ANAESTHESULF

ANAESTHESULF Lotion

Important notes (mandatory information)

Anaesthesulf Lotion. Active ingredient: Lauromacrogol 400. Areas of application: for relieving itching, e.g. in the case of varicella (chickenpox and shingles) on the skin.

For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and consult your doctor or pharmacist.


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Anaesthesulf Lotion 8 g/100 g suspension for cutaneous use (old name: Polidocanol)
Active ingredient: Lauromacrogol 400 (Ph. Eur.)

Read the entire package leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine, because it contains important information. Always use this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you notice any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.
• If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 10 days, talk to your doctor.

What this package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS ANAESTHESULF LOTION AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE USING ANAESTHESULF LOTION?
3. HOW TO USE ANAESTHESULF LOTION?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. HOW TO STORE ANAESTHESULF LOTION?
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS ANAESTHESULF LOTION AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Anaesthesulf is a medicine with a mild local anaesthetic effect. Anaesthesulf is used in infants, children and adults to relieve itching, e.g. in the case of varicella (chickenpox and shingles) on the skin.

2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE USING ANAESTHESULF LOTION?

Anaesthesulf must not be used:

• if you are allergic to lauromacrogol 400 or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• in premature babies in the first few weeks of life.

Warnings and precautions

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Anaesthesulf. If you use Anaesthesulf on your face: Do not rub Anaesthesulf into your eyes!

Using Anaesthesulf together with other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or intend to take/use any other medicines.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, or if you suspect you may be pregnant or intend to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine. You should then not use Anaesthesulf over a large area and for no longer than 1 week or, on the express advice of your doctor, for a maximum of 2 weeks. If you are breast-feeding, please do not use Anaesthesulf on your breasts.

Driving and using machines

Anaesthesulf has no influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

Anaesthesulf contains propylene glycol

Propylene glycol can cause skin irritation.

3. HOW TO USE ANAESTHESULF LOTION?

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as agreed with your doctor or pharmacist. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Shake the bottle well before use! Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, Anaesthesulf is applied thinly to the itchy areas of skin one to three times a day using a cotton wool ball. The suspension can also be applied over a large area. After treatment, the suspension can be easily rinsed off with lukewarm water.

Duration of use

The duration of use depends on the type and course of the clinical picture. In children, Anaesthesulf must not be used for longer than 1 week. In adults, Anaesthesulf should not be used for longer than 1 week without medical advice. If you want to use Anaesthesulf in adults for longer than one week, talk to your doctor beforehand.

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Anaesthesulf is too strong or too weak.

If you have used more Anaesthesulf than you should

Use nourishing, fatty ointments on dry, cracked areas of skin.

If you forget to use Anaesthesulf

Continue treatment immediately with the amount used previously.

If you stop using Anaesthesulf

The itching may get worse again.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The following category is used as a basis for the frequency of side effects

Rare - 1 to 10 in 10,000 people treated:

• Rarely, hypersensitivity reactions may occur.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Dept. of Pharmacovigilance, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn, website: www.bfarm.de. By reporting side effects, you can help to provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. HOW TO STORE ANAESTHESULF LOTION?

Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the bottle and the outer carton after "Use by:". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month indicated. No special storage conditions are required for the unopened medicine. Do not store above 25°C after first opening. Shelf life after opening: 3 months. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine if you no longer use it. You thus help to protect the environment.

6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Anaesthesulf contains

The active ingredient is: Lauromacrogol 400 (Ph. Eur.) (old name: Polidocanol). 100 g suspension contains 8 g lauromacrogol 400 (Ph. Eur.). The other ingredients are: Zinc oxide, talc, titanium dioxide, methylcellulose, propylene glycol, purified water.

What Anaesthesulf looks like and contents of the pack

Anaesthesulf is a white suspension for cutaneous use and is available in packs of 50 and 100 g suspension.

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur and manufacturer

Infectopharm Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH
Von-Humboldt-Str. 1
64646 Heppenheim
www.infectopharm.com

This package leaflet was last revised in July 2015.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 04/2018
Active ingredient: Lauromacrogol 400. Areas of application: for relieving itching, e.g. in the case of varicella (chickenpox and shingles) on the skin.