HOW TO TAKE CELESTODERM GENTAMICIN
Follow exactly the instructions for taking this medicine as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
The recommended dose is:
Adults and children over 12 year
Apply a thin layer of this medicine throughout the affected area 2 times a day, in the morning and in the evening.
The frequency of application should be determined by your doctor according to the severity of the condition.
In some mild cases it may be enough 1 application, but in other more complicated cases may need 3 applications up to date.
Duration of treatment it should not exceed 2 few weeks. If you use the drug for any condition on the face, treatment should be as short as possible, a maximum of a week.
If in these periods of time you do not notice an improvement, consult your doctor.
Cutaneous use.
The cream should be applied with a gentle massage to the entire affected area.
Use in children
Celestoderm cream is not recommended for children under 12 years old.
If you use more celestoderm cream than you should
Excessive use of topical corticosteroids (repeated overdose) may cause side effects (See section 4).
A single overdose of gentamicin is not expected to produce symptoms. Excessive or prolonged use of topical antibiotics can lead to a proliferation of non-sensitive fungi or bacteria in the lesions.
Treatment of overdose is symptomatic. Acute symptoms of excessive use of corticosteroids are usually reversible. In cases of chronic toxicity, corticosteroids are advised to be withdrawn gradually and if proliferation of non-sensitive microorganisms occurs, treatment with Celestoderm cream should be discontinued and appropriate therapy applied.
In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist or go to a medical center, or call to the toxicology Information Service. Telf.: 91 562 04 20 indicating the drug and the amount ingested.
If you forgot to use celestoderm cream
Do not apply a double dose to make up for forgotten doses.
Apply the dose as soon as possible and then continue with your usual treatment.
