Canesten Thush Soft Gel Pessary and External Cream

Product Summary

Canesten Thrush Combi Soft Gel Pessary and External Cream is a complete treatment for vaginal thrush, targeting both the internal cause and external symptoms.

Only use this product if you have been previously diagnosed by your doctor as having vaginal thrush.

The active substance in Canesten Thrush Combi is clotrimazole.

Clotrimazole belongs to a group of medicines called azoles. It is an antifungal agent which fights the cause of infections such as vaginal thrush.

Directions

Soft Gel Pessary

• The applicator should be used to insert the pessary as high as possible into the vagina, preferably before going to sleep at night for convenient and comfortable treatment.

External Cream:

• Before use, pierce the tube seal by inverting the cap over the end of the tube and pressing.
• To treat itching and soreness of the vulva (vulvitis), the cream should be thinly and evenly applied to the area around the entrance of the vagina 2 or 3 times a day and smoothed in gently.

Treatment should be continued until the symptoms of the infection disappear. The symptoms of thrush should disappear within three days of treatment.

If no improvement is seen after seven days, tell your doctor.

If the infection returns after seven days, you may use one further treatment. If you have more than two infections within six months, see your doctor.

Ingredients

Soft gel pessary:

• Active ingredient: Clotrimazole 500mg.
• Also contains: White Soft Paraffin, Liquid Paraffin, Gelatin, Glycerol, Water, Titanium Dioxide (E171), Quinoline Yellow (E104), Sunset Yellow (E110), Lecithin, Medium-Chain Triglycerides

External Cream

• Active ingredient: Clotrimazole 200mg (2% w/w).
• Also contains Benzyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetyl Palmitate, Cetostearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol and Purified Water (See enclosed leaflet for further information.)

Warnings and Restrictions

Before using Canesten Thrush Combi Soft Gel Pessary and External Cream, you should see your doctor if:

• you are unsure whether you have thrush, or if this is the first time you have had these symptoms
• you have had more than two infections of thrush in the last six months
• you or your partner have ever had a sexually transmitted disease
• you are aged under 16 or over 60
• you have ever had an allergic reaction to Canesten or any other vaginal antifungal products - you have any of the following symptoms: irregular vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal bleeding or a blood-stained discharge, ulcers, blisters or sores of the vagina or vulva, lower abdominal pain, pain or difficulty in passing urine, fever or chills, feeling sick or vomiting, diarrhoea, a foul-smelling discharge from the vagina. If any of the above apply, this treatment may not be the right one for you.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding:

If you are pregnant, breast-feeding or trying for a baby, tell your doctor or midwife before using this treatment.

If you have informed your doctor or midwife already, follow his/her instructions carefully.

To treat internal thrush, your doctor may recommend that you use the pessary without the help of an applicator.

Do not use Canesten Thrush Combi Soft Gel Pessary and External Cream:

• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to clotrimazole or any of the other ingredients, including cetostearyl alcohol.

This product is not to be used to treat nail and scalp infections.

Taking other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

Inform your doctor if you are taking tacrolimus or sirolimus (used to reduce the immune response to prevent rejection after an organ transplant).