"Clotrimazole" ointment - instructions for use

In cases of detection of fungal diseases of the skin, hair, nails, mucous membranes should consult a doctor. Despite the fact that you can buy many different antifungal drugs in pharmacies, you can not self-medicate. Remember that fungi with improper use of medicines have the property of acquiring resistance to the drug.

If the doctor has prescribed a Clotrimazole (ointment) preparation for you, the instructions that are necessarily attached to each tube contain important information about the medicine, and it must be read. There is no universal antifungal agent for all occasions, so even if the cream once helped you, it should not be used without the appointment of a doctor in the future.

The drug "Klotrimazol" goes on sale in the form of a solution, tablets, ointment or cream.

Features of different dosage forms: the ointment differs from the cream with a thicker consistency, the tablets are by no means applied orally, and the solution is convenient for use in the lesions of the hair and skin.

The drug "Clotrimazole" (ointment) for men is prescribed for balanitis and balanoposthitis of fungal nature. Deficiency of the fungus is not always noticed by patients immediately, for some time from the onset of the disease after hygienic procedures patients feel temporary relief of the sotoyaniya. Gradually, with balanitis, edema and reddening of the glans penis develop, possible discharge and discomfort in the form of itching. With balanoposthitis, the foreskin is also drawn into the inflammatory process. If the disease is caused by fungi of the genus Candida, a white coating may form on the head. When a doctor prescribes the drug Clotrimazole-Acry (ointment) for men, you should stick to the scheme of applying the cream for one to two weeks. The drug is rubbed in the lesions twice or thrice during the day.

Women with trichomonas colpitis recommend the use of vaginal pills, which are injected deep into the vagina for 6 days. As a rule, for the treatment of diseases caused by Trichomonas, concurrently prescribed treatment with metronidazole.

If the fungal infection is caused by a violation of local immunity and is not accompanied by a bacterial infection, the Clotrimazole (ointment) preparation recommends for use for three weeks (with erythrasis), one to two weeks (with balanoposthitis) or four weeks (with foot mycoses). Please note that the treatment of skin fungal diseases should continue even during the onset of imaginary well-being and the disappearance of painful symptoms, in order to avoid relapse.

If the inflammation of the foreskin and the glans penis is caused by a concomitant bacterial disease, it is possible that the doctor will prescribe additional treatment with other medications, in parallel with the drug Clotrimazol (ointment). The instruction informs that with trichomoniasis complex treatment is usually used, in which the preparations "Metronidazole" and "Clotrimazole" supplement and strengthen each other's action. To avoid complications and spread of urogenital infection, treatment is prescribed for both sexual partners.

At simultaneous treatment with tablets "Nystatin", the effectiveness of the drug "Clotrimazole" (ointment) may decrease. Instructions for use contain information about the side effect, which can manifest as a sensation of burning, tingling, redness of the skin, rash, intestinal spasms.

Contraindication to the use of the drug is an allergic reaction. Also, the drug "Clotrimazole" is not prescribed in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Avoid contact with the eyes.

If the solution, tablets or cream "Clotrimazole" was accidentally ingested, reactions from the gastrointestinal tract (lack of appetite, vomiting, nausea, impaired liver function) and from the nervous system (dizziness, hallucinations, drowsiness) are possible. If you accidentally get the drug inside, you should take absorbents and see a doctor.