Ketoconazole 2% Medipharco cream treatment for fungal and mucousal diseases (10g)

Dosage form Cream
Specifications Box x 10g
Ingredient Ketoconazole

Ingredient

Composition information	Content
Ketoconazole	20mg/g

Uses

indications

2% medipharco 2% medication is used topically to treat fungal diseases in skin and mucosa (Candida, Trichophyton Rugbrum, T. Mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton Flocosum, Malassezia Furfur ...).

Pharmacological

No data.

pharmacokinetics

No data.

Before taking Ketoconazole 2% Medipharco cream treatment for fungal and mucousal diseases (10g)

How to use

2% ketoconazole is used on the spot, where fungus and surrounding.

Dosage

Dosage for treatment of candidia

Use 1 time/day for 2 weeks.

Dosage to treat seborrheic dermatitis

Use 2 times/day for 4 weeks or until the disease is cured.

Dosage for skin fungal skin

Use 1 time/day for 2 weeks.

Need to use at least a few days after the symptoms disappear.

Note: The above dose is for reference only. Specific dosage depends on the condition and level of progression of the disease. For a suitable dose, you need to consult a doctor or medical specialist.

What to do when using overdose?

In an emergency, call the 115 emergency center immediately or go to the nearest local health station.

What to do when you forget 1 dose? However, if the time to relax with the next dose is too short, skip the dose and continue the calendar of the drug. Do not use double dose to compensate for missed dose.

Side Effects

Ketoconazole when applied on the spot can occur skin irritation such as itching, foreign rash, rash, dermatitis, hemorrhage and urticaria, irritation, burning sensation in the topical place.

Most cases of toxicity with the liver have been recorded in patients who use nail fungus and in many others to treat persistent chronic fungal diseases. Although the toxic effect caused by Ketoconazole with the liver is often recovered after a few months of stopping the drug, there have been a few rare cases of bad cases (such as acute liver necrosis, liver transformation or death).

Notify the doctor with unwanted effects when using the drug.

Warnings

Before using the drug you need to read the instructions carefully and refer to the information below.

Contraindicated

2% contraindicated ketoconazole skin in the following cases:

Hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the drug.

Be cautious when using

ketoconazole can be toxic to the liver so it should not be used for people who have liver disease. Liver complications are more common in the elderly, women, alcoholic or liver function due to other causes.

Because Ketoconazole also has the ability to inhibit the synthesis of steroids and metabolism of vitamin D, so when treatment lasts for children, it is very careful.

Taking Ketoconazole for a long time to prevent fungal diseases for immunodeficiency people can cause serious hormone changes.

Use drugs for women during pregnancy and lactation

Women during pregnancy

ketoconazole causes teratogenicity in rats (sticky and short fingers) at 80 mg/kg/day (10 times the maximum dosage for humans.

Ketoconazole passes the placenta, but there is no sufficient research in humans. The drug is only for pregnant women when the benefits are more likely to treat the risk to the fetus.

Women during breastfeeding

The drug can be secreted into milk, so the mother is being treated with ketoconazole should not breastfeed.

The effect of the drug on the ability to drive and operate machinery

Due to the type of drug used on the spot, Ketoconazole is less absorbed. Unwanted effects are mainly occurring in the topical place, so the drug does not affect the ability to drive and operate machinery.

Drug interaction

There is no information on Ketoconazole's drug interaction used in the form of skin cream with other drugs.

Storage

Leave a cool place, avoid light, temperature below 30⁰C.

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