Elocon

Kraj: Australia

Język: angielski

Źródło: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Składnik aktywny:

Mometasone furoate

Dostępny od:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia Pty Ltd

Klasa:

Medicine Registered

Ulotka dla pacjenta

ELOCON
®

_Mometasone Furoate_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Elocon.
It does not contain all the available
information.
It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you using Elocon against
the benefits it is expected to have for
you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT ELOCON IS USED
FOR
The name of your medicine is
Elocon. It contains the active
ingredient called mometasone
furoate.
It is a type of cortisone and belongs
to the group of medicines called
corticosteroids. Elocon is classified
as a high potency topical
corticosteroid.
There are three forms of Elocon:
cream, ointment and lotion.
Elocon is used on the skin to relieve
the redness, swelling, itching and
discomfort of many skin problems
such as:
•
psoriasis
•
eczema
•
other types of dermatitis.
Elocon Lotion is also used on the
scalp and hairy parts of the body.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE
HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed it
for another reason.
This medicine is available only with
a doctor's prescription.
BEFORE YOU USE
ELOCON
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT USE IT_
DO NOT USE ELOCON IF YOU HAVE AN
ALLERGY TO:
•
any medicine containing
mometasone furoate
•
any other corticosteroid
•
any of the ingredients listed at the
end of this leaflet.
Some of the symptoms of an allergic
reaction may include:
•
shortness of breath
•
wheezing or difficulty breathing
•
swelling of the face, lips, tongue
or other parts of the body
•
rash, itching or hives on the skin.
DO NOT USE ELOCON IF YOU HAVE:
•
a viral skin infection (such as
cold sores, shingles or chicken
pox)
•
a fungal skin infection (such as
thrush, tinea or ringworm)
•
tuberculosis of the skin
•
acne rosacea
•
inflammation

Charakterystyka produktu

 
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ELOCON CREAM, OINTMENT AND LOTION 

PRODUCT INFORMATION 

NAME OF THE MEDICINE 

Mometasone furoate 0.1%  (1 mg/g) 
_ _
_Chemical structure_: 

Mometasone furoate is 9

,21-dichloro-11ß,17-dihydroxy-16

-methylpregna-1,4-diene- 
3,20-dione 17-(2-furoate).  The empirical formula is C
27
H
30
Cl
2
O
6
.  MW: 521.4. 

DESCRIPTION 

Mometasone  furoate  is  a  w hite  to  off -w hite  pow der  practically  insoluble  in  w ater, 
slightly soluble in octanol and moderately soluble in ethyl alcohol.  

Each  gram  of  ELOCON  Cream  contains  mometasone  furoate  1mg  in  a  cream  base  of 
soft  w hite  paraffin,  hexylene  glycol,  aluminium  starch  octenylsuccinate,  propylene 
glycol  monostearate,  stearyl  alcohol,  ceteareth-20,  w hite  beesw ax,  purified  w ater, 
titanium dioxide and phosphoric acid. 

Each  gram  of  ELOCON  Ointment  contains  mometasone  furoate  1mg  in  an  ointment 
base  of  soft  w hite  paraffin,  hexylene  glycol,  w hite  beesw ax,  purified  w ater,  propylene 
glycol monostearate and phosphoric acid. 

Each  gram  of  ELOCON  Lotion  contains  mometasone  furoate  1mg  in  a  lotion  base  of 
isopropyl  alcohol,  propylene  glycol,  hydroxypropylcellulose,  sodium  phosphate 
monobasic dihydrate, phosphoric acid and purified w ater.  

PHARMACOLOGY 

Mometasone  furoate  is  a  synthetic  corticosteroid,  exhibiting  anti-inflammatory, 
antipruritic and vasoconstrictive properties.   

In  laboratory  animals,  mometasone  furoate  exhibits  potent  topical  anti-inflammatory 
activity 
but 
approximately 
half 
of 
the 
suppressive 
effect 
on 
the 
HPA 
(hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal)  axi