Canesten Duopak Cream & Pessaries

Description

Canesten Duopak Cream & Pessaries

Canesten Duopak contains a cream for external application to soothe itching and six 100mg pessaries which are inserted into the vagina once nightly for six nights to treat the infection internally.

Ingredients:

• Clotrimazole is an anti-fungal medication that kills the fungus causing the infection.

Directions:

• The Cream
  • Before use, pierce the tube seal by inverting the cap over the end of the tube and press.
  • To treat the itching and soreness of the vulva (vulvitis), the cream should be thinly and evenly applied to the area around the entrance of the vagina, 2 or 3 times a day and smoothed in gently.
• The Pessaries:
  • The applicator should be used to insert the pessary as high as possible into the vagina, preferably before going to sleep at night for convenient and comfortable treatment.
  • Repeat this process nightly for six consecutive nights.

Cautions:

• If you have never had thrush before, it is recommended to see your doctor before treating.
• Consult your doctor if symptoms have not cleared up 7 days after treatment finishes.
• You should also consult your doctor if symptoms recur within two months.

Ingredients:

• Canesten 100mg Pessaries:
  • Clotrimazole 100mg.
  • other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, lactic acid, maize starch, crospovidone, calcium lactate pentahydrate, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica and hypromellose.
• Canesten 1% Cream:
  • Clotrimazole 1% w/w.
  • other ingredients are benzyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, sorbitan stearate, cetyl palmitate, cetostearyl alcohol, octyldodecanol and purified water.

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