VERRUCID

VERRUCID Solution

Important notes (mandatory information)

Verrucid 10 % solution. Active ingredient: Salicylic acid. Areas of application: externally on the skin as a peeling agent for cornification disorders caused by warts as well as for corns and calluses.

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


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Verrucid 10 % solution, for use in children and adults
Active ingredient: Salicylic acid

Read the entire package leaflet carefully because it contains important information for you. This medicine is available without a prescription. However, Verrucid must be used as directed in order to achieve the best possible treatment results.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 6 weeks, you must see a doctor in any case.
• If any of the listed side effects affect you significantly or if you notice side effects that are not listed in this package leaflet, please inform your doctor or pharmacist.

This package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS VERRUCID AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE USING VERRUCID?
3. HOW TO USE VERRUCID?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. HOW TO STORE VERRUCID?
6. FURTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS VERRUCID AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Verrucid is a 10% solution of salicylic acid in an organic solvent mixture, which is used externally on the skin as a peeling agent for cornification disorders caused by warts as well as for corns and calluses.

2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE USING VERRUCID?

Verrucid must not be used:

• in case of hypersensitivity to salicylic acid, salicylates or other components of the medicine.
• Verrucid should not be used in infants and in patients with renal insufficiency.
• Verrucid must not come into contact with mucous membranes, in particular contact with the eyes must be avoided.

Special care must be taken when using Verrucid if Verrucid is applied near inflammations and wounds. If the eyes and mucous membranes have come into contact with Verrucid, they should be rinsed with water.

When using Verrucid with other medicines

Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using or have recently taken/used other medicines, even if they are non-prescription medicines. Salicylic acid can increase the penetration of other topically applied medicines into the skin. Salicylic acid absorbed into the bloodstream can increase the harmful effects of methotrexate and enhance the blood sugar lowering effect of sulfonylureas.

When using Verrucid together with food and drinks

You should not eat or drink at the same time while using Verrucid.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using any medicine. Verrucid should not be used during pregnancy, except on an area smaller than 5 cm2. It should also not be used on the breasts of nursing mothers.

Driving and using machines

No impairment.

3. HOW TO USE VERRUCID?

Always use Verrucid exactly as described in this package leaflet. Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, the usual dose is: Verrucid is applied twice a day to the skin areas to be treated. The solution is applied to warts, corns and calluses with the brush attached to the bottle cap. Verrucid is to be used daily. The existing pyroxylin film should be removed before each new application of Verrucid. Verrucid works only externally and must not be taken orally. When applying Verrucid, care must be taken to ensure that the solution does not flow onto healthy skin. After successful therapy, treatment should be continued for another week. The average duration of use is 6 weeks. Experience in children is limited. For safety reasons, the maximum daily dose of 1 ml of solution should therefore not be exceeded and the total duration of use should be limited to a maximum of 6 weeks. Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Verrucid is too strong or too weak.

If you have used more Verrucid than you should

As a countermeasure, it is recommended to rinse off the excess medicine immediately with warm water.

If you forget to use Verrucid

Do not apply double the dose, but continue treatment as directed.

If you stop using Verrucid

If the medicine is discontinued prematurely, the cornification disorder may persist.

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

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, Verrucid can have side effects, although not everybody gets them. The following categories are used as a basis for the frequency of side effects

The following categories are used as a basis for the frequency of side effects:
Very common:	more than 1 in 10 treated persons
Common:	1 to 10 in 100 treated persons
Uncommon:	1 to 10 in 1,000 treated persons
Rare:	1 to 10 in 10,000 treated persons
Very rare:	less than 1 in 10,000 treated persons
Not known:	frequency cannot be estimated from the available data.

Significant side effects or signs to watch out for, and measures to take if you are affected

If you are affected by any of the following side effects, discontinue Verrucid and see your doctor as soon as possible. After application, occasional local irritation, usually mild burning, and in individual cases contact allergy may occur. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if any of the listed side effects affect you significantly or if you notice side effects that are not listed in this package leaflet.

5. HOW TO STORE VERRUCID?

Keep medicines out of the reach of children. Do not use the medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the folding box and on the bottle label after "usable until". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month. Storage conditions: The bottle should always be kept tightly closed. The solvent is highly volatile and flammable. Note on shelf life after opening or preparation: After opening the container, the medicine is usually stable for 6 weeks if used as directed. You should not use Verrucid if the volatile solvent has largely evaporated due to leaving the bottle open. The medicine must not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you no longer need it. This measure helps to protect the environment.

6. FURTHER INFORMATION

What Verrucid contains

The active ingredient is salicylic acid. The other ingredients are: acetic acid 99%, docusate sodium, castor oil, pyroxylin, ethanol 96%, acetone, isobutyl acetate.

What Verrucid looks like and contents of the pack

Verrucid is a colourless to pale yellow solution with a pungent odour of acetic acid. One pack contains a bottle with 10 ml solution (N1).

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur

GALENpharma GmbH
Wittland 13
24109 Kiel

Postfach 3764
24036 Kiel

Manufacturer

Paul W. Beyvers GmbH
Schaffhausenerstraße 26-34,
12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

This package leaflet was last revised in July 2011.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 10/2016
Active ingredient: Salicylic acid. Areas of application: externally on the skin as a peeling agent for cornification disorders caused by warts as well as for corns and calluses.