Medicines R Us Group
Your Trusted Partner in Health and Wellness
BRAND INFORMATION
Brand name
Scheriproct
Active ingredient
Cinchocaine hydrochloride; Prednisolone hexanoate
What Scheriproct® is used for?
The active ingredient in Scheriproct® is a type of cortisone and belongs to the group of medicines called corticosteroids.
Scheriproct® is the brand name for agents containing the substances prednisolone hexanoate and cinchocaine hydrochloride.
Scheriproct® is used in the treatment of haemorrhoids(piles), tears of the anal tissue, and similar conditions. The active ingredients reduce the inflammation and pain associated with such problems.
Your doctor however, may have prescribed Scheriproct® for another purpose.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Scheriproct® has been prescribed for you.
A doctor’s prescription is required for Scheriproct®.
Before you use Scheriproct®When you must not use it
Do not use Scheriproct® if you have ever had an allergic reaction to:
Prednisolone hexanoate or cinchocaine hydrochlorideAny of the ingredients in Scheriproct® listed at the end of this leaflet for the product you are using.
Do not use Scheriproct® if you have:TB or syphilis in the area to be treateda viral disease (e.g. chickenpox)traumatised skina bacterial or fungal skin infection (such as thrush) unless you are also being treated for this or unless your doctor tells you.
Ask your doctor to be sure you do not have any of these conditions.
Do not use Scheriproct® if you are in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Do not use Scheriproct® after the expiry date printed on the pack. If you use it after the expiry date has passed, it may not work as well.
Do not use Scheriproct® if the packaging shows signs of tampering or the seal on the tube is broken.
Before you start to use it
You must tell your doctor if:
You are allergic to any other medicines, foods, dyes or preservativesYou are pregnant or breastfeeding. Your doctor will tell you if you can use Scheriproct® during pregnancy or while you are breastfeeding.
Some of the ingredients in Scheriproct® may interact with latex products, such as condoms. Therefore, if condoms are used in the same area of treatment with Scheriproct®, these may no longer be effective as contraception or as protection against sexually transmitted infections such as HIV infection. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist, if you require more information.
How to use Scheriproct®
Follow carefully all directions given to you by your doctor or pharmacist. They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.
If you do not understand the instructions in this leaflet, ask your doctor or pharmacist for help.
How to use it
The area around the anus should be carefully and thoroughly cleaned before using Scheriproct®, which is best applied after the bowels have been emptied.
Ointment
Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, Scheriproct® Ointment should be applied twice daily. Application up to four times on the first day may provide faster initial relief. Smear a small amount of ointment (about the size of a pea) around the anus and just inside the anus using your finger. The applicator supplied with the tube should be screwed on to the tube, and used to apply the ointment internally. If the anus if very inflamed and painful, it is advisable to gently apply the ointment internally with your finger.
Protruding lumps should be thickly smeared and carefully pressed back with your finger. After each use, clean the applicator with a paper towel, remove the remaining product in the applicator with a cotton swab and clean it again with a paper towel. Rinse the applicator under warm water well and dry the applicator with a paper towel. Do not use the applicator if damaged.
Suppositories
Check the hardness of the suppository before unwrapping it. If it is soft, place the wrapped suppository in cold water before use. This will ensure that the suppository maintains its shape when it is used. Unless otherwise advised by your doctor, one suppository should be unwrapped and inserted high into the back passage daily. For severe symptoms, one suppository may be inserted two to three times on the first day.
How long to use it
Treatment should continue for one week, less frequently (ointment once a day or one suppository every other day) after symptoms have cleared. The length of treatment should however, not exceed four weeks.
If you forget to use it
If you forget to use Scheriproct® use it as soon as you remember and then go back to your normal times for applying Scheriproct®.
Do not try to make up for the amount you missed by using more than you would normally use.
If you are not sure what to do, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If you have trouble remembering to use your medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist for some hints.
While you are using Scheriproct®Things you must do
Tell all your doctors and pharmacists who are treating you that you are using Scheriproct®.
If you feel that Scheriproct® is not helping your condition, tell your doctor (or pharmacist).
Tell your doctor if for any reason you have not used Scheriproct® as prescribed. Otherwise your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.
If you become pregnant while using Scheriproct® tell your doctor.
Contact your doctor if you experienced blurred vision or other visual disturbances.
Product description
Scheriproct® is presented in 10 g and 30 g tubes of ointment, and as suppositories in packs of 12.
Ingredients
The ointment contains:
cinchocaine hydrochloride 5mg/gprednisolone hexanoate 1.9mg/gcastor oil for injectionhydrogenated castor oiloctyldodecanolPEG-8 ricinoleateperfume oil Chypre / 740 049
Scheriproct® suppositories contain:
cinchocaine hydrochloride 1mgprednisolone hexanoate 1.3mghard fat
Your Trusted Partner in Health and Wellness
