INDICATIONS
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INDICATIONS
- Skin Infections with a significant inflammatory response, including superficial infections caused by pyogenic germs: super infections of burns and wounds (under close supervision).
- Infected forms of atopic dermatitis, including allergic dermatitis, neurodermatitis disseminata and circumscripta, pruritus with lichenification, eczematoïde dermatitis, eczema by hypersensitivity to certain foods and infant eczema.
- Contact dermatitis due to plants, medicines, cosmetics, clothes and various other substances, if there exists a super-infection in.
Posology AND METHOD
After carefully cleaning the skin area to be treated is a small amount TERRA CORTRIL gently applied twice a day. With manifest infection ointment may be applied using sterile gauze to protect the treated skin area. It is recommended to stop treatment early after a start of therapeutic response is established.
Based on the progress of the disease should be possible to consider the local treatment to continue with either oxytetracycline or with hydrocortisone.
This is a medicine, no prolonged use without medical advice, keep away from children, read the leaflet carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist. In case of side effects, contact your doctor.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
1. Acute herpes simplex, vaccinia and varicella.
2. Skin Tuberculosis.
3. Huidmycosen.
4. Primary purulent bacterial infections.
5. Acne vulgaris, acne rosacea.
6. Application of atrophic skin, on wounds or sores.
7. Hypersensitivity to any component of the ointment.
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
If irritation occurs, the applications should be stop and put it to an appropriate treatment.
The use of oxytetracycline, like that of other antibiotics, may lead to the development of resistant organisms, particularly Monilia and staphylococci. The patient should be seen regularly in this regard. If super infection by bacteria or fungi insensitive Appropriate measures are taken. If a favorable response is not quick to do so, the local administration of corticosteroid suspended until the infection has disappeared.
For treatment of large skin areas or when using occlusieverbanden is an increased systemic absorption of hydrocortisone can be expected, then the necessary precautions should be taken, especially in children and neonates.
Application of the drug on a damaged skin is one factor which promotes increased absorption of the ingredients.
The use of corticosteroids may cause a delayed cicatrisatie. When stopping a corticotherapie a rebound effect may occur. The local use of a combination of an antibiotic with a corticosteroid can the clinical aspect of the treated disease change and a precise diagnosis difficult.
TERRA-CORTRIL Skin Ointment is not for ophthalmic use.
Use in children
Systemic administration of tetracyclines during tooth formation (second half of pregnancy, babies and children under 8 years) may result in a permanent tooth discoloration and delayed skeletal development. There are reported cases of emailhypoplasie. Although these effects after local administration of tetracyclines unlikely given the low doses used, should be taken into account the possibility that these effects occur.
For treatment of large skin areas or when using occlusieverbanden is an increased systemic absorption of hydrocortisone can be expected, then the necessary precautions should be taken, especially in children and neonates.
Pregnancy and lactation
Although local corticosteroid used no adverse effects on pregnancy have been reported, the safety of their use in pregnant women are not absolutely fixed. Pregnant laboratory animals is an increased frequency of fetal abnormalities determined by exposure to topical corticosteroids, even at relatively low doses. Therefore, intensive use of this class of drugs in pregnant women or in significant quantities or over long periods, to be avoided.
There is currently no controlled study on the use of topical tetracyclines in pregnant women. The systemic use of tetracyclines in pregnant women has resulted in delayed skeletal development and ossification in the fetus. In case of pregnancy, this class of drugs may be used only if potential benefits outweigh the potential risks.
Lactation
It is not known whether the locally used corticosteroids are excreted in human milk. In the case of systemic administration knows this is it and can cause adverse effects such as growth retardation in the infant. It is not known whether the locally used Tetracyclines are excreted in human milk, but in the case of systemic administration knows this is it. Given the potential for adverse reactions in nursing infants, one should choose between ending breastfeeding or stopping the administration of the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.
DRIVING OF VEHICLES AND USE OF MACHINES
Local used oxytetracyclines and hydrocortisone preparations are in theory not affect the ability to drive or operate machinery.
ADVERSE EFFECTS
Secondary infection: onset of a secondary infection of bacterial or mycotic origin was reported with combination treatment consisting of corticosteroids and antibiotics.
The following local adverse reactions of locally used corticosteroids have been reported: burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, photosensitivity, hypertrichosis, acneiform rash, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, skin softening, secondary infection, skin atrophy, striae, Miliaria (vesicular rash ). If such reactions occur, treatment with TERRA-stop be put CORTRIL Skin Ointment.
Because partial resorption are systemic effects.
OVERDOSE
There is no specific antidote. In case of overdose, treatment should be to stop, to treat the symptoms and supportive treatment to.