Boots Thrush 1% w/w Cream

This medicine is available without prescription to treat the external symptoms of thrush. However, you still need to use if carefully to get the best results from it.

• Keep this leaflet, you may need to read it again
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

• If you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the medicine or any other anti-fungal medicine
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, unless your doctor tells you to

Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:

• If this is the first time you have had these symptoms
• If you have had thrush more than twice in the last 6 months
• If you are under 16 years, or 61 years or older
• If you or your partner have ever been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease
• If you have lower stomach pain, or pain or a burning sensation on passing urine
• If you are a man and:
  • Your sexual partner does not have thrush
  • You have an abnormal discharge or leakage from your penis
  • You have sores, ulcers or blisters on your penis
• If you are a woman and:
  • You have abnormal or irregular vaginal bleeding, or a blood-stained discharge
  • You have sores, ulcers or blisters on your vulva or vagina

Information about some of the ingredients in this medicine: Cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol in the cream may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis).

The ingredients in the cream may affect the latex used in contraceptives such as condoms and diaphragms. This may reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptives. You should therefore use other methods of contraception for at least 5 days after using the cream.

You can help the treatment to work if you follow these simple self-help tips:

• Although the infected area will itch, do not scratch as this will damage the surface of the skin and cause the infection to spread further
• Keep the affected areas of skin clean
• Pay particular attention to drying the skin but avoid excessive rubbing

To help prevent thrush from coming back once you have treated it, follow these simple steps:

• Wash daily
• Wear cotton underwear and loose fitting clothing
• Try to avoid wearing tights, nylon underwear and tight fitting clothing
• After going to the toilet, wipe yourself from the front to the back, as a thrush infection may be transferred from the bowel
• Try to avoid washing with perfumed soaps or using vaginal deodorants
• Do not rub hard with sponges or flannels and avoid hot baths with strong perfumed oils
• Change your sanitary protection regularly

Before you use this medicine, make sure that you tell your pharmacist about ANY other medicines you might be using at the same time. If you are unsure about interactions with any medicines, talk to your pharmacist. This includes medicines prescribed by your doctor and medicine you have bought for yourself, including herbal and homeopathic remedies.

Boots Thrush Cream contains benzyl alcohol.

This medicine contains 1mg benzyl alcohol in each 100 milligrams.

Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions.

Benzyl alcohol may cause mild local irritation.

• Difficulty breathing, feeling dizzy, fainting, red raised itchy skin rash (severe allergic reactions)

• Irritation, discomfort, pain or a burning or stinging sensation
• Other allergic skin reactions such as itchy rash, swelling, peeling or flaking of the skin, blisters

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.