Product Information
Lyclear 5% w/w Dermal Cream belongs to a group of medicines called pyrethroids, which are anti-parasitic agents. Lyclear Dermal Cream is used to treat scabies and crab louse infections.
Information
Suggested Directions: Always read packaging and enclosed leaflet before use. If the person taking this medicine has any medical conditions or is taking other medication consult your pharmacist or doctor before use. Treatment of scabies:
- Adults and adolescents over 12 years of age: Apply up to 30 g of cream (corresponding to one tube)
- Children aged from 6 to 12 years: Apply up to 15 g of cream (corresponding to half of a tube)
- Children aged from 2 to 5 years: Apply up to 7.5 g of cream (corresponding to a quarter of a tube)
- Not suitable for children under 2 years unless on the advice of a doctor.
Ingredients: The active substance is permethrin (5% w/w equivalent to 50 mg/g). The other ingredients are triglycerides (medium chain), glycerol monostearate 90%, macrogol (2) cetyl ether, glycerol, isopropyl myristate, liquid paraffin (see section 2), wool alcohols, cetomacrogol 1000, carbomer 974P-NF, formaldehyde solution (see section 2), butylhydroxytoluene (E321) (see section 2), sodium hydroxide and purified water.
What else to know:
- Carefully apply a thin layer of Lyclear Cream to the skin.
- Adults should apply the cream uniformly to the whole body including the neck, palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
- Apply cream carefully to include between the fingers and toes (also under the finger and toe-nails), the wrists, elbows, armpits, external genitalia and the buttocks.
- Leave the cream on the skin for at least eight hours, for example, overnight.
- Avoid bathing, showering or washing during this period, because this could endanger the success of treatment. If, by way of an exception, you have to wash your hands within the eight hour period, then reapply the cream to the hands and wrist area. The same applies if you have to wash other parts of treated skin (buttocks, external genitalia).
- After at least 8 hours, take a shower or wash the skin with soap and water.
- Provided these instructions for use are followed, a single application is generally sufficient for successful treatment.
- However, in cases of persistent or renewed infestation, it may be necessary to repeat the treatment after 14 days.
- If symptoms persist or worsen, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions: Use according to the directions on the product taking the appropriate cautions outlined. Always consult the Patient Information Leaflet before using this medicine. Speak to your pharmacist or doctor if you have any questions. Keep all medicines out of the reach and sight of children.