资料单张
scalp lotion 0.1%
Information for the user
We advise you to read this package insert, also if you have used
Locoid lotion before.
The information may have changed.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
• This medicine has been prescribed to you by your doctor. You
should therefore
strictly follow his/her directions.
If you have any questions, please consult your doctor or the
pharmacist who
supplied the medicine.
• Never give your medicines to other people, and never use other
people’s
medicines yourself.
• Always make sure that you are using the proper medicine.
• Do not keep any medicine you no longer need. Do not throw
medicines away but
return them to your pharmacist.
• In case of complaints always mention the batch number (see
package).
Council Of Arab Health Ministers
Union Of Arab Pharmacists
DATE OF LAST REVISION
May 2014
LOCOID
®
142652
WHAT IS LOCOID LOTION AND HOW DOES
IT WORK?
_Composition_
Locoid lotion contains as active
ingredient 1 mg hydrocortisone
17-butyrate per gram.
The other ingredients are: isopropanol,
glycerol, povidone, citric acid, sodium
citrate and purified water.
_What does Locoid lotion look like and _
_how is it supplied?_
Locoid lotion is a clear colourless liquid
which is packed in bottles of 30 ml.
The bottle is packed in a yellow/grey/
white box imprinted Locoid lotion 0.1%.
_How does Locoid lotion work?_
Locoid lotion contains an adrenal cortex
hormone (corticosteroid) and quickly
decreases symptoms, such as itching,
redness or scaling of the skin, which
occur in certain skin disorders.
Corticosteroids in general do not cure
the underlying disease.
_Authorization holder and manufacturer_
Marketing authorization holder
Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.
Leiden, the Netherlands
Manufacturer
Temmler S.r.L Italia
Carugate (MI), Italy
Locoid lotion is only available on
prescription.
WHAT CAN LOCOID LOTION BE USED FOR?
Locoid lotion may be used for the
treatment of superficial skin diseases
in which itching, red
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Locoid
®
ointment 0.1%
Locoid Lipocream
®
, cream 0.1%
Locoid
®
cream 0.1%
Locoid Crelo
®
, cutaneous emulsion 0.1%
Locoid
®
scalp lotion 0.1%
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Locoid ointment and cream, Locoid Lipocream and Locoid Crelo
contain 1 mg/g and Locoid lotion
1mg/ml hydrocortisone 17-butyrate.
The ointment base is hydrophobic (fat); Locoid cream, Locoid
Lipocream and Locoid Crelo contain
buffered oil-in-water emulsions (Locoid Lipocream contains more fat,
Locoid cream and Locoid
Crelo more water). The lotion is buffered, somewhat viscous and
based on isopropanol-water.
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Ointment, cream, cutaneous emulsion and cutaneous solution.
4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Superficial, corticosteroid responsive dermatoses, which are not
caused by micro-organisms.
Follow-up or maintenance treatment of dermatoses which have
been suppressed previously by a
stronger corticosteroid.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Apply 1-3 times daily a small amount of Locoid to the skin.
After improvement of the disorder, application once daily or two
to three times a week is usually
adequate.
Do not use more than 30-60 g per week in general.
Locoid should be applied evenly in a thin layer onto the diseased
skin.
To promote penetration it may be lightly massaged into the skin.
Occlusion may be necessary to obtain a better therapeutic result.
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4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Skin lesions caused by:
o
bacterial infections (e.g. pyodermias, luetic
and tuberculous processes)
o
viral infections (e.g. varicellae, herpes simplex, herpes zoster,
verrucae vulgares, verrucae
planae, condylomata, mollusca contagiosa)
o
mycotic and yeast infections
o
parasitic infections (e.g. scabies)
- Ulcerous skin lesions, wounds
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