WARTICON 0.15 %w/w Cream

국가: 아일랜드

언어: 영어

출처: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

유효 성분:

PODOPHYLLOTOXIN

제공처:

GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited

ATC 코드:

D06BB04

INN (International Name):

PODOPHYLLOTOXIN

복용량:

0.15 %w/w

약제 형태:

Cream

처방전 유형:

Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)

치료 영역:

Antivirals

승인 상태:

Authorised

승인 날짜:

2011-07-29

환자 정보 전단

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 or
pharmacist.
•  This medicine has been prescribed for you. 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 or pharmacist.
This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.  What Warticon Cream is and what it is used for
2.  What you need to know before you use Warticon Cream
3.  How to use Warticon Cream
4.  Possible side effects
5.  How to store Warticon Cream
6.  Contents of the pack and other information
1.  WHAT WARTICON CREAM IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Warticon Cream contains a medicine called podophyllotoxin. This is
a plant extract which belongs to a group of medicines called
‘antivirals’.
Warticon Cream is used to treat genital warts. It is used for warts
on the penis in men or external warts on the vagina in women.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE WARTICON CREAM
DO NOT USE WARTICON CREAM IF:
•  you are
ALLERGIC (hypersensitive) to podophyllotoxin or any of
the other ingredients of Warticon Cream (listed in section 6)
•  your warts are on areas of broken/damaged or bleeding skin
•  you are already using another medicine containing
podophyllotoxin.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine if:
•  your warts cover an area bigger than 4 centimetres
(approximately the size of a postage stamp). You may need to
have this medicine applied by a nurse/doctor in a clinic.
WARTICON CREAM IS ONLY TO BE USED ON THE AFFECTED SKIN. Do not
take Warticon Cream by mouth.
DO NOT APPLY WARTICON CREAM TO WARTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE 
PENIS, VAGINA OR RECTUM. Warticon Cream should only be applied
to warts on the outside (external) skin.

제품 특성 요약

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Warticon 0.15% w/w Cream
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Podophyllotoxin 1.5 mg/g (0.15% w/w).
Excipients with known effect:
Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) 0.100 %w/w
Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) 0.030 %w/w
Sorbic acid 0.120 %w/w
Stearyl alcohol 2.000 %w/w
Cetyl alcohol 2.000 %w/w
Butyl hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E320) 0.015 %w/w
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Topical cream
A homogenous white cream.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
_ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION:_
_TOPICAL_
For the topical treatment of condylomata acuminata affecting the penis
or the external female genitalia.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
The affected area should be thoroughly washed with soap and water, and
dried prior to application.
Using a fingertip, the cream should be applied twice daily morning and
evening (every 12 hours) for 3 consecutive days
using only enough cream to just cover each wart. The cream should then
be withheld for the next 4 consecutive days.
Application to the surrounding normal tissue should be avoided.
Residual warts should be treated with further courses of twice daily
applications for three days at weekly intervals, if
necessary for a total of 4 weeks of treatment.
Hands should be washed thoroughly after application.
_Paediatric population_
The safety and efficacy of topical podophyllotoxin have not been
established in children under the age of 18.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
listed in section 6.1.
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