Šalis: Didžioji Britanija
kalba: anglų
Šaltinis: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Hydrocortisone butyrate
Lexon (UK) Ltd
D07AB02
Hydrocortisone butyrate
1mg/1ml
Cutaneous solution
Cutaneous
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 13040000
_S0844 LEAFLET Locoid 20200302 _ PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR USER LOCOID ® SCALP LOTION (hydrocortisone butyrate) Your medicine is known as Locoid Scalp Lotion but will be referred to as Locoid 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 Locoid is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use Locoid 3. How to use Locoid 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Locoid 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT LOCOID IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Locoid contains the active substance hydrocortisone butyrate. This is a corticosteroid which when made up as a lotion is for use on the skin. This is known as topical application. Topical corticosteroids are ranked as mildly potent, moderately potent, potent and very potent; Locoid is classed as potent. Topical corticosteroids are able to reduce the inflammation caused by a variety of skin conditions, and so allow it to get better. They can also affect the cause of the condition, which can lead to its healing. Locoid is indicated in adults, children and infants. It is used to treat a variety of skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis (itching) of all types, but it is used in particular in the treatment of psoriasis of the scalp. This is a condition resulting in thickening of areas of the scalp. It can also be used for the treatment of seborrhoea capitis, a condition causing redness and inflammation of the scalp, and scaling of the scalp with crusted patches, Perskaitykite visą dokumentą