Cortifil 0.05% Cream
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Cortifil 0.05% cream
Fluticasone propionate
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
- 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.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Cortifil is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Cortifil
3. How to use Cortifil
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Cortifil
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Cortifil is and what it is used for
Cortifil 0.05% cream is one of a group of medicines known as corticosteroids, which have a high anti-inflammatory effect when used topically.
Fluticasone is a potent corticosteroid that is applied to the skin to treat a wide variety of inflammatory skin diseases. It is used for the relief of inflamed skin, redness and itching in several skin problems not caused by germs and responsive to corticosteroids.
2. What you need to know before you use Cortifil Do not use Cortifil
• If you are allergic to fluticasone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• If you suffer from rosacea (flushing and inflammation of the facial skin), acne vulgaris or perioral dermatitis (inflammatory rash around the mouth).
• If you have infections of the skin with viruses as herpes simplex or chickenpox.
• If you suffer from perianal or genital pruritus (itching around the back passage and genitals).
• If you suffer from ulcers in the skin, atrophy (thinning of skin) or fragile skin vessels.
• If you suffer from ichtyosis (skin disorders characterized by dryness and fishskin-like scaling on the skin).
• If you suffer from juvenile dermatosis (any skin diseases characterized by inflammation) or dermatosis in infants under 1 year of age, including dermatitis (inflammation of the skin) and napkin eruptions.
• If you suffer from ulcerated injuries.
• If you suffer from infected skin lesions caused by infection with fungi or bacteria. Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Cortifil.
• If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant or if you are breast-feeding (see section Pregnancy and breast-feeding).
• If you use this medicine on large areas of the body for prolonged periods of time, especially when treating children, since it may increase the absorption of the product and the risk of toxicity.
• If you use it on the face, since it may cause atrophic changes like thinning skin. It is important that you do not let the cream get in your eyes.
• If you use it in covered parts of the body. Do not use this product under occlusive dressing; the affected zone has to be in contact with the air and not covered by dressing, tight clothes or similar. In infants, a nappy can act as an occlusive dressing. You should wash your skin before changing the dressing.
• If your doctor has prescribed you the cream for psoriasis. You should visit your doctor regularly to review your progress at periodic intervals.
• If you are using other products (including cosmetics) on the affected skin areas, as they can have a negative effect on the product’s activity. Check with your doctor if you are not sure.
Children:
Do not use the product in children under 1 year.
Tell the doctor if the symptoms do not improve within one or two weeks of starting treatment. Once the skin condition has improved (usually within one to two weeks), you should apply the cream less frequently. Using the cream daily for more than 4 weeks is not recommended
Cortifil should only be used in children to relief inflamed skin, redness and itching caused by atopic dermatitis under supervision of a medical specialist. You should consult a dermatologist before using Cortifil in other type of dermatoses in children.
Other medicines and Cortifil
Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine.
Pregnancy
Cortifil should only be used during pregnancy if the expected benefit to the mother outweighs the possible risk to the unborn child.
Breast-feeding
It is not known whether fluticasone is secreted in breast milk. Cortifil should only be used during lactation if the expected benefit to the mother outweighs the possible risk to the child.
Driving and using machines
Fluticasone is not known to negatively affect the ability to drive or operate machinery.
Cortifil contains cetostearyl alcohol, imidurea and propylene glycol.
As this product contains cetostearyl alcohol it may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis).
This product contains the preservative imidurea. Imidurea breaks down to release a very small amount of chemical called formaldehyde. Formaldehyde may cause an allergic reaction such as rash or itching when applied to the skin.
As this product contains propylene glycol, it may cause skin irritation.
3. How to use Cortifil
The doctor will prescribe an appropriate dosage for you.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
For adults and children aged 1 year and over, apply a thin film of Cortifil to the affected skin areas one to twice daily unless otherwise instructed by your doctor. Ask your doctor as to the duration of the treatment.
In some diseases (psoriasis, atopic dermatitis...) it is not advisable to stop the treatment suddenly; you have to reduce progressively the number of applications. Follow exactly the instructions your doctor gave to you.
The doctor will tell you an appropiate dosage for you if the symptoms appear again after a recovery. The usual dosage is one application daily, 2 days per week.
It is not advisable to stop the treatment in some skin diseases like psoriasis or atopic dermatitis. You should check with your doctor the best way to finalize it.
Instructions of use:
1 Wash your hands
2 Apply a thin film of the cream and rub gently until it has all disappeared
3 Wash your hands unless the cream is used to treat your hands.
If your skin problems do not improve within one to two weeks of starting treatment, tell your doctor.
If you use more Cortifil than you should
If you used more Cortifil than you should, especially in children, wash the affected areas of skin carefully to remove all the cream and contact your doctor or pharmacist. In case of accidental ingestion contact your doctor or pharmacist.
If you forget to use Cortifil
Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten one .
If you forget to apply your cream, apply the correct dose when you remember or if it is close to your next application then wait until this time.
If you stop using Cortifil
Do not stop using the drug even if you feel healthy unless so advised by your doctor.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Common side effects (affecting more than 1 in 100patients but less than 1 in 10 patients):
■ Itching (pruritus).
Uncommon side effects (affecting more than 1 in 100 patients but less than 1 in 1000patients):
■ local burning sensation
Very rare side effects (affecting more than 1 in 1000 patients but less than 1 in 10,000
patients):
■ Secondary infections (an infection that occurs during or following treatment of another already existing infection), especially when occlusive dressings are used or when skin folds are involved.
■ Hypersensitivity. You should discontinue the use of Cortifil in case signs of hypersensitivity appear.
■ Hypercortisolism (increase of corticosteroids levels) due to the prolonged use of large amounts of corticosteroids, or treatment of extensive areas. This is more likely to occur in infants and children and if occlusive dressings are used.
■ Dilatation of superficial blood vessels, due to prolonged and intensive treatment with potent corticosteroid preparations.
■ Allergic contact dermatitis (allergic skin reactions)
■ Worsening of signs and symptoms of dermatosis (skin reaction that involves skin inflammation)
■ Pustular psoriasis caused by the treatment or its withdrawal
■ Atrophic local changes of the skin like thinning, striae, hypertrichosis (excessive hair growth in a defined area) and hypopigmentation (skin discolouration) caused by prolonged and intensive treatment with potent corticosteroid preparations.
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated by available data):
■ Vascular purpura (a group of skin disorders characterized by purplish or browndish red discoloration )
■ Skin fragility
■ Peri-oral dermatitis (inflammation of the skin around the mouth)
■ Rosacea (flushing and inflammation of the facial skin)
■ Scab
■ Leg ulcer
■ Acne
■ Impaired healing
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via Yellow Card Scheme (Tel: Freephone 0808 100 3352, http://www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard). By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Cortifil
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the package and the tube after ‘exp’. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 30°C.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Do not use this medicine if you notice any visible signs of deterioration.
6. Contents of the pack and other information What Cortifil contains
- The active substance is fluticasone propionate. Each 100 g of cream contains 0.05 g of Fluticasone propionate.
- The other ingredients are macrogol cetostearyl ether, cetostearyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, paraffinum liquidum, purified water, propylene glycol, citric acid monohydrate, disodium phosphate anhydrous, imidazolinyl urea.
What Cortifil looks like and contents of the pack
Cortifil is a white, viscous cream contained in a 30 g aluminium tube with a screw cap. Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Laboratorios SALVAT, S.A C/Gall 30-36. 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat Barcelona.Spain
Manufacturer
Laboratorios SALVAT, S.A.
C/ Gall, 30-36. 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat.
Barcelona (Spain)
This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
Cortoflam 0,05% creme Flunutrac 0,5 mg/g crema Cortifil 0,5 mg/g creme Flunutra 0,5 mg/g creme Flunutrac 0,5 mg/g crema Cortifil 0.05% cream
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