Zinocap - Instructions For Use, Price, Reviews, Analogues, Cream

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Zinocap

Tsinocap: instructions for use and reviews

1. 1. Release form and composition
2. 2. Pharmacological properties
3. 3. Indications for use
4. 4. Contraindications
5. 5. Method of application and dosage
6. 6. Side effects
7. 7. Overdose
8. 8. Special instructions
9. 9. Drug interactions
10. 10. Analogs
11. 11. Terms and conditions of storage
12. 12. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
13. 13. Reviews
14. 14. Price in pharmacies

Latin name: Cinocap

ATX code: D11AX12

Active ingredient: Zinc pyrithione (Pyrithione zinc)

Manufacturer: JSC Pharmstandard (Russia)

Description and photo update: 2018-26-10

Prices in pharmacies: from 309 rubles.

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Zinocap is a dermatoprotective drug.

Release form and composition

Zinocap dosage forms:

• cream for external use: white or white-yellowish, with a slight odor or odorless (25 or 50 g in a tube, in a cardboard box 1 tube);
• aerosol for external use: oily liquid of white or light yellow color, has a specific odor (35 or 58 g in an aerosol can, in a box 1 can).

Composition of 100 g cream:

• active substance: zinc pyrithione (in terms of absolute substance) - 0.2 g;
• auxiliary components: macrogol cetostearate, cetostearyl alcohol, liquid paraffin, propylene glycol, dexpanthenol, sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, sodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate, purified water.

Aerosol composition per cylinder 35/58 g:

• active substance: zinc pyrithione (in terms of 100% substance) - 0.06 / 0.1 g;
• auxiliary components: sodium lauryl sulfate, isopropyl myristate, colloidal silicon dioxide, dexpanthenol, polysorbate-80, ethanol 70%, tetrafluoroethane (freon 134a).

Pharmacological properties

Pharmacodynamics

Zinocap aerosol and cream have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties.

The antibacterial activity of the drug is directed against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria: Streptococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus spp. Zinc pyrithione lowers the intracellular level of adenosine monophosphate (ATP), which leads to depolarization of cell membranes and the death of fungi and bacteria.

Antifungal activity is directed at Pityrosporum orbiculare and Pityrosporum ovale, which cause inflammation and excessive flaking in seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff, psoriasis and other skin diseases.

Pharmacokinetics

Systemic absorption of the drug is low.

Indications for use

• psoriasis, dandruff, seborrhea;
• atopic dermatitis;
• eczema;
• itching;
• neurodermatitis;
• inflammation and flaking of the skin;
• tinea versicolor, seborrheic dermatitis and other diseases caused by the bacteria Pityrosporum.

Contraindications

• age up to 1 year;
• increased sensitivity to the components of the drug.

Instructions for the use of Zinocap: method and dosage

Zinocap cream is applied externally, applying to the affected areas in a thin layer 2-3 times a day.

Aerosol Zinocap is used externally, spraying the drug from a distance of 15 cm 2-3 times a day, shake the balloon before use. The preparation comes with a nozzle designed for the treatment of the scalp. It is recommended to continue using the drug for at least 1 week after the symptoms disappear.

Recommended duration of therapy:

• seborrheic dermatitis - 2 weeks;
• atopic dermatitis - 3-4 weeks;
• psoriasis - 4-6 weeks, with symptoms of exacerbation, a second course of treatment is recommended.

Side effects

At the beginning of treatment with the drug in the form of an aerosol, sometimes there is a passing burning sensation at the site of application of the drug.

According to the instructions, Zinocap can cause the development of allergic reactions.

Overdose

Overdose cases are unknown.

special instructions

When spraying the Zinocap aerosol, the balloon should be held vertically.

Drug interactions

There is no information on interaction with other drugs.

Analogs

Analogs of Zinocap are: Zinc pyrithione, Friederm Zinc, Skin-cap.

Terms and conditions of storage

Store at 4 to 25 ° C. Keep out of the reach of children.

Shelf life is 3 years.

Terms of dispensing from pharmacies

Available without a prescription.

Reviews about Zinocap

Positive reviews about Tsinocap prove the effectiveness of the drug if it is used as part of a complex therapy prescribed by a doctor. Tsinocap monotherapy, although it brings temporary relief, does not always provide a lasting result.

Zinocap price in pharmacies

The approximate price for Zinocap is: aerosol (in a 58 g bottle) - 720–890 rubles, cream (in a 50 g tube) - 560–670 rubles.

Zinocap: prices in online pharmacies

Drug name Price Pharmacy

Zinocap 0.2% cream for external use 25 g 1 pc. 309 RUB Buy

Zinocap cream 0.2% 25g 372 r Buy

Zinocap 0.2% aerosol for external use 58 g 1 pc. RUB 500 Buy

Zinocap 0.2% cream for external use 50 g 1 pc. RUB 539 Buy

Zinocap cream 0.2% 50g 716 RUB Buy

Zinocap aerosol 0.2% 58g 1037 RUB Buy

Maria Kulkes Medical journalist About the author

Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".

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