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Brulidine Cream contains the active substance dibrompropamidine isetionate. This medicine belongs to a group of medicines called antiseptics which can kill certain types of bacteria and fungi.
Brulidine is used to treat cuts, grazes, minor burns and other minor skin infections, as well as nappy rash, rashes affecting the moustache and beard areas, outer ear infections and ringworm of the scalp.
Do not use Brulidine If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to dibrompropamidine or any of the other ingredients of Brulidine Cream. See section 6 for other ingredients.
Take special care with Brulidine Do not use the cream for more than a few days at a time, as long term use can interfere with healing. The cream should not be used for long periods on young children.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have experienced allergies to creams or ointments in the past.
Taking other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
There are no known interactions with other medications.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medication.
If you are pregnant, or think you may be pregnant please ask your doctor or pharmacist before using this cream. It may not be suitable for you.
Driving and using machines There are no known effects of this medicine on your ability to drive or use machinery.
Important information about some of the ingredients of Brulidine Cream • Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed)
• Castor oil may cause skin reactions
• Cetostearyl alcohol may cause local skin reactions (eg. contact dermatitis).
If you have been told by your doctor that you are allergic to methyl parahydroxybenzoate, castor oil or cetostearyl alcohol contact your doctor before using this medicine.
Adults Wash your hands each time before you use the cream. Apply a pea size amount of the cream to the area to be treated, either straight onto the skin, or on a light dressing. Wash your hands again when you are finished, unless you are treating the hands. Most patients use the cream two or three times a day.
There are no specific recommendations for use in the elderly and children.
Accidental swallowing of the contents of the tube is unlikely to lead to any serious effects.
If you forget to use Brulidine If you forget to apply the cream at the usual time, apply it when you remember, unless it is close to the time for your next dose. Do not apply a double amount to make up for a forgotten application.
Like all medicines, Brulidine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them. If you experience any of the following side effects stop using the cream and contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately :
• rash, itching or redness at or around the area being treated
• rash, itching or redness on your fingers and hands after using the cream.
Reporting of side effects 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 Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not store above 25°C. Keep it in the original tube with the top screwed on. Do not use the cream after the expiry date, which is printed on the tube.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
What Brulidine looks like and contents of the pack This medicine contains the active ingredient dibrompropamidine isetionate 0.15%w/w. It also contains Castor oil - virgin, Cetostearyl alcohol, Polyethylene glycol 600 monostearate, Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), Silicone MS Antifoam A, Purified water.
The cream is available in a 25g, 30g or 50g tube.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder Tillomed Laboratories Limited
220 Butterfield
Great Marlings
Luton
LU2 8DL
United Kingdom
Manufacturer Beltapharm SpA
Via Stelvio 66
20095 Cusano Milanino
Milan
Italy
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Brulidine 0.15 %w/w Cream comes as cream containing 0.15 %. Always follow the dose your doctor or pharmacist has given you, and read the leaflet that comes with the medicine.
The active substance in Brulidine 0.15 %w/w Cream is dibrompropamidine isetionate.
Medicines with the same active substance include: Sudosalve Nappy Rash Treatment 0.15%w/w Cream. They are interchangeable only if your prescriber or pharmacist says so.
This leaflet reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for Brulidine 0.15 %w/w Cream, as published on the electronic medicines compendium (emc). The version printed inside your medicine’s packaging is the one that applies to you.
Whether a medicine is available over the counter or on prescription only depends on its licence. Check the leaflet, or ask your pharmacist — they can tell you straight away.
The text above reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for this medicine, restructured for easier reading.
Indications
(a) First aid dressing for minor burns, scalds, abrasions and other open injuries and their routine treatment,
(b) For the treatment of surface infections due to susceptible organisms, particularly in cases with penicillin resistant Staphylococci or certain Gram-negative bacilli.
(c) Treatment of ringworm of the scalp (Microsporum canis) and other superficial fungal infections.
(d) Treatment of pyodermias, including sycosis barbae.
(e) Treatment of otitis externa.
(f) Treatment of nappy rash.
Adults: apply to the affected area, either directly or on a light dressing, two or three times a day.
Elderly and children: no specific recommendations.
Brulidine Cream should not be used in patients with known hypersensitivity to dibrompropamidine or any of the other ingredients
None known.
There is no evidence of the drug's safety in human use nor is there any evidence from animal work that it is free from hazard. Avoid unless considered essential.
None.
The 25g tube of Brulidine Cream contains 37.5mg of dibrompropamidine, the 30g contains 45mg and the 50g contains 75mg. No toxic effects are likely to occur even if the contents of a full tube are accidentally ingested. Similarly, the ingredients of the base are unlikely to have toxic effects in the quantities present.
Ask anything about Brulidine 0.15 %w/w Cream. The assistant answers only from this leaflet — if the leaflet does not cover it, it will say so. It does not give medical advice.
Answers come from the patient leaflet published on the electronic medicines compendium (emc). They are not medical advice. Ask a pharmacist or your GP if you are unsure. For urgent help call NHS 111, or 999 in an emergency.
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