Ciclopirox Olamine Cream USP 1% w/w
Ciclorox Cream
Ciclorox cream is prescribed for the treatment of fungal skin infections or fungal nail infections.
Ciclorox cream is prescribed for the treatment of fungal skin infections or fungal nail infections.
1. Ciclorox Cream Composition :-
Ciclorox cream contains :Ciclopirox Olamine ..................... 1% w/w
Ciclopirox olamine is a synthetic antifungal agent.
2. Dosage forms & Strength :-
Ciclorox cream for external skin use only.
3. Ciclorox Cream Uses :-
Ciclorox cream is an antifungal medicine. Ciclorox cream is specify for the topical treatment of the following dermal infections such as athlete's foot ( tinea pedis ), jock itch ( tinea cruris ) and ringworm infections ( tinea corporis ) because of Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis; candidiasis (moniliasis) because of Candida albicans; and tinea (pityriasis) versicolor because of Malassezia furfur.
4. Ciclorox Cream Dosage :-
Ciclorox Cream is prescribed by your doctor.
Ciclorox Cream for external use only.
Cleanse and dry the affected areas fully before application of Ciclorox cream.
Smoothly massage Ciclorox cream into the affected and surrounding skin areas two time daily, in the morning and evening.
Clinical development with relief of pruritus and other symptoms usually take place within the first week of treatment. If a patient shows no clinical development after four weeks of treatment with Ciclorox cream, the diagnosis must be redetermined. Patients with tinea versicolor commonly exhibit clinical and mycological clearing after two weeks of treatment.
Finish the full course of treatment even if your symptoms starts to clear up after a few days.
5. Ciclorox Cream Sideeffects :-
Like all medicines, Ciclorox Cream can cause side effects, however not everyone may experience these side effects.
• Pruritus
• Burning,
If you undergo any side-effects, inform to your doctor.
Most of these side effects are short term and get resolved with time. Although, if any of these side effects do not resolve with time or get poor, take a doctor's consultation as soon as possible.
6. How Dose Ciclorox Cream Work :-
Ciclorox Cream is an antifungal medicine that consist of Ciclopirox Olamine.
Ciclopirox Olamine is a synthetic, broad-spectrum, antifungal agent.
Ciclopirox is a hydroxypyridone antifungal agent that react by chelation of polyvalent cations (Fe3+ or Al3+), resulting in the inhibition of the metal-dependent enzymes that are responsible for the degradation of peroxides within the fungal cell.
Thus, Ciclorox Cream treat fungal infections of the skin.
7. Precautions & Warnings :-
• Ciclorox Cream for external use only. Ciclorox Cream is not for ophthalmic use.
• Ciclorox Cream is contraindicated in individuals who have shown hypersensitivity to Ciclopirox Olamine.
• If a reaction suggesting sensitivity or chemical irritation should take place with the use of Ciclorox Cream, treatment must be discontinued and proper therapy instituted.
• Information for Patients :
The patient should be told to:
Use the medication for the full treatment time even though symptoms can have get better and tell the physician if there is no improvement after four weeks.
Tell to the physician if the area of application shows signs of more irritation (redness, itching, burning, blistering, swelling, or oozing) indicative of possible sensitization.
Ignore the use of occlusive wrappings or dressings.
• Pregnant Women :
There are no sufficient or well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Hence, Ciclorox Cream must be used during pregnancy only if potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
• Lactating Women :
It is not known if this drug is eject in human milk. Because many drugs are eject in human milk, caution should be exercised when Ciclorox Cream is administered to a nursing woman.
• Pediatric Patients :
Safety and success in pediatric patients below the age of 10 years have not been established.
9. Ciclorox Cream Packaging Information :-
Ciclorox Cream available in tube of 30gm.
11. Ciclorox Cream Storage :-
Ciclorox Cream store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C.
12. Ciclorox Cream Packaging Information :-
Please see manufacturing date and expiry date published on Ciclorox Cream pack. You should not use Ciclorox Cream after expiry date which is stated on the packaging. The expiry date mention to the last day of that month.
13. Classification :-
Drug Name : Ciclopirox Olamine,
Therapeutics Indiaction : Treatment of Fungal Skin Infection,