H-CORT CREAM 1% WW

Negara: Malaysia

Bahasa: Inggris

Sumber: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)

Bahan aktif:

HYDROCORTISONE BASE

Tersedia dari:

HOE PHARMACEUTICALS SDN. BHD.

INN (Nama Internasional):

HYDROCORTISONE BASE

Unit dalam paket:

450 gm mcg/mL; 15 gm mcg/mL

Diproduksi oleh:

HOE PHARMACEUTICALS SDN. BHD.

Selebaran informasi

_ CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP) _
H-CORT CREAM
Hydrocortisone (1% w/w)
1
What is in this leaflet
1.
What H-Cort Cream is used
for
2.
How H-Cort Cream works
3.
Before you use H-Cort Cream
4.
How to use H-Cort Cream
5.
While you are using H-Cort
Cream
6.
Side effects
7.
Storage and Disposal of H-
Cort Cream
8.
Product description
9.
Manufacturer
and
Product
Registration Holder
10.
Date of Revision
This leaflet answers some common
questions about
_ _
H-Cort Cream. It
does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your pharmacist
or doctor.
All
medicines
have
risks
and
benefits. Your pharmacist or doctor
has weighed the risks of you taking
H-Cort Cream against the benefits
they expect it will have for you.
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT H-CORT CREAM IS USED FOR
H-Cort Cream is used to suppress
skin disease in which inflammation
is the prominent feature. These skin
problems include eczema, infantile
eczema,
atopic
dermatitis,
dermatitis
herpetiformis,
contact
dermatitis,
neurodermatitis,
psoriasis and intertrigo.
HOW H-CORT CREAM WORKS
H-Cort Cream contains a medicine
called hydrocortisone. It belongs to
a
group
of
medicines
called
steroids. It has anti-inflammatory,
anti-itching
and
blood
vessel
narrowing actions.
Ask your pharmacist or doctor if
you have any questions about this
medicine.
BEFORE YOU USE H-CORT CREAM
_ _
-
_When you must not use it _
Do not use H-Cort Cream if you are
allergic
(hypersensitive)
to
hydrocortisone,
other
corticosteroids, or any of the other
ingredients in this medicine.
-
_Before you start to use it _
Tell your pharmacist or doctor:
•
If you are applying the cream
under
an
airtight
dressing,
including a child’s nappy. These
dressings make it easier for the
active ingredient to pass through
the
skin.
It
is
possible
to
accidentally
end
up
using
too
much cream.
Pregnancy and breast feeding:
•
Ask your doctor or pharmacist
for
advice
before
using
this
medicine if you are pregnant or
b

Karakteristik produk

Est. 1979
H-CORT CREAM & OINTMENT 1% W/W
NAME AND STRENGTH OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Hydrocortisone 1% w/w.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
CREAM: A white cream.
Other
ingredients: White
soft
paraffin,
Liquid
paraffin,
Chlorocresol,
Cetostearyl
alcohol,
Propylene glycol, Macrogol cetostearyl ether (Cetomacrogol 1000) and
Purified water.
OINTMENT: A white ointment.
Other ingredients. White soft paraffin and Liquid paraffin.
PHARMACODYNAMICS
:
Hydrocortisone
is
a
topically
active
corticosteroid
which
has
anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive actions.
PHARMACOKINETICS : Corticosteroids are extensively bound to plasma
protein.
Only
unbound
corticosteroids
has
pharmacological
effects
or
is
metabolised. They
are
metabolised mainly in the liver and also in the kidney, and are
excreted in the urine.
INDICATIONS : Suppression of skin diseases in which inflammation is a
prominent feature, e.g.
eczema,
infantile
eczema,
atopic
dermatitis,
dermatitis
herpetiformis,
contact
dermatitis,
neurodermatitis, psoriasis and intertrigo.
CONTRAINDICATION
:
Hypersensitivity
to
hydrocortisone,
other
corticosteroids,
or
any
component in the base.
DRUG INTERACTION : Not known.
ADVERSE EFFECT : Reported local adverse reactions are burning
sensation, itching, irritation,
dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneiform eruptions,
hypopigmentation, maceration of the
skin, secondary infection, skin atrophy, striae and miliaria. Systemic
adverse reactions, such as
vision blurred, have also been reported with the use of topical
corticosteroids.
PRECAUTIONS/WARNINGS: Discontinue use if irritation, sensitivity or
other reaction develop
and institute appropriate treatment. Corticosteroid applied to the
skin can be absorbed in
sufficient amount to produce systemic effects such as
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
suppression, manifestation of Cushing's syndrome, hyperglycaemia and
glucosuria. Thus
suitable precautions should be taken during prolonged treatment, when
treating extensive body
surface areas, when using the occlusive technique and when