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LINDANO

That It contains And So that The USA This Medicine?

The medicine that indicated its doctor to him contains lindano and is solely for external use (it does not have to be ingested). It is used to fight the scabies (escabiosis) and infections caused by lice.

In order to obtain this medicine doctor is necessary to present/display récipe.

 

THAT HE MUST KNOW BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE?

If he is going to use this medicine, you and their doctor must consider:

ALLERGIES: if it has presented/displayed allergies to the lindano or, to any other substances, such as preventive or colorantes.

PREGNANCY: the lindano is absorbed by the skin and can cause effects nonwished in the fetus. It only must be used when it is absolutely necessary and low strict medical checkup. It does not have to be used more than 2 times during the pregnancy. It uses greater amounts, with more frequency, neither by a long time the more to the recommended one by his doctor.

LACTANCIA: the lindano is absorbed by the skin and happens to maternal milk. It only must be used when it is absolutely necessary and low strict medical checkup. In this case, it does not nurse his baby in the 2 following days to the use of this medicine. During this period it extracts milk with tiraleche soon and deséchela. Of this form it is avoided that the chests are cargen of milk or they are dried.

CHILDREN: the babies and the children are specially sensible to the effects of the lindano. This medicine does not have to be used in smaller children of 10 years.

OLD: the absorption of the lindano through the skin can be greater in the old ones. This increases the possibility that effects nonwished appear. It only must be used under strict medical checkup.

 

OTHER MEDICINES: some medicines cannot be administered at the same time with the lindano. Others can be associated taking certain precautions. Report to its doctor or phamacist if it is using any other medicine, specially if it is applied in the same zone that the lindano.

OTHER DISEASES: the use of the lindano can not be advisable in the presence of some diseases. In these cases certain precautions must be taken Consult with his doctor if you suffer of:

  • convulsions
  • salpullido, bare skin or in alive meat

 

LIKE USING THIS MEDICINE SUITABLY?

ADMINISTRATION: the lindano is a poison. Have much taken care of of not swallowing it. He is dangerous and it can cause the death.

Avoid that this medicine between in contact with the eyes. If this happens accidentally, lávelos with abundant water and consults immediately with its doctor.

It does not apply the lindano on the descamada, cut skin or with sores. This increases the possibility that the undesired effects of this medicine appear.

When it applies the lindano to other people, it uses plastic gloves. This is very important if she is pregnant or lactando.

Their sexual pair and all the members of the family can need to be treated. These infections are infected through the personal communication. Consult on the matter with his doctor.

 

FOR PATIENTS WHO USE THIS MEDICINE UNDER THE FORM OF LOTION FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE SCABIES:

Before applying this medicine it bá6nese with water and soap very well.

Dry the skin very well.

Apply sufficient amount of lindano in all the body, from the neck downwards, even in the plant of the feet. Affluent friction when applying it.

Leave east medicine on his skin of 8 to 12 hours. Soon it lávese with abundant water.

 

FOR PATIENTS WHO USE THIS MEDICINE UNDER THE FORM OF CHAMPÚ FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE LICE:

Aplíquelo on the dry hair, rubs carefully covering all the skin with the hairy leather and the hair. Déjelo by 4 minutes.

Add small amounts of water and you rub until forming abundant foam.

Remove liendres with a called special comb sacapiojos.

Lávese with abundant water. Asegúrese to eliminate the champú of all parts of its body. Séquese with a clean towel.

With the dry hair, it péinese again with the comb sacapiojos, to eliminate liendres surpluses.

It does not use east medicine like a regular champú. Generally, an application is sufficient. If it is necessary it can be repeated to the week.

 

FULFILL THE INDICATED PROCESSING: use east medicine, exactly, as it indicated his doctor to him. It applies more amount, most frequently, neither by a long time the more that the recommended one. This increases the possibility that the lindano is absorbed by the skin and causes effects nonwished (toxic).

 

FOR PATIENTS WHO USE THIS MEDICINE FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE LICE: it does not leave east medicine in contact with the skin by a greater time the recommended one, nor places plastics on the head. This is specially important in children.

 

THAT TAKEN CARE OF IT MUST HAVE WHILE THE USA THIS MEDICINE?

Prevention Of Reinfecciones Or Contagios: all the clothes used recently, as well as the pajamas, sheets, covers and towels must be boiled, be washed with hot water, to dry or the gangplanks with the very hot plate. This avoids that it becomes to infect or, that infects other people.

 

POISONING: it is very important that you and their family recognizes the symptoms of poisoning with the lindano. Some symptoms are: convulsions; vertigos, stupidity or daze; fast beats of the heart; cramps; nervousness, disquiet or irritability; vomits. In case this happens, it looks for medical aid of emergency immediately.

 

AS UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS IT CAN PRODUCE THIS MEDICINE?

  • Together with the beneficial effects of a medicine effects nonwished can appear. These effects do not appear in all the patients. Suspend the processing and you consult with his doctor, as soon as is possible, if it appears any sign of irritation that it did not have before beginning the processing.
  • After suspending the processing with the lindano, one can be presented/displayed picazón that lasts of one to several weeks. If this problem continues or it becomes annoying, it consults with his doctor.

 

LIKE STORING THIS MEDICINE?

  • Manténgalo outside the Vista and reaches of the children.
  • Protéjalo of the heat and the direct light.
  • It does not store it in the freezer.
  • Always review the date of expiration. When it is won, deséchelo by the water closet to assure that it is outside the reach of the children.

 

COMMERCIAL NAME

  • Somergan

 Processed: August 1995

 

 

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