Dermovate Scalp Application
1. What Dermovate is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Dermovate
3. How to use Dermovate
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER Dermovate® Scalp Application (clobetasol 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 Dermovate is and what it is used for
2 What you need to know before you use Dermovate
3 How to use Dermovate
4 Possible side effects
5 How to store Dermovate
6 Contents of the pack and other information
Dermovate Scalp Application (called 'Dermovate' in this leaflet) contains a medicine called clobetasol propionate. It belongs to a group of medicines called steroids. It helps to reduce swelling and irritation.
Dermovate is used to help reduce the redness and itchiness of certain scalp problems. These include eczema and psoriasis that have not responded to milder steroid creams, ointments, lotions or scalp applications.
Do not use Dermovate:
• if you are allergic to clobetasol propionate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in Section 6)
• if you have a skin infection on your scalp
• on a child under 1 year.
Do not use if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure,
talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Dermovate.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using your medicine if:
• you have previously had an allergic reaction with another steroid.
• you are applying the liquid under an airtight dressing. These dressings make it easier for the active ingredient to pass through the skin. It is possible to accidentally end up using too much.
• you have psoriasis, your doctor will want to see you more often.
• you are applying the liquid to broken skin or within the skin folds.
• you are applying to a large surface area.
• you are applying to thin skin or on children as their skin is thinner than adults and as a result may absorb larger amounts. Use on children should be limited to a few days and reviewed weekly.
• Dressing or bandages should not be used on children where the scalp application is applied.
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your
doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or are breast-feeding, think you may become pregnant or are planning to have a baby ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Other medicines and Dermovate
T ell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicine, especially if you are taking ritonavir and itraconazole medications.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Using this medicine
• You usually put Dermovate on your scalp in the morning and at night. This may be reduced as your scalp problem begins to get better, or stopped when it is better.
• For use on your skin of your scalp only.
• Do not use it more often than prescribed or use it for a long time (such as every day for many weeks or months). If you need treatment for a long time, your doctor may decide you need to use a milder treatment.
• The germs that cause infections like warm and moist conditions under dressings so always clean the skin before a fresh dressing is put on.
• Be very careful not to get the liquid in your eyes. Do not touch your eyes until you have washed your hands.
• If you wash or shampoo your hair it should be dried before applying the liquid.
• If you are applying the scalp application on someone else make sure you wash your hands after use or wear disposable plastic gloves.
• This product is flammable. Keep the liquid away from open fire and flames and all sources of ignition, including smoking, during application and immediately after you've used it.
• Do not dry your hair with a hairdryer.
Guidance on how to apply the liquid
1 Wash your hands.
2 Unscrew the bottle cap and place the nozzle directly on the scalp that needs treating.
3 Gently squeeze the bottle to cover the area with a thin and even layer of liquid.
4 You can rub this liquid in, but you don't have to.
5 Your scalp will feel cool until the liquid has dried.
6 Wash your hands again.
7 It is important not to exceed the prescribed amount.
Use in children
A course of treatment for a child should not normally last more than a few days, unless your doctor has told you to use it for longer. The doctor may want to see the child every week whilst using Dermovate scalp application .
If you use more Dermovate than you should
If you apply too much or if accidentally swallowed, it could make you ill. Talk to your doctor or go to hospital as soon as possible.
If you forget to use Dermovate
If you forget to apply your scalp application, apply it as soon as you remember. If it is close to the time you are next meant to apply it, wait until this time.
If you stop using Dermovate
If you use Dermovate regularly make sure you talk to your doctor before you stop using it as your condition may get worse if stopped suddenly.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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