The drug 'Advantan'. Instructions for use

Medication "Advantan" is a glucocorticosteroid drug. The drug is applied externally. The use of the drug helps to eliminate allergic and inflammatory reactions on the skin. The drug suppresses the reactions associated with proliferation (spread). This, in turn, leads to a decrease in both subjective sensations (pain, irritation and itching), and objective (puffiness, erythema).

The drug is recommended for adults and children from four months. The appointment of the "Advantan" ointment for babies should be strictly according to the indications. As practice shows, if all the recommendations are observed, the drug is well tolerated by the children. In addition, many parents note the high efficiency of the tool.

The drug "Advantan" instruction for use recommends for skin diseases (chronic including), responding to the effects of glucocorticosteroids for external use. To such pathologies, experts attribute true eczema, neurodermatitis, dermatitis (atopic, contact, allergic), eczema (degenerative, microbial, digidrotic).

Emulsion "Advantan" instructions for use recommends the use of acute inflammatory reactions on the skin in patients with four months. Very effective is a remedy for sunny dermatitis (severe sunburn), seborrheic eczema.

Ointment, oily ointment or "Advantan" cream instructions for use do not recommend the use of adults for more than twelve weeks, children - no longer than four weeks continuously. The preparation in the form of an emulsion is used no more than two weeks.

Cream "Advantan" - a dosage form containing a small amount of fat and a large amount of water. In this regard, it is recommended to use in cases of acute inflammation and wetness with very oily skin, and also to remove the inflammation focus from both the smooth cover and the hairy areas.

Ointment is recommended for infiltration, with diseases not complicated by wetting. This dosage form contains the same amount of water and fat.

Oily ointment is recommended for very dry skin. This dosage form is used for skin lesions of chronic course during periods when it is necessary to use anhydrous drug. The pronounced therapeutic effect is provided by the occlusive properties of the oily ointment.

Cream, oily ointment and ointment "Advantan" is applied once a day. Apply a thin layer of medicine to the problem areas.

The emulsion is also used once a day. With sunburn on the agreement with a doctor, you can apply the drug twice a day.

When using the medication in rare cases, there may be erythema, blistering rashes, itching, burning at the site of application. Also in isolated cases, the drug "Advantan" can cause allergies, perioral dermatitis, hypertrichosis, folliculitis.

The drug is contraindicated for syphilitic and tuberculous manifestations on the skin, viral lesions (chicken pox, lichen), perioral dermatitis, rosacea, when there are reactions to vaccination, hypersensitivity.

The drug "Advantan" during pregnancy and lactation is admitted to use strictly in accordance with the indications and recommendations of the doctor. The condition of patients should be monitored by the doctor. It is contraindicated for breastfeeding women to apply a medicine to the mammary glands.

With dermatomycosis or bacterial dermatoses, the drug "Advantan" should be used in combination with a specific antifungal or antibacterial therapy.

It is not recommended to use emulsion for occlusive dressing. It should be remembered that diapers can create an occlusive effect.

Before using the medication "Advantan", the instruction manual recommends that you consult with an expert.