Fucidin cream 2% 15gr

Fucidin instruction for use

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Composition

    Cream Fucidin in the amount of 1 gram includes 20 mg of fusidic acid. Additional substances: glycerol 85%, cetyl alcohol, water, liquid paraffin, polysorbate, soft white paraffin, potassium sorbate, hydrochloric acid, butylhydroxyanisole.
    Ointment Fucidin in an amount of 1 gram includes 20 mg of fusidic acid. Additional substances: liquid paraffin, white soft paraffin, lanolin, cetyl alcohol.

Form of issue

    White homogeneous cream. 15 grams of cream in a metal tube, 1 tube in a paper bundle.
    Light yellow translucent homogeneous ointment. 15 grams of cream in a metal tube, 1 tube in a paper bundle.

pharmachologic effect

Local antibacterial action.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Pharmacodynamics

Antibacterial means of bacteriostatic action. Refers to fusidins, antimicrobial agents, whose action is based on the violation of protein biosynthesis in the bacterial cell.
The most sensitive to the Fucidin drug are gram-positive microorganisms and Gram-negative cocci: Streptococcus pyogenes, Neisseria meningitidis and gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus aureus and epidemridis, Corynebacterium minutissimum, Nocardia asteroides, and representatives of the genera Pseudomonas and Clostridium.
The drug is not active against E. coli, as well as representatives of the genera Salmonella and Proteus, protozoa and fungi.

Pharmacokinetics

With external use, absorption in the systemic blood flow is low.

Indications for use

Skin infections, provoked by microorganisms sensitive to the relationship to fusidic acid.

Contraindications

    Allergy to the components of the drug.
Ointment Fucidin (Fucidin and Fucidin cream) with caution taken during pregnancy and lactation.

Side effects

These phenomena are rare and are expected in about 5% of patients.
    Reactions from the eye: irritation of the conjunctiva.
    Allergic phenomena: Quincke's edema, hives, eczema.
    Dermatological phenomena: periorbital edema, skin irritation, eczema, skin rash and itching, dry skin, contact dermatitis, erythema.

Instructions for Fucidin (Method and Dosage)

Cream and ointment are applied and used only externally.

Cream Fucidin, instructions for use

Patients of all ages are prescribed to apply Fucidin cream on the affected skin area up to 4 times a day. When applying gauze dressings, the frequency of application is reduced to 2 times a day.
The duration of treatment with cream depends on the clinic and the form of the disease and is on average 1-2 weeks.

Ointment Fucidin, instructions for use

Patients of all ages are prescribed to apply Fucidin ointment to the affected skin area up to 4 times a day. When applying gauze dressings, the frequency of application is reduced to 2 times a day.
The duration of ointment treatment depends on the clinic and the form of the disease and is on average 1-2 weeks.

Overdose

No data on recorded cases of overdose.

Interaction

Interaction with other medicinal products was not investigated.

Storage conditions

The drug should be protected from children. The cream is stored at a temperature of up to 25 ° C. The ointment is stored at a temperature of up to 30 ° C.
Shelf life - Three years.

special instructions

Do not apply the drug on the skin of the eyelids, as fusidic acid causes irritation of conjunctival tissues.
The cream includes butyl hydroxy anisole, potassium sorbate and cetyl alcohol, and ointment - cetyl alcohol and lanolin. These substances are the cause of the development of local allergic skin phenomena.
Butylhydroxyanisole can also cause irritation of mucous membranes and eyes.
When using fusidic acid, development of bacterial resistance is not ruled out. Long-term or regularly repeated use can increase the risk of resistance to antibacterial agents.
The effect of the drug on the ability to drive has not been revealed.

Children

The use of the drug in children of all ages is allowed in the presence of strict indications.

In pregnancy and lactation

Fusidic acid does not have a teratogenic effect. However, it is recommended that the drug be administered with caution in the periods indicated.

Reviews of Fucidin

Reviews of ointments for acne and reviews of cream Fucidin fundamentally similar and a good characterize the drug when used against acne. Adverse reactions and cases of inefficiency are rare.