Canesten AF Dual Action 1% powder

País: Reino Unido

Língua: inglês

Origem: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredientes ativos:

Clotrimazole

Disponível em:

Bayer Plc

Código ATC:

D01AC01

DCI (Denominação Comum Internacional):

Clotrimazole

Dosagem:

10mg/1gram

Forma farmacêutica:

Cutaneous powder

Via de administração:

Cutaneous

Classe:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tipo de prescrição:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumo do produto:

BNF: 13100200

Folheto informativo - Bula

READ ALL OF THIS LEAFL ET CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
This medicine is available without prescription.
However, you still need to use Canesten AF Dual
Action Powder carefully to get the best results from it.
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Keep this leafl et. You may need to read it again.
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Ask your pharmacist if you need more
information or advice.
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You must contact a doctor if your symptoms
worsen or do not improve.
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If you have any unusual effects after using this
product, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What is Canesten AF Dual Action Powder and
what is it used for?
2.
Before you use Canesten AF Dual Action Powder
3.
How to use Canesten AF Dual Action Powder
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Canesten AF Dual Action Powder
6.
Further information
1. WHAT IS CANESTEN
® AF DUAL
ACTION POWDER AND WHAT IS
IT USED FOR?
Canesten AF Dual Action Powder is used along with
Canesten AF Dual Action Cream or Canesten AF Dual
Action Spray to treat athlete’s foot. It is also used
alone to help prevent re-infection.
IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHETHER YOU HAVE ATHLETE’S FOOT,
SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
The active substance in Canesten AF Dual Action
Powder is clotrimazole. Clotrimazole belongs to
a group of medicines called imidazoles and is an
antifungal agent which fi ghts the cause of fungal
skin infections.
2. BEFORE YOU USE CANESTEN
® AF
DUAL ACTION POWDER
DO NOT USE CANESTEN
® AF DUAL ACTION POWDER:
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If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to
clotrimazole or the other ingredient of Canesten
AF Dual Action Powder, rice starch.
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To treat nail or scalp infections.
USING OTHER MEDICINES:
The powder should be used along with Canesten
®
AF Dual Action Cream or Canesten
®
AF Dual Action
Spray to treat fungal skin infections or alone to help
prevent re-infection.
PREGNANCY:
If you are pregnant or trying for a baby, tell your
doctor or midwife before using Canesten AF
Dual Action Powder. If you have informed
your doctor or midwife already, follow his/her
instructions

Características técnicas

OBJECT 1
CANESTEN AF DUAL ACTION POWDER
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 27-Apr-2007 | Bayer plc
1. Name of the medicinal product
Canesten Dermatological Powder
(also available as Canesten AF Dual Action Powder)
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Clotrimazole 1% w/w.
For excipients, see 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Powder for topical application.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Legal Category P
Canesten Dermatological Powder should be used externally as an adjunct
to treatment with Canesten
Cream, Solution or Dermatological Spray and as a prophylactic against
reinfection, particularly in
infections involving skin folds, and where perspiration is a problem.
Legal Category GSL
Should be used as an adjunct to treatment with Canesten AF Dual Action
Cream or Canesten AF Dual
Action Spray and as a prophylactic against reinfection of tinea pedis
(athlete's foot) only.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Canesten Dermatological Powder should be sprinkled onto the affected
areas two to three times daily
after using Canesten Cream, Solution or Dermatological Spray. The
powder may also be dusted inside
articles of clothing and footwear which are in contact with the
infected area.
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to clotrimazole or the excipient rice starch.
Legal Category GSL Only
Do not use the powder to treat nail or scalp infections.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
None.
4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of
interaction
None.
4.6 Pregnancy and lactation
Data on a large number of exposed pregnancies indicate no adverse
effects of Clotrimazole on pregnancy
or on the health of the foetus/newborn child. To date, no relevant
epidemiological data are available.
Clotrimazole can be used during pregnancy, but only under the
supervision of a physician or midwife.
4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines
Not applicable.
4.8 Undesirable effects
Rarely patients may experience local mild burning or irritation
immediately after applying t