOCON IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Elocon Ointment is one of a group of medicines called topical
corticosteroids. It is classified as a “potent corticosteroid”.
These
medicines are put on the surface of the skin to reduce the redness
and itchiness caused by certain skin problems.
In adults and children, Elocon Ointment is used to reduce redness
and itchiness caused by certain skin problems called psoriasis or
dermatitis.
Psoriasis is a skin disease in which itchy, scaly, pink patches
develop on the elbows, knees, scalp and other parts of the body.
Dermatitis is a condition brought on by the skin reacting to outside
agents e.g. detergents, causing the skin to become red and itchy.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE ELOCON
DO NOT USE ELOCON:
If you have:

an allergy (hypersensitivity) to mometasone furoate or any of
the other ingredients in this medicine (listed in section 6) or to
other similar medicines.

any other skin probl