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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5 w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer (Amorolfine)

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist have told you.

•    Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

•    Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.

•    If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

•    You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 months.

What is in this leaflet:

|1. What Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail i Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail ' Lacquer is and what it is used for

12.    What you need to know before you use

' Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment |    5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer

13.    How to use Boots Once Weekly Fungal | Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail

i Lacquer

'4. Possible side effects [5. How to store Boots Once Weekly i Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer i6. Contents of the pack and other ¹ information

^)What Boots Once Weekly ; Fungal Nail Treatment ; 5% w/v Medicated Nail ! Lacquer is and what it is ! used for

i • Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail ¹ Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer is used to treat fungal i infections affecting up to 2 nails and | affecting the upper half or sides of the i nail (as shown in the first picture ¹ below). If the infection appears to be | more like pictures 2 or 3, you should i consult your doctor.

] • The active substance in Boots Once i Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v ¹ Medicated Nail Lacquer is Amorolfine ! (as the Hydrochloride) which belongs ' to a group of medicines known as | antifungals.

i • Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail | Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail i Lacquer kills a wide variety of fungi ¹ that can cause nail infections. A fungal nail infection is likely to result in i discoloured (white, yellow or brown),

| thick or brittle nails, although their i appearance can vary considerably as ¹ the following pictures show:

^What you need to know | before you use Boots ; Once Weekly Fungal Nail ; Treatment 5% w/v ! Medicated Nail Lacquer

| Do not use Boots Once Weekly Fungal i Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail | Lacquer if you are:

i • allergic (hypersensitive) to Amorolfine ¹ or any of the other ingredients of Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% i w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer (see | section 6 for other ingredients), i • under the age of 18.

| Warnings and precautions i Talk to your doctor before using Boots | Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment i 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer:

' • if you suffer from diabetes.

| • if you are being treated because you i have a weak immune system.

| • if you have poor circulation in your i hands and feet.

| • if your nail is severely damaged or i infected.

' • if you get Boots Once Weekly Fungal | Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail i Lacquer in your eyes or ears, wash it | out with water immediately and contact i your doctor, pharmacist or nearest ¹ hospital straight away.

| • avoid the lacquer coming into contact i with mucous membranes (e.g. mouth and nostrils). Do not breathe it in.

Other medicines and Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer

You can use the nail lacquer whilst you are taking other medicines.

Other nail products and Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer

Nail varnish or artificial nails should not be used while using Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer.

When organic solvents are used, impermeable gloves should be used otherwise Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer will be removed.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer should not be used during pregnancy and/or breast-feeding unless clearly necessary.

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

©How to use Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer

Always use Boots Once Weekly Fungal Nail Treatment 5% w/v Medicated Nail Lacquer exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Adults and the Elderly Before Commencing Treatment:

In the diagram below, shade the area affected by the fungal nail infection. This will help you in remembering how the nail looked originally when your treatment is reviewed. Every three months, shade the area now affected until the infected nail has completely grown out. If more than one nail is affected, select the worst affected nail for this exercise. Take this leaflet to the pharmacist or podiatrist when treatment is being reviewed to inform them of treatment progress to date.

•    Treat your infected nails as described below. NAILS SHOULD BE TREATED ONCE A WEEK.

•    Once weekly application should continue for 6 months for finger nails and 9 to 12 months for toe nails.

•    Nails grow slowly so it may take 2 or 3 months before you start to see an improvement.

•    It is important to carry on using the nail lacquer until the infection has cleared and healthy nails have grown back.

•    The following steps should be followed carefully for each affected nail: