Exo-tifin cream 10 mg/ml tube of 15 g

Exo-tifin cream is used for the local treatment of fungal infections caused by pathogens sensitive to naftifine:

Composition

Active ingredient: naftifine hydrochloride.

1 g of the drug contains 10 mg of naftifine hydrochloride.

Excipients: cetostearyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, polysorbate 60, cetyl palmitate, sorbitan sesquioleate, benzyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, purified water.

Contraindication

Hypersensitivity to naftifine or to any of the excipients of the drug. The drug should not be applied to wound surfaces. Do not use for eye treatment.

Method of application

The drug should be applied to the affected skin surface and adjacent areas once a day after it has been thoroughly cleaned and dried, capturing approximately 1 cm of healthy skin around the edges of the affected area.

Duration of treatment: for dermatomycoses – 2–4 weeks (if necessary – up to 8 weeks); for candidiasis – 4 weeks; for nail infections – up to 6 months.

For fungal nail diseases, the drug is recommended to be used 2 times a day. Before the first use, it is necessary to remove as much of the affected part of the nail as possible with scissors or a nail file (to facilitate this procedure, on the recommendation of a doctor, the nails can be treated with a special softener).

To prevent relapse, treatment with the drug should be continued for at least 2 weeks after the main symptoms of the disease have disappeared.

Features

Pregnant women

There are no or limited amount of data from the use of naftifine in pregnant women.

Children

There is insufficient data on the efficacy and safety of the drug in children, so it is not recommended to prescribe it to patients in this age category.

Drivers

Does not affect.

Overdose

Acute overdose with topical application of naftifine has not been observed.

Systemic intoxication with external use of the drug is unlikely, since a small amount of the active substance is absorbed through the skin.

In case of accidental ingestion of the drug, symptomatic treatment should be initiated.

Side effects

General violations:

Frequency unknown: in rare cases, local reactions may occur - dry skin, redness and burning sensation, erythema, itching, local irritation.

Interaction

Interaction studies have not been conducted.

Storage conditions

Store in the original packaging at a temperature not exceeding 25°C.

Keep out of reach of children.

Shelf life: 2 years.