CANESTAN CREAM 20G (BAYER)

Content

Clotrimazole 1%

Product Description 

Aluminium tube with PE (polyethylene) screw cap filled with white cream.

Uses

• Canesten cream is an antifungal cream used to treat skin infections caused by dermatophytes, fungi, yeasts , moulds ect . ( e.g. athlete's foot , jock itch ,ring worm of the body,candida infection of the skin which may occur in diaper areas in babies , in armpits, groins or areas under the breasts) white spots
• canesten cream can also be used for erythrasma ( a skin infection caused by the bacteria corynebacterium minutissimum , and usually affects areas with skin folds such as the groin , armpits , between toes) 
• Canesten cream can also be used for female fungal infections of the vaginal area. it can also be used in males where inflammation is present in the penis , caused by yeast fungi ( candida vulvitis and candida balanitis)

Apply canesten cream thinly to the affected areas 2 -3 times daily and gently rub in to the area. A Strip of cream (1/2 cm long ) is enough to treat an area of about the size of the hand.

To ensure complete healing , and depending on the indication, the treatment  should be continued for about two weeks after the disappearance of the subjective symtoms. 

Precautions    

clotrimazole cream may reduce the effectiveness and safety of  latex products such as condoms and diaphragms when applied on the genital area ( women ; labia and adjacent area of the vulva ; men ; prepuce and glans of the penis). the effect is temporary and occurs only during treatment.

Keep medicine out of the reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes . Do not Swallow. Cetostearyl alcohol may cause local skin reaction (e.g.contact dermatitis).