sign in sign up
<<
Home , Lactic acid

Canesten® Thrush Treatment Once Pessary + Clotrimazole

Consumer Information

What is in this leaflet What is vaginal thrush? See your doctor if you experience any of the above symptoms. Candida albicans is a yeast This leaflet answers some common that can multiply rapidly and cause Ask your doctor or pharmacist if questions about Canesten Thrush you have any questions about damage to the vagina when other Treatment. whether this medicine is suitable micro-organisms aren't present in a for you. It does not contain all the available normal balance. information. It does not take the This medicine is available without a Some situations which can increase place of talking to your doctor or doctor's prescription, only through susceptibility to thrush are: pharmacist. your pharmacist. • Diabetes All have risks and • Obesity benefits. Your pharmacist has • weighed the risks of you taking Illness Canesten Thrush Treatment against • Fatigue Before you use the benefits they expect it will have • Hormonal fluctuations Canesten Thrush for you. (pregnancy, menstrual cycle, oral Treatment contraceptive pill, HRT) If you have any concerns about • Prolonged use of or using this treatment, ask your When you must not use it doctor or pharmacist. Keep this leaflet with the medicine. Thrush may cause the following Do not use Canesten Thrush Treatment if you have an allergy You may need to read it again. symptoms: to: • Vaginal itching • • Vaginal soreness any medicine containing clotrimazole • A white odourless discharge from • What Canesten Thrush the vagina (like cottage ) any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet. Treatment is used for • Pain during intercourse Some of the symptoms of an allergic The symptoms below are not usually The pessary is used to treat a fungal reaction may include swelling to the signs of thrush: in the vagina and vulval area to which treatment has been • area (thrush). The cream works to Abnormal or irregular vaginal applied; rash, itching or hives on the relieve the symptoms of external bleeding skin. irritation. • stained discharge Do not use this medicine after the • Vulva or vaginal sores, ulcers or This medicine belongs to a group of expiry date printed on the pack or blisters medicines called azole . if the packaging is torn or shows • Lower abdominal pain signs of tampering. • Pain when passing urine If it has expired or is damaged, return • Fever or chills it to your pharmacist for disposal. • Foul smelling and/or unusual coloured discharge

Canesten® Clotrimazole Thrush Treatment Once Pessary + CreamPublished by MIMS/myDr August 2006 1 If you are not sure whether you How to use Canesten should start using this medicine, Thrush Treatment talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Follow all directions given to you Before you start to use it by your doctor or pharmacist carefully. See your doctor if: They may differ from the • this is your first infection information contained in this leaflet. • you are under 18 years of age If you do not understand the • you have had 3 or more instructions on the box, ask your in the last 6 months doctor or pharmacist for help. • you have allergies to any other topical treatments How to use it Tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Wash your hands thoroughly before handling the pessary, cream You should see your doctor if you or using the applicator. suspect you have thrush in the first To avoid the possibility of re- three months of your pregnancy. infection, strict personal hygiene Your doctor can discuss with you the must be observed. risks and benefits involved with Anti-fungal cream treatment. Pessary Use the cream on the external Tell your doctor if you are breast- The pessary should preferably be irritated area 2-3 times a day to feeding and want to use this inserted in the evening, just before relieve the symptoms of itching. treatment. bed time, with the use of the It is not known whether the active applicator. Using it before you go to How long to use it ingredient, clotrimazole, is excreted sleep will have the best effect. in breast . Your doctor will be Insert one pessary, once. Loading the applicator able to discuss with you the risks and Continue using the cream for as benefits involved with treatment. 1. Wash your hands thoroughly. long as you experience itching or 2. Pull out the plunger until it stops Tell your doctor if you are your doctor or pharmacist tells you (A). diabetic. to. Thrush in diabetics can mean that 3. Remove the pessary from the This treatment helps to relieve your your blood sugar levels are not well blister. Squeeze the cup end of condition. It is important to keep controlled. Your doctor will be able the applicator (B) between thumb using it until the fungal infection is to check this for you and advise and index finger to slightly flatten gone. the cup. treatment. If you are not sure what to do, ask 4. Place the pessary into the If you have not told your doctor your doctor or pharmacist. flattened cup end of the about any of the above, tell applicator. DO NOT TAKE THE PESSARY him/her before you start taking OR CREAM BY MOUTH Canesten Thrush Treatment. Inserting the applicator 5. Carefully insert the end of the Seek medical advice if you or anyone else has taken Canesten Taking other medicines applicator containing the pessary Thrush Treatment by mouth. Do as gently and deeply into the There are no reports of Canesten this even if there are no signs of vagina as possible. This is best Thrush Treatment interfering with discomfort or poisoning. achieved when lying on your other medicines. You may need medical attention. back with your knees bent. 6. Hold the applicator in position and slowly push the plunger with the forefinger until it stops. This places the pessary in the vagina. 7. Remove the applicator from the vagina. 8. Discard the applicator.

Canesten® Clotrimazole Thrush Treatment Once Pessary + CreamPublished by MIMS/myDr August 2006 2 While you are using Side effects Keep the treatment where children Canesten Thrush cannot reach it. Treatment Tell your doctor or pharmacist if A locked cupboard at least one-and- you experience discomfort while a-half metres above the ground is a you are using Canesten Thrush good place to store medicines. Things you must do Treatment. This medicine helps most people Expiry Discontinue treatment and tell with thrush but it may have unwanted your doctor or pharmacist if you side effects in a few people. All Pessary develop a local reaction to this medicines can have side effects. The expiry date is marked on the end product. Sometimes they are serious, most of panel of the carton and is also printed See your doctor if the symptoms the time they are not. You may need on the back of the blister. The date are not gone within 4 days. medical attention if you get some of refers to the month and year of the side effects. expiration eg 0805, refers to the Things you must not do Do not be alarmed by the following eighth month of 2005. The product list of side effects. You may not can be used until the end of this Do not take Canesten Thrush experience any of them. month. Treatment to treat any other complaints unless your doctor tells Ask your doctor or pharmacist to Cream you to. answer any questions you may The expiry date is marked on the end have. Do not give your treatment to panel of the carton and is also printed anyone else, even if you suspect Tell your doctor or pharmacist if on the crimp at the end of the tube. they have the same condition as you notice any of the following and The date refers to the month and year you. they worry you: of expiration eg 0805, refers to the • skin reaction to the pessary eighth month of 2005. The product Things to be careful of (burning, stinging, redness) can be used until the end of this • skin reaction to the cream month. Canesten Thrush Treatment may (stinging, redness, blistering, reduce the effectiveness and safety of latex products, such as condoms peeling, swelling, itching) Disposal and diaphragms. Any of the above may be signs of an If your doctor tells you to stop This effect is temporary and occurs allergic reaction. Your doctor or taking this medicine or the expiry only during treatment. pharmacist may recommend you date has passed, ask your discontinue treatment if you pharmacist what to do with any Things that may be helpful for experience these effects. medicine that is left over. resolving Thrush Discard the medicine out of the reach of children. Some self help measures suggested below may help your condition. Your After using Canesten doctor or pharmacist can give you Thrush Treatment more information about these measures. Product description • Blot with toilet paper after Storage urinating (instead of wiping Keep the pessary in the protective What it looks like back to front). blister pack until it is time to use it. • Change underwear, night The pessary is a white pellet-shaped attire, towels and linen daily. Keep the cream in the tube until it pessary packaged in an aluminium is time to use it. blister. Avoid where possible: If you take the cream out of the The package also contains a plastic • perfumed toilet paper tube it may not keep well. applicator for the insertion of the • fragrant soaps and bath oils pessary. The plastic applicator is for Keep your pessary and cream in a • wearing tight or synthetic use with the Canesten pessary only. cool dry place where the underwear temperature stays below 25°C. Discard applicator after use. • douches or vaginal The cream is a white opaque cream presented in a screw -cap tube containing 10 g of cream.

Canesten® Clotrimazole Thrush Treatment Once Pessary + CreamPublished by MIMS/myDr August 2006 3 Ingredients Toll Free: 0800 847 874

Canesten Thrush Treatment ® = Registered Trademark Once Pessary + Cream This leaflet was prepared in August The pessary contains 500 mg 2005. clotrimazole as the active ingredient. AUST R number 92426 It also contains: • • cellulose-microcrystalline • lactic • starch-maize • crospovidone • • magnesium stearate • silicon dioxide • hypromellose The cream contains 10 mg clotrimazole per gram of cream as the active ingredient. It also contains: • sorbitan monostearate • Polysorbate 60 • Cetyl palmitate • Cetostearyl alcohol • octyldodecanol • benzyl alcohol • purified This medicine does not contain , gluten, tartrazine or any other azo dyes.

Manufacturer

Canesten® Thrush Treatment Once Pessary is made in Germany. Canesten® Thrush Treatment 1% Cream is made in Spain. Canesten® Thrush Treatment is distributed in Australia by: Bayer Australia Limited (ABN 22 000 138 714) Consumer Care Business Group 875 Pacific Highway PYMBLE NSW 2073 Toll Free: 1800 023 884 Canesten® Thrush Treatment is distributed in New Zealand by: Bayer New Zealand Limited Consumer Care Business Group Argus Place Glenfield AUCKLAND NZ

Canesten® Clotrimazole Thrush Treatment Once Pessary + CreamPublished by MIMS/myDr August 2006 4