FeniHydrocort 0.5% in detail
The total dose should not be exceeded without consulting a doctor or pharmacist.
How to use?
Apply the medicine to the affected area(s) of skin. Wash your hands thoroughly after use. Avoid accidental contact with mucous membranes, eyes and open skin areas.
Duration of use?
You should not use the medicine for longer than 2 weeks without medical advice. If symptoms persist or recur regularly, you should consult your doctor.
Overdosage?
If the medicine is used as described, no overdose symptoms are known. Prolonged use may lead to steroid acne, dilation of small skin vessels, skin color changes and skin thinning. If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Have you forgotten to use it?
Continue the application as normal (i.e. not with double the amount) at the next prescribed time.
As a general rule: Pay particular attention to conscientious dosing for infants, small children and the elderly. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautionary measures.
A dosage prescribed by a doctor may differ from the information in the package leaflet. Since the doctor will adjust it individually, you should therefore use the medicine according to his instructions.
Storage before opening
The medicine must be stored away from heat.
Storage after opening or preparation
The medicinal product may be used for a maximum of 3 months after opening/preparation!
The medicinal product must be stored at room temperature after opening/preparation.
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
- Viral infections of the skin, e.g:
- chickenpox
- herpes infections
- Bacterial infections of the skin, such as
- skin tuberculosis
- Syphilis (venereal and skin disease)
- acne
- Perioral dermatitis (acne-like inflammatory skin disease in the mouth area)
- Rosacea (inflammatory skin disease in the facial area)
- Fungal infections of the skin
- Skin reaction occurring after a vaccination
- Open wounds
Which age group should be considered?
- Children under 6 years of age: The medicine may only be used after consultation with a doctor or under medical supervision.
What about pregnancy and breastfeeding?
- Pregnancy: Consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in whether and how the medicine can be used during pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding: Consult your doctor or pharmacist. They will check your particular situation and advise you accordingly as to whether and how you can continue breastfeeding.
If you have been prescribed the medicine despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may be greater than the risk associated with the use of a contraindication.what adverse effects can occur?
Side effects have only been described for this medicine and have only occurred in exceptional cases.
If you notice a change in your state of health or a change during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
The information provided here is based primarily on side effects that occur in at least one in 1,000 patients treated.
- Caution in case of corticoid allergy (e.g. cortisone)!
- Emulsifiers (e.g. cetyl/stearyl alcohol) can cause skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis).
- Preservatives (e.g. sorbic acid and sorbates, E 200, E 201, E 202, E 203) can cause skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis).
How does the ingredient of the medicinal product work?
The active ingredient is a related substance to cortisone. Cortisone is a hormone that is also produced by the body itself.
When injuries occur, the body's own defenses run at full speed, a number of messenger substances and immune cells flow to the site of the injury and destroy invading pathogens and cell debris or blood clots caused by the injury. This work leads to inflammation in the affected area and the associated swelling, redness and ultimately pain. The active ingredient curbs the body's own defense mechanisms, especially if they are exaggerated, as is the case with allergies. It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the skin in particular and eliminates itching, redness, swelling and pustules.
Application
- Skin inflammation, mild forms
Dosage
a sufficient amount1-2 times dailyChildren from 6 years and adults irrespective of the time of day
