Canesten cream 20 g / 200 mg,Canesten Creme 20 g / 200 mg

Canesten cream is an effective broad-spectrum antifungal agent with the active ingredient clotrimazole, which prevents the spread of skin mycoses. Canesten is a white cream of soft consistency that applies very well, spreads over the affected area and is quickly absorbed. Canesten cream is intended for adults and children aged 2 years and older.
The active ingredient clotrimazole is an antifungal agent for skin use.
Active against a number of pathogenic fungal microorganisms, including dermatophytes, yeast and fungi. It also affects certain types of bacteria.
Canesten is used to treat infections of the skin and mucous membranes caused by yeast, fungi and some bacteria.
This is about:
Fungal diseases (dermatomycosis), which most often occur in places of small wounds (in folds of skin): between the toes (tinea pedum), in the groin (tinea inguinalis), on the torso (tinea corporis), on the hands (tinea corporis). herpes zoster). They manifest themselves as redness, itching, sometimes flaking of the skin or painful cracks in the skin.
Tinea versicolor – usually appears as scaly, itchy patches on the chest or back.
Erythrasma – appears as brownish-red, slightly scaly, sharply defined, non-itching spots or areas on the muzzle or between the toes.
Inflammation of the external genitalia in women (vulvitida) – manifested by itching, redness, burning, swelling or pain in the external genitalia.
Inflammation of the glans penis in men (balanitis) – manifested by redness and itching of the glans and foreskin or foul-smelling discharge from the foreskin sac.
Canesten can be used by adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and older.
Application and dosage:
Yeast skin infections:
Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, Canesten is applied in a thin layer to the affected areas 2-3 times a day (usually about 0.5 cm of palm-sized cream is sufficient).
The cream should be used for 3-4 weeks for fungal skin diseases (dermatomycosis), 2-4 weeks for erythrasma and 1-3 weeks for lichen versicolor.
If symptoms do not improve after 14 days of treatment, consult your doctor.
Inflammation of the external genitalia in women and inflammation of the glans penis in men:
Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, Canesten is applied in a thin layer to the affected areas 2-3 times a day (usually about 0.5 cm of cream in size is sufficient). one palm). In women, the cream is applied to the area from the external genitalia to the rectum, and in men – to the skin of the head and foreskin.
The cream should be used within 1-2 weeks.
Before each use of the cream, the affected area must be thoroughly rinsed and dried.
If symptoms do not improve after 7 days of treating vulvar inflammation or 14 days of treating skin infections, or if symptoms worsen, seek medical help.
Active ingredients:
Clotrimazole. 1 g of cream contains 10 mg of clotrimazole.
Excipients: sorbitan stearate, polysorbate 60, spermaceti, cetostearyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol, purified water.