WARTICON
Active substance: PODOPHYLLOTOXIN
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PA C K A G E L E A F L E T: I N F O R M AT I O N F O R T H E U S E R
Podophyllotoxin 0.5% w/v solution Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. If any of the side effects get serious or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. In this leaflet: 1. What Warticon is and what it is used for 2. Before you use Warticon 3. How to use Warticon 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Warticon 6. Further information 1. What Warticon is and what it is used for Warticon contains a medicine called podophyllotoxin. This is a plant extract which belongs to a group of medicines called antivirals. Warticon is used to treat genital warts. It is used for warts under the foreskin of the penis in men and external warts on the vagina in females. 2. Before you use Warticon Do not use Warticon if: you are allergic to podophyllotoxin or any of the other ingredients of Warticon (listed in Section 6) you are pregnant or breast-feeding a baby your warts surround an open wound (such as after surgery). Do not use Warticon if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine. Take special care Talk to your doctor before using this medicine if: any of your warts are bigger than a 4 centimetre area (approximately the size of a postage stamp). You may need to have this medicine applied by your doctor or nurse in a clinic. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine. 3. How to use Warticon Always use Warticon exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. This solution is for external use only. How much to use Apply Warticon twice a day, in the morning and evening for 3 days. Do not apply any Warticon for the next 4 days. This completes one treatment course. If you still have any warts remaining 7 days after you have started using Warticon, repeat the treatment course (twice a day for 3 days followed by 4 days when you do not apply it). A maximum of 4 treatment courses may be applied. If any warts remain after 4 treatment courses, see your doctor. How to apply Warticon 1. Wash the affected areas with soap and water. Dry the area well with a clean towel. 2. Use a new applicator each morning and evening you apply Warticon. 3. Dip the Loop end of the applicator into the Warticon solution. If you have a large wart (no larger than a postage stamp) or lots of warts in a small area, dip the Spatula end of the applicator. 4. Apply the solution to a wart until it is just covered and allow it to dry. Be careful not to get the Warticon onto healthy skin. If this happens, wash the solution off with soap and water. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each wart. Do not repeat these steps more than 50 times. 6. Make sure you screw the lid back on tightly.
Loop end for treatment of separate warts
If you get Warticon in your eyes or if you swallow it If you get Warticon in your eye, rinse the eye thoroughly with water and see your doctor. If you accidentally swallow some of the Warticon, see your doctor or go to hospital straight away. Take the bottle of Warticon with you so that the doctor knows what you have swallowed. Having sex when using Warticon You should not have sex when you are still treating your warts. You should wait until your warts have gone and your skin has healed. If you do have sex, you must use a condom. 4. Possible side effects Like all medicines, Warticon can cause side effects, although not everybody will get them. The following side effects may happen with this medicine: burning, itching and soreness. These are likely to happen when you start using the medicine and should go away. If these effects do not go away and cause severe discomfort, stop using the medicine and see your doctor. If you notice any other side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. 5. How to store Warticon Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Use this medicine before the Use Before date which is stated on the packet.. Store Warticon at room temperature (below 25C). Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment. 6. Further information What Warticon contains The active ingredient is podophyllotoxin 0.5% w/v. The other ingredients are phosphoric acid, ethanol, Patent Blue V (E131) and purified water. What Warticon looks like and contents of the pack Each pack of Warticon contains a bottle of Warticon solution and a tub of double-ended applicators. Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer Marketing Authorisation Holder: GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited Trading as Stiefel, Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1BT, UK Manufacturer: Stiefel Laboratories (Ireland) Ltd. Finisklin Business Park, Sligo, Ireland Date of preparation: May 2010 PL No 19494/0074 MA 300/01302
Spatula end for treatment of large or lots of warts in a small area
Podophyllotoxin 0.5% w/v solution Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. If any of the side effects get serious or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. In this leaflet: 1. What Warticon is and what it is used for 2. Before you use Warticon 3. How to use Warticon 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Warticon 6. Further information 1. What Warticon is and what it is used for Warticon contains a medicine called podophyllotoxin. This is a plant extract which belongs to a group of medicines called antivirals. Warticon is used to treat genital warts. It is used for warts under the foreskin of the penis in men and external warts on the vagina in females. 2. Before you use Warticon Do not use Warticon if: you are allergic to podophyllotoxin or any of the other ingredients of Warticon (listed in Section 6) you are pregnant or breast-feeding a baby your warts surround an open wound (such as after surgery). Do not use Warticon if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine. Take special care Talk to your doctor before using this medicine if: any of your warts are bigger than a 4 centimetre area (approximately the size of a postage stamp). You may need to have this medicine applied by your doctor or nurse in a clinic. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using this medicine. 3. How to use Warticon Always use Warticon exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. This solution is for external use only. How much to use Apply Warticon twice a day, in the morning and evening for 3 days. Do not apply any Warticon for the next 4 days. This completes one treatment course. If you still have any warts remaining 7 days after you have started using Warticon, repeat the treatment course (twice a day for 3 days followed by 4 days when you do not apply it). A maximum of 4 treatment courses may be applied. If any warts remain after 4 treatment courses, see your doctor. How to apply Warticon 1. Wash the affected areas with soap and water. Dry the area well with a clean towel. 2. Use a new applicator each morning and evening you apply Warticon. 3. Dip the Loop end of the applicator into the Warticon solution. If you have a large wart (no larger than a postage stamp) or lots of warts in a small area, dip the Spatula end of the applicator. 4. Apply the solution to a wart until it is just covered and allow it to dry. Be careful not to get the Warticon onto healthy skin. If this happens, wash the solution off with soap and water. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each wart. Do not repeat these steps more than 50 times. 6. Make sure you screw the lid back on tightly.
Loop end for treatment of separate warts
If you get Warticon in your eyes or if you swallow it If you get Warticon in your eye, rinse the eye thoroughly with water and see your doctor. If you accidentally swallow some of the Warticon, see your doctor or go to hospital straight away. Take the bottle of Warticon with you so that the doctor knows what you have swallowed. Having sex when using Warticon You should not have sex when you are still treating your warts. You should wait until your warts have gone and your skin has healed. If you do have sex, you must use a condom. 4. Possible side effects Like all medicines, Warticon can cause side effects, although not everybody will get them. The following side effects may happen with this medicine: burning, itching and soreness. These are likely to happen when you start using the medicine and should go away. If these effects do not go away and cause severe discomfort, stop using the medicine and see your doctor. If you notice any other side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. 5. How to store Warticon Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Use this medicine before the Use Before date which is stated on the packet.. Store Warticon at room temperature (below 25C). Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment. 6. Further information What Warticon contains The active ingredient is podophyllotoxin 0.5% w/v. The other ingredients are phosphoric acid, ethanol, Patent Blue V (E131) and purified water. What Warticon looks like and contents of the pack Each pack of Warticon contains a bottle of Warticon solution and a tub of double-ended applicators. Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer Marketing Authorisation Holder: GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited Trading as Stiefel, Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1BT, UK Manufacturer: Stiefel Laboratories (Ireland) Ltd. Finisklin Business Park, Sligo, Ireland Date of preparation: May 2010 PL No 19494/0074 MA 300/01302
Spatula end for treatment of large or lots of warts in a small area
Source: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
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