Miconazole nitrate Gyno-Daktarin is a registered trademark
Read all of this leaŲet carefully What is in this leaŲet
before you start using this 1 What Gyno-Daktarin cream medicine because it contains is and what it is used for important information for you. • Keep this leaŲet. You may need 2 What you need to know before to read it again you use Gyno-Daktarin cream • If you have any further questions, 3 How to use Gyno-Daktarin cream ask your doctor or pharmacist 4 Possible side eŮects • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. 5 How to store Gyno-Daktarin It may harm them, even if their signs cream of illness are the same as yours 6 Contents of the pack and other • If you get any side eŮects, talk to your information doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side eŮects not listed in this leaŲet. See section 4.
1 What Gyno-Daktarin cream is and what it is used for
The name of your medicine is About vaginal thrush Gyno-Daktarin 20 mg/g vaginal cream. Vaginal thrush is a very common It is called Gyno-Daktarin cream in this problem aŮecting women of all ages. leaŲet. It has nothing to do with poor hygiene. Gyno-Daktarin cream is for use in adults. It is often caused by a fungus (Candida albicans) that is present in Gyno-Daktarin cream contains everybody. The fungus is normally kept a medicine called miconazole nitrate. in check by the body’s defences. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘antifungals’. Sometimes the fungus can become a problem due to: It is used for infections of the vagina • Recent use of antibiotics and the skin around the vagina. • Pregnancy Signs of these infections include • Use of oral contraceptives itching, redness and white discharge. • Wearing tight clothing Gyno-Daktarin cream works by • Over use of hot baths and bath destroying the fungus that causes the additives infection and some of the bacteria You can prevent infections coming which may also be present. back by: Your sexual partner may also need to • Washing the infected area in the be treated. Ask your doctor for advice. morning and evening with plain, warm water. It is important that you dry thoroughly • Wiping backwards (away from the vagina) after visiting the toilet • Not using medicated and perfumed bath additives • Not wearing tight clothing
2 What you need to know before you use
Gyno-Daktarin cream Do not use Gyno-Daktarin cream: In particular, tell your doctor if you are • If you are allergic to miconazole taking: nitrate, any of the other ingredients • Medicines to thin the blood of this medicine (listed in section 6) (anticoagulants) such as warfarin. or to other similar antifungal medicines Your doctor will need to check that Do not use this medicine if this applies the anticoagulant is working properly to you. If you are not sure, talk to your • Medicines for diabetes, taken by doctor or pharmacist before using mouth Gyno-Daktarin cream. • Medicines that act on the heart and blood vessels called ‘calcium Warnings and Precautions channel blockers’ such as dihydropyridines and verapamil Talk to your doctor or pharmacist • Medicine for epilepsy called before using Gyno-Daktarin cream: phenytoin • If you are using a ‘barrier’ method • Medicines to lower cholesterol called of contraception. This includes lovastatin or simvastatin condoms or diaphragms. This is because Gyno-Daktarin cream can Tell your doctor before taking, or if you damage the rubber andstop latex and stopthem them are already taking any of the above. working properly. Talk to your doctor They may need to alter your treatment. about using another type of contraception while you are using Pregnancy and breast-feeding this medicine If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, • Do not allow other people to use your think you may be pregnant or are Ųannel or towel. This will stop them planning to have a baby, ask your from getting your infection. doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine. Children and adolescents You may still be able to use Gyno-Daktarin cream is not Gyno-Daktarin cream if your doctor recommended for use in children thinks you need to. or adolescents under the age of 18. Gyno-Daktarin cream contains Other medicines and • Benzoic acid (E210) and butylated Gyno-Daktarin cream hydroxyanisole (E320). These can Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you irritate your skin, eyes, eyelids, mouth are taking, have recently taken or might and nostrils if they come into contact take any other medicines. This includes with them. medicines that you buy without a prescription or herbal medicines.
Your doctor will tell you how much For infections outside the vagina cream to use and for how long you • Apply the cream to the aŮected area should use it. twice each day • Lightly cover the skin around your Filling the applicator with cream vagina with a thin, even layer of cream • Remove the cap from the tube. • Always wash your hands with soap Use the top of the cap to pierce the and water after using the cream metal seal on the cap Your doctor will tell you how often and • Screw the yellow end of the for how long to use the cream. applicator with the green band onto the tube When to stop using • Squeeze the tube while at the same Gyno-Daktarin cream time gently and slowly pulling the inner Keep using the cream until the course white plunger of the applicator until it is Űnished, even during your period. reaches the stop mark (Űgure 1) Do this, even if the redness, itching 1 and discharge go away before the end of the course.
If you swallow Gyno-Daktarin
Inserting the cream into your cream vagina If a large amount of cream is eaten or swallowed talk to a doctor or go to the • Unscrew the Űlled applicator and nearest hospital casualty department replace the cap on the tube straight away. • Lie down with your knees bent and spread apart. Insert the yellow end of the applicator with the green band If you forget to use well into your vagina Gyno-Daktarin cream • Push the plunger Űrmly but gently. • Don’t worry, apply the next dose of Empty the cream into your vagina by cream as usual and keep using the pushing the plunger as far as it will cream as your doctor has told you go (Űgure 2) • Do not use a double dose of cream 2 to make up for a missed dose If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• Remove the applicator and put it in
the bin with your household rubbish • Always wash your hands with soap and water after using the cream • The cream does not stain your skin or clothes but you may want to use a sanitary towel
4 Possible side eŮects
Like all medicines, this medicine can • Skin rash or hives (also known cause side eŮects, although not as nettle rash or urticaria) everybody gets them. • Stomach pain • Low stomach pains (pelvic cramps) Stop using Gyno-Daktarin cream • Headache and tell your doctor straight away • Infection of urine or pain in passing if you notice the following. You may urine need medical treatment. • Vaginal bleeding • Severe irritation or reddening of the • Feeling sick (nausea) skin, swelling of the face, lips, • Redness of the face tongue or throat, light headedness, wheezing or diůculty breathing or Reporting of side eŮects other signs of allergy during the Űrst few days of treatment. This only If you get any side eŮects, talk to your happens in a small number of people doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side eŮects not listed in this Other side eŮects: leaŲet. You can also report side eŮects • Local irritation (around or inside the directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: vagina), itching or burning sensation www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard of the treated area. This is much By reporting side eŮects you can help milder than an allergic reaction. provide more information on the safety Tell your doctor or pharmacist if of this medicine. these feelings continue
5 How to store Gyno-Daktarin cream
Keep this medicine out of the sight Do not throw away any medicines and reach of children. Do not store via wastewater or household waste. above 25°C. Ask your pharmacist how to throw Do not use Gyno-Daktarin cream: away medicines you no longer use. • After the expiry date which is stated These measures will help protect the on the packaging. The expiry date environment. refers to the last day of that month • If the tube seal is missing or broken • If the cream is not white in colour
6 Contents of the pack and other information
What Gyno-Daktarin cream Manufacturer: contains Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, The active substance is miconazole Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, nitrate. Gyno-Daktarin cream contains Belgium 2% miconazole nitrate. OR The other ingredients are puriŰed McGregor Cory Ltd, Exel, Middleton water, PEG-6, PEG-32, glycol stearate, Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 oleoyl macroglycerides, liquid paraůn, 4RS, UK benzoic acid (E210) and butylated hydroxyanisole (E320). For information in large What Gyno-Daktarin cream print, tape, CD or Braille, looks like and contents of the telephone 0800 7318450. pack Gyno-Daktarin cream comes in an This leaŲet was last revised in aluminium tube containing 15 g, March October2015 2015 40 g or 78 g of white cream with disposable applicators. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder:
Janssen-Cilag Ltd., 50-100 Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP12 4EG, UK