Țară: Australia
Limbă: engleză
Sursă: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
diclofenac sodium, Quantity: 3 % w/w
Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd
Diclofenac sodium
Gel
Excipient Ingredients: polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether; benzyl alcohol; sodium hyaluronate; purified water
Topical
1 x 50g tube, 1 x 25g tube
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
Management of actinic keratosis.
Visual Identification: Clear, transperant, colourless or pale yellow gel.; Container Type: Tube; Container Material: Epoxy-coated Al; Container Life Time: 3 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius
Registered
2007-05-15
SOLARAZE® 1 SOLARAZE® CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) SUMMARY The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. 1. WHY AM I USING SOLARAZE? SOLARAZE contains the active ingredient diclofenac sodium. SOLARAZE is used to treat a skin condition known as actinic keratosis, also called solar keratosis. For more information, see Section 1. Why am I using SOLARAZE? in the full CMI. 2. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE I USE SOLARAZE? Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to SOLARAZE or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TAKE ANY OTHER MEDICINES, OR ARE PREGNANT OR PLAN TO BECOME PREGNANT OR ARE BREASTFEEDING. For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I use SOLARAZE? in the full CMI. 3. WHAT IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICINES? Some medicines may interfere with SOLARAZE and affect how it works. A list of these medicines is in Section 3. What if I am taking other medicines? in the full CMI. 4. HOW DO I USE SOLARAZE? • Use SOLARAZE twice daily unless your doctor tells you differently. • The amount of gel needed will vary depending on the size of the area to be treated. Usually 0.5 g of gel (about the size of a pea) will be sufficient for one area. Do not use more than 8 g daily. • Gently smooth a small amount of gel onto the skin over the area to be treated. You may notice a slight cooling effect when you smooth the gel onto your skin. More instructions can be found in Section 4. How do I use SOLARAZE? in the full CMI. 5. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW WHILE USING SOLARAZE? THINGS YOU SHOULD DO • Remind any doctor, dentist or pharmacist you visit that you are using SOLARAZE. • Call your doctor straight away if you become pregnant. • If you are going to have surgery, tell the surgeon or anaesthetist that you are using this medicine. • Keep all of your doctor's appointments so that your progress can be checked. • Avoid sun exposure, in Citiți documentul complet
v 6.0 1 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION SOLARAZE ® (DICLOFENAC SODIUM) GEL 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINE Diclofenac sodium. 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION SOLARAZE gel contains diclofenac sodium 3% (w/w). Excipients with known effect: benzyl alcohol. For the full list of excipients, see _section 6.1 List of Excipients_ . 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM A clear, transparent, colourless to pale yellow gel. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1. THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Management of actinic keratoses. 4.2. DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION SOLARAZE is applied locally to the skin twice daily and smoothed into the skin gently. The amount needed depends on the size of the lesion. Normally 0.5 g (the size of a pea) of the gel is used on a 5 cm x 5 cm lesion site. The usual duration of therapy is from 60 to 90 days. Maximum efficacy has been observed with treatment duration towards the upper end of this range. Complete healing of the lesion(s) or optimal therapeutic effect may not be evident for up to 30 days following cessation of therapy. A maximum of 8 g daily should not be exceeded. Long-term efficacy has not been established. 4.3. CONTRAINDICATIONS SOLARAZE is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to diclofenac, benzyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether and/ or sodium hyaluronate. Because of cross-reactions, patients who have experienced hypersensitivity reactions such as symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis or urticaria, to acetylsalicylic acid or other non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), should not use the gel. The use of SOLARAZE is contraindicated during the third trimester of pregnancy (see _section 4.6 Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation – Use in Pregnancy_ ). v 6.0 2 4.4. SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE The likelihood of systemic side effects occurring following the topical application of SOLARAZE is small compared to the frequency of side effects with oral diclofenac, owing to low systemic absorption with SOLARAZE. However, the possibility of systemic adverse events Citiți documentul complet