Eumovate Eczema & Dermatitis 0.05% Cream

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Take special care with Eumovate 3. How to use Eumovate For external use only. This product is • Do not use over large areas of skin intended for short term use only. You should • Do not use on the face, groin, genital area or between apply the cream for the shortest time necessary Eczema & Dermatitis 0.05% Cream to relieve your symptoms. Clobetasone Butyrate the toes • Take care to ensure the cream does not get into the Adults and children aged 12 years and over: Please read right through this leaflet before you start using this medicine. eye. Use the cream once or twice daily, for up to 7 days. This medicine is available without prescription, but you still need to use Eumovate • Use on intact skin only, do not apply to open wounds. Eczema & Dermatitis 0.05% Cream carefully to get the best results from it. • Do not cover the treated area with bandages or • Wash and dry your hands. • Keep this leaflet you may need to read it again. dressings • Squeeze out the correct amount of cream onto your • If you have any questions, or if there is anything you do not understand, ask • If symptoms persist after 7 days of treatment, see your index finger. The picture below gives you an idea of how your pharmacist. doctor much to use. Half a fingertip will cover a patch of skin the • Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or same size as the palm of your hand. PHARMA CODE REF. IS: PHARMA CODE REF. 7384 other visual disturbances • Gently rub cream into the skin you are treating once or twice a day. 2. Check before you use Ask your doctor before you use • Wash your hands again (unless it is your hands you are this medicine: treating). In this leaflet: Eumovate 1. What Eumovate does • if you have psoriasis, acne or seborrhoeic dermatitis How much to use 2. Check before you use Eumovate Do not use Eumovate • if you have already used the cream on the same area • Squeeze out the cream along the top of your 3. How to use Eumovate twice before. index finger: see the picture. • From the crease in your finger, squeeze the cream 4. Possible side effects • if you have ever had an allergic reaction to clobetasone 5. How to store Eumovate halfway to your fingertip. This will cover a patch butyrate or to any of the other ingredients (listed in If you are taking other medicines of skin the same size as the palm of your hand. 6. Further information Section 6) 7. More about managing eczema and dermatitis • Use the fingertip unit as a guide. For smaller areas, use •onitchy skin that is not red a smaller amount. This cream is not meant to treat large • on cuts and open wounds Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this cream if you are taking any over the counter or prescription areas. 1. What Eumovate does • to treat any of the following skin problems, as it can • If you use a bit too much of the cream by mistake, don’t make them worse: medicines, in particular: Eumovate is used for the short term treatment and • other corticosteroids medicines such as eczema cream, worry – but try to keep to the fingertip unit. control of patches of red, itchy skin caused by eczema • infected skin (e.g. cold sores, herpes, chickenpox, • Half a fingertip will cover a patch of impetigo, athletes foot or thrush) asthma inhalers, tablets, injections, nasal sprays, and and dermatitis. The cream works to stop the skin’s eye or nose drops skin the same size as the palm of your over-reaction to the triggers that cause skin flare-ups • acne hand. such as eczema or dermatitis. The active ingredient is • rosacea (a facial skin condition where the nose, • ritonavir or itraconazole clobetasone butyrate which is a topical corticosteroid to cheeks, chin, forehead or entire face are unusually control inflammation of the skin. The cream base also has red, with or without tiny visible blood vessels, bumps Pregnancy and breast-feeding moisturising properties. (papules) or pus-filled bumps (pustules). • to treat eczema around a leg ulcer. • if you are under 12 years unless your doctor tells you Talk to your doctor before using to. Eumovate if you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant or are breast-feeding. 62000000054571

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More about managing recommended dose. • increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma) eczema and dermatitis • If you forget to use the cream, use it when you • weakening of the bones through gradual loss of Skin specialist advice remember. mineral(osteoporosis) additional tests may be needed Skin specialists often advise people with eczema or • Stop using Eumovate if the condition resolves within after your medical examination to confirm if you have dermatitis to use emollient (moisturising) skin products, 7 days. this condition. including creams and bath oils, to keep moisture in the • Do not use for more than 7 days. skin. This can make your skin more resistant to flare-ups. Reporting of side effects Avoid using soap and heavily scented products. Ask your Seek medical advice immediately if: If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist pharmacist for further information. • your symptoms continue or worsen or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not • you use more medicines than recommended or listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects If a rash comes back swallow the cream. directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov. Sometimes people with dermatitis find their rash soon uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help comes back after treatment, or never disappears 4. Possible side effects provide more information on the safety of this medicine. completely. This is often because they are still in contact with their trigger i.e. what causes the reaction. If you Like all medicines, Eumovate can have side effects, but can’t work out what’s wrong, ask your doctor for not everybody gets them. 5. How to store Eumovate Eczema & Dermatitis 0.05% Cream advice. Stop using and tell your doctor immediately if you Even if it is not practical to avoid triggers, there are often experience any of the following: Keep out of the sight and reach of children. Common triggers • Jewellery including earrings or studs practical steps you can take – see next section, Finding out • an allergic reaction such as skin rashes, redness, itching, Do not use this medicine after the ‘EXP’ date shown on the more. local skin burning and skin infection pack. Do not store above 25°C. (especially gold-plated earrings) • if your condition gets worse during treatment. • Coins Finding out more If you use more than the correct amount of cream or • Watch buckles, metal straps or the metal back • You may be able to find out more from public libraries. for longer than recommended you may experience: 6. Further information of a watch • You can contact the National Eczema Society, Hill House, • increased weight Active ingredient The cream contains Clobetasone butyrate • Metal studs or fastenings on jeans, bras or underwear. Highgate Hill, London, N19 5NA. Helpline 0870 241 3604. • moon face/rounding of the face 0.05% w/w All of these have a metal in them called nickel, which is • If you have other questions about Eumovate or are not •obesity Other ingredients Glycerol, glycerol monostearate, cetostearyl a very common trigger. If you react badly to nickel, all of sure about anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist who • skin thinning alcohol, beeswax substitute 6621, arlacel 165, dimeticone 20, the triggers in the list could be a problem. So if you’ve will be able to advise you. • changes to the colour of your skin chlorocresol, sodium citrate, citric acid monohydrate and purified reacted badly to one of the common triggers, you’ll • increased body hair water. need to watch out for the other common triggers. This leaflet was last revised in July 2020 The following symptoms may occur with use in The Information in this leaflet only applies to Eumovate The tube contains 15 g of cream. Other common triggers Eczema & Dermatitis 0.05% Cream. children: Triggers include rubber and pine tree sap, which are used • delayed weight gain The marketing authorisation holder is Eumovate is a registered trademark owned by or licensed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) Trading in all sorts of items we touch every day. You might find to the GSK group of companies. • slow growth triggers: Other side effects that may show up in blood tests Limited, Brentford, TW8 9GS, U.K. and all enquiries should L643001/04 be sent to this address. • In the home: such as plasters, furniture polish, or when your doctor gives you a varnishes, rubber gloves or elastic in clothes medical examination: The manufacturer is Glaxo • In substances you use at work: such as glues, oils, • a decrease in the level of the Wellcome Operations, lubricants or cement hormone cortisol in your blood Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, • In the garden: certain plants and weeds, • increase levels of sugar in your Co. 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