Protopik - Instructions For Use, Reviews, Analogues

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Protopicus

Instructions for use:

1. 1. Release form, composition, packaging
2. 2. Pharmacological action
3. 3. Indications for use
4. 4. Contraindications
5. 5. Method of administration and dosage regimen
6. 6. Overdose
7. 7. Interaction with other medicinal products
8. 8. Side effects
9. 9. Terms and conditions of storage
10. 10. Special instructions

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Protopic belongs to a group of drugs that relieve inflammation on the skin.

Release form, composition, packaging

Produced in the form of a homogeneous ointment 0.03%. For external use only. Has a white, white-yellow color. 100 g of Protopic ointment contains 30 mg of tacrolimus.

The instructions for Protopic indicate that its additional components include liquid paraffin (11 mg), white beeswax (3.5 mg), white soft paraffin (77.47 mg), propylene carbonate (5 mg), hard paraffin (3 mg).

In addition, Protopic is produced in the form of a homogeneous ointment 0.1%. Has a white, white-yellow color. 100 g of product contains 100 mg of tacrolimus.

Additional substances include liquid paraffin (11 mg), white beeswax (3.5 mg), white soft paraffin (77.47 mg), propylene carbonate (5 mg), hard paraffin (3 mg).

Sold in 10 g, 30 g and 60 g plastic tubes.

Pharmacological action Protopic

In the instructions to Protopic, it is noted that this drug belongs to anti-inflammatory drugs that are used only for external use. The advantage of this drug is that its main component does not affect collagen synthesis and does not cause atrophy of the skin.

Indications for use of Protopic

Most often, Protopic and Protopic analogs are prescribed to those patients who have atopic dermatitis (severe and moderate). This is also done in cases where other drugs do not help patients or there are no adverse reactions to the components of Protopic. Children aged 2-16 years are prescribed only 0.03% Protopic. Adults and children over 16 years old can use ointment 0.1% and 0.03%.

Contraindications

Protopic ointment is contraindicated:

• With lamellar ichthyosis.
• In the responses to Protopik, it is said that the ointment should not be used during pregnancy and lactation.
• Do not use if the patient has Netherton's syndrome or other genetic skin diseases.
• If the skin does not react well to the ointment.
• It is forbidden to apply to children aged 2-16 years 0.1% Protopic ointment.
• It is strictly forbidden to apply to children under 2 years of age.
• If patients have hypersensitivity to the main and auxiliary components of the drug.

Patients with liver failure, very large lesions of the skin, children, as well as those patients who have been using this drug for a rather long time, need additional consultation.

Method of application of Protopic and dosage regimen

The instructions for Protopic say that this ointment is applied to adults and children in a thin layer on the affected areas of the skin (including the neck, face, skin folds). Avoid getting the ointment on the mucous membranes, as well as under the sealed dressings used on various parts of the body.

Children aged 2 to 16 years should start treatment with the use of Protopic 0.03% up to 2 times a day. The general course of treatment is maximum 3 weeks. After that, the ointment is applied once a day until the skin is completely cleansed.

For adults and children over 16 years of age, the course of treatment begins with the application of 0.1% of the product up to 2 times a day. In case of rapid improvement, you can use 0.03% drug or reduce the dosage.

Elderly people do not need additional advice regarding the dosage of Protopic.

Usually, the improvement in patients is noticeable after 7 days of therapy. If there is no improvement after 14 days of using the drug, then you should consult a specialist.

Overdose

In the responses to Protopik, it was recorded that to date, no cases of overdose have been observed.

If the drug is ingested, do not induce vomiting or gastric lavage. It is necessary to seek help from a doctor who will monitor the general condition of the body.

Interaction with other medicinal products

The instructions for Protopic indicate that the drug is not metabolized in the skin.

The simultaneous application of Protopic with drugs such as ketoconazole, erythromycin, diltiazem, itraconazole is not excluded if the patient has a severe disease of large areas of the skin or erythroderma is recorded.

Until now, there have been no medical studies that would confirm the effect of the ointment on the vaccination process. However, despite this, when using Protopic, vaccination may become less effective. To avoid such results, it is carried out before applying the ointment or 2 weeks after using it. If the patient is injected with a live attenuated vaccine, then this process should begin 28 days after the last day of using Protopic. In the event that this interval cannot be met, another vaccine must be used.

Numerous experiments confirm that children from 2 to 11 years old can apply Protopic to the skin and simultaneously administer the conjugate vaccine.

The reaction of the human body to the simultaneous use of Protopic with other ointments intended for external use, as well as immunosuppressants, is not known.

Side effects of Protopic

In the reviews to Protopik, it was noted that most often after using this remedy, there may be a burning sensation of the skin, itching, redness, rash and pain, as well as swelling in a specific place of application of the drug. They pass during the first week of treatment and are mild.

In the responses to Protopik, it is said that when the ointment is applied to the skin and the simultaneous use of alcohol in increased amounts, skin irritation can be provoked.

Using the ointment can provoke the occurrence of acne (which is extremely rare), folliculitis and herpes infection. As for the nervous system, hyperesthesia and paresthesia often occur.

For all the time after the appearance of Protopic and Protopic analogues in medical practice, only a few cases were noted when patients developed skin cancer, rosacea and other infections of the skin.

Terms and conditions of storage Protopik

The drug and analogues of Protopic must be stored away from children in a place protected from light at a temperature that will not exceed 25 degrees. Do not use after the expiration date (3 years).

special instructions

Protopic should not be used in patients who are taking immunosuppressants, as well as those who suffer from congenital or acquired immunodeficiency.

When using Protopic and Protopic analogues, you must not visit solariums. Avoid exposure to the sun's rays and procedures with UV rays.

Protopic is strictly forbidden to be applied to areas of the skin whose lesions are defined as malignant. For 2 hours after applying Protopic, emollient ointments and creams should not be applied to these skin areas. After using the ointment, be sure to wash your hands.

Protopik: prices in online pharmacies

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Protopic 0.03% ointment for external use 10 g 1 pc. 387 r Buy

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Protopic 0.1% ointment for external use 10 g 1 pc. 558 r Buy

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Protopic 0.03% ointment for external use 30 g 1 pc. 1267 RUB Buy

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Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!