ELIDEL Cream 1% 30g

Product Description:

• It belongs to a class of drugs called calcineurin inhibitors.

Elidel is a topical cream that comes in one strength:

• 1%. You’ll usually apply Elidel to affected areas of your skin twice daily.
• Elidel is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Leprosy, Tuberculoid or Lepromatous Disease.
• Elidel may be used alone or with other medications.
• Elidel belongs to a class of drugs called Antileprosy Agents.
• It is not known if Elidel is safe and effective in children younger than 1 month of age.

How To Use:

• Apply a thin layer of ELIDEL (pimecrolimus) Cream, 1% to the affected skin twice daily.
• The patient should stop using ELIDEL Cream, 1% when signs and symptoms (e.g., itch, rash and redness) resolve and should be instructed on what actions to take if symptoms recur.
• If signs and symptoms persist beyond 6 weeks, patients should be re-examined by their health care provider to confirm the diagnosis of atopic dermatitis.
• Continuous long-term use of ELIDEL Cream, 1% should be avoided, and application should be limited to areas of involvement with atopic dermatitis.
• The safety of ELIDEL Cream, 1% under occlusion, which may promote systemic exposure, has not been evaluated. Avoid use of ELIDEL Cream, 1% with occlusive dressings.

Warnings And Precautions:

• LONG-TERM SAFETY OF TOPICAL CALCINEURIN INHIBITORS HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
• Although a causal relationship has not been established, rare cases of malignancy (e.g., skin and lymphoma) have been reported in patients treated with topical calcineurin inhibitors, including ELIDEL Cream, 1% . Therefore:
• Continuous long-term use of topical calcineurin inhibitors, including ELIDEL Cream, 1%, in any age group should be avoided, and application limited to areas of involvement with atopic dermatitis.
• ELIDEL Cream, 1% is not indicated for use in children less than 2 years of age.