Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official and paediatric dosages, pregnancy and breastfeeding guidance, and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official and paediatric dosages, pregnancy and breastfeeding guidance, and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Cymex Cream
For COLD SORES
Antibacterial
• Active Relief
• Infection Control
• Effective Healing
Cymex cream triple action formula actively relieves , controls infection and promotes effective healing of painful unsightly cold sores and dry cracked lips.
The active ingredients: (what makes the cream work) are urea (1.0% w/w), dimeticone 350 (9.0% w/w), cetrimide (0.5% w/w) and chlorocresol (0.1% w/w).Other ingredients are paraffin, cetostearyl alcohol, water.
Refer to section 2
Refer to section 15
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Cymex Cream comes as cream. Always follow the dose your doctor or pharmacist has given you, and read the leaflet that comes with the medicine.
The active substance in Cymex Cream is cetrimide.
Medicines with the same active substance include: Boots Antiseptic Wound Wash, Care Antiseptic First Aid Cream. They are interchangeable only if your prescriber or pharmacist says so.
This leaflet reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for Cymex 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.
For the application to cold sores and cracked lips.
There are no special hazards associated with the use of cetrimide in specific patient groups. No special precautions or modified dosage requirements are, therefore, indicated for its use in infants, the elderly or during pregnancy or lactation. No hazardous drug interactions are considered likely.
Adults, elderly and children: apply sparingly every hour for the relief of cold sores and cracked lips.
Topical application.
Hypersensitivity to urea, cetrimide, dimeticone, chlorocresol or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.
None known.
Consult a doctor before use if pregnant or breast-feeding.
Not applicable.
Features
Symptoms are unlikely to arise after ingestion of this product. It is possible that nausea and vomiting or diarrhoea may occur.
Management
Gut decontamination or other specific management is unlikely to be required. Treat symptomatically. A small glass of milk or water may be helpful.
Ask anything about Cymex 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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