Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

1. What Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment
3. How to use Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment
6. Contents of the pack and other information

• If you are allergic to mometasone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• On any other skin problems as it could make them worse especially:
  • rosacea (a skin condition affecting the face)
  • acne
  • skin atrophy (thinning of the skin)
  • dermatitis around the mouth
  • perianal and genital itching
  • nappy rash
  • bacterial infections such as impetigo, tuberculosis (infection of the lung), syphilis ( a sexually transmitted disease), viral infections such as warts, shingles and chickenpox (varicella)
  • fungal infections such as athlete’s foot (red, itchy, flaky skin on the feet),
  • infections by parasites
  • if you have recently had a reaction to a vaccination
  • cold sores
  • shingles
  • ulcerated skin
  • wounds
  • other skin infections

Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

If your skin becomes irritated or sensitive after using Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment , you should stop using it and tell your doctor.

Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment is not for use in or around the eye and must not be applied on the eye-lid.

When this medicine is used on psoriasis, it may make the condition worse (e.g. a pustular form of the disease may occur). You should let your doctor review your progress at regular intervals, as such treatment needs careful supervision.

Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances.

If there is a worsening of your condition during use consult your prescriber – you may be experiencing an allergic reaction, have an infection or your condition requires a different treatment.

If you experience a recurrence of your condition shortly after stopping treatment, within 2 weeks, do not restart using the ointment without consulting your prescriber unless your prescriber has previously advised you to so. If your condition has resolved and on recurrence the redness extends beyond the initial treatment area and you experience a burning sensation, please seek medical advice before restarting treatment.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken or might take any other medicines, especially if you are taking medicines containing cobicistat, ritonavir (used to treat HIV infection) or itraconazole (used to treat fungal infections).

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

However, if your doctor does prescribe the ointment to you during pregnancy or while you are breastfeeding, you should avoid using large doses and use only for a short period. Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment should not be applied to the breast area whilst breastfeeding.

Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment contains propylene glycol which may cause skin irritations and butylated hydroxytoluene (E321) which may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis), or irritation to the eyes and mucous membranes.

If you (or somebody else) accidentally swallow the ointment, it should not produce any problems. However, if you are worried, you should see your doctor or pharmacist.

If you use the ointment more often than you should, or on large areas of the body, it can affect some of your hormones. In children, this may affect their growth and development.

If you have not used the ointment as you were told to do and have used it too often and/or for a long time, you should tell your doctor.

If you forget to apply the ointment at the right time, use it as soon as you remember, then carry on as before. Do not apply twice as much or use twice in one day to make up for a missed application.

If you have been using Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment for a long time and your skin problem seems to have got better, you should not suddenly stop using the ointment. If you do, you may find that your skin becomes red and you may notice stinging or burning. To avoid this, you should speak to your doctor as he will gradually reduce how often you need to use the ointment until you stop treatment altogether.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly (see details below). By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

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• The active substance is mometasone furoate
  Each gram of Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment contains 1mg of mometasone furoate.
• The other ingredients are hexylene glycol, phosphoric acid, concentrated (for pH adjustment), propylene glycol monopalmitostearate, beeswax white, paraffin, white soft ; butylated hydroxytoluene (E321) (as an antioxidant) and water, purified.

Mometasone Furoate 0.1% w/w Ointment is a translucent white soft ointment. The ointment is filled in aluminium tubes fitted with a white polyethylene piercing screw cap in a cardboard carton.

Pack sizes: Tubes with 10g, 15g, 20g, 30g, 50g, 60g or 100g of ointment.

Not all packs sizes may be marketed.