Clotrimazole cream ATB 10 mg/g, 35 g, Antibiotice SA

Clotrimazole, the active ingredient in Clotrimazole Atb cream, penetrates the affected layers of the skin and attacks the fungi. The result is the destruction of the fungi and inhibition of their growth.

Clotrimazole Atb cream is indicated in the treatment of cutaneous and mucous membrane mycoses caused by dermatophytes, fungi, yeasts and microorganisms such as Malassezia furfur and skin infections caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum.

Composition:

• The active substance is clotrimazole.
• One gram of cream contains clotrimazole 10 mg.
• The other ingredients are: octyldodecanol, cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, sorbitan stearate, polysorbate 60, benzyl alcohol, purified water.

Method of administration:

• Always use Clotrimazole Atb exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• Clotrimazole Atb cream is administered cutaneously
• Apply the cream 2-3 times a day, in a thin layer and massage gently until the cream penetrates the skin.
• Generally, about ½ cm of cream is enough to treat an area the size of a palm.
• For infections of the labia (candidiasis vulvitis) and adjacent areas, candidiasis balanitis and inflammation of the glans penis, apply the cream to the affected area of ​​skin (for example from the vagina to the anus), 1-3 times a day.
• For foot infections, it is recommended to wash and dry the feet, especially interdigital, before applying the cream.
• The duration of treatment varies depending on the severity of the infection and its location.
• Patients should consult a doctor if symptoms do not improve after 4 weeks of treatment.
• Towels, clothing, socks that come into contact with the affected skin areas should be changed daily. These simple measures will improve the positive course of treatment and prevent the transmission of the infection to other skin areas on the body and to other people.
• If you have any further questions on this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions:

Before using Clotrimazole Atb, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Pregnancy, lactation and fertility:

• Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
• There are no controlled clinical studies conducted in pregnant women.
• It is recommended to avoid the use of clotrimazole in the first trimester of pregnancy.
• In the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy, clotrimazole should only be used if absolutely necessary, after careful evaluation by the doctor of the potential fetal risk/maternal therapeutic benefit ratio.
• Since it is not known whether topical clotrimazole is excreted in human milk, it should be administered with caution to breastfeeding women, only on the recommendation of a doctor.

Driving and using machines:

• Clotrimazole Atb has no influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

Contraindications:

Do not use Clotrimazole Atb if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to clotrimazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

Warnings:

• Store below 25ºC, in the original packaging.
• Use within 16 weeks after first opening the tube.
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use Clotrimazole Atb after the expiry date which is stated on the packaging after EXP.
• The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.
• Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

Presentation: 35 g