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Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official and paediatric dosages, pregnancy and breastfeeding guidance, and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Hirudoid Cream contains the active substance heparinoid.
Hirudoid Cream is a local anti-coagulant preparation which, when applied to the skin, relieves pain and inflammation in addition to promoting healing in superficial thrombophlebitis (inflammation of the veins) and bruising (including haematoma).
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Hirudoid Cream should NOT be used on children under the age of 5 years old.
Warnings and precautions
— Hirudoid Cream is for external use only. Do NOT swallow.
— Do not exceed the dose stated in section 3.
— Talk to your doctor if your signs of injury or illness do not improve or get worse.
— Do not smoke or go near naked flames - risk of severe burns. Fabric (clothing, bedding, dressings etc) that has been in contact with this product burns more easily and is a serious fire hazard. Washing clothing and bedding may reduce product build-up but not totally remove it.
See section 4 for information about possible side-effects.
Other medicines and Hirudoid Cream Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding 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.
Hirudoid Cream contains cetostearyl alcohol and lanolin These ingredients may cause local skin reactions (for example contact dermatitis).
Hirudoid Cream contains the preservatives propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) and methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218). These ingredients may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed).
Please read the back of this leaflet.
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External use only. Do not swallow.
e Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
e Before use, pierce the tube seal with the spiked top of the cap.
e The amount of cream you use will depend on the size of the area being treated.
e Between 2 and 6 inches (5-15 cm) of cream should be gently massaged into the affected area at any one time.
e You can apply Hirudoid Cream up to four times a day.
e Do not exceed this dose.
e If the area is tender to touch, you can massage the cream into the skin surrounding the affected area.
e Remember to wash your hands after applying Hirudoid Cream, unless this is the area being treated.
e If you accidentally swallow some of this cream, it is unlikely to be serious. However, you should contact your doctor or a hospital casualty department.
4. POSSIBLE SIDE-EFFECTS Like all medicines, Hirudoid Cream can cause side-effects, although not everybody gets them.
Rarely, Hirudoid Cream can cause a rash in sensitive individuals. If this occurs, STOP using the cream and tell your doctor or pharmacist.
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.
© Do not use Hirudoid Cream after the expiry date which is stated on the tube and carton after EXP. The & expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Store below 25°C.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
What Hirudoid Cream contains
The active substance is 0.3% w/w heparinoid.
The other ingredients are anhydrous eucerine (contains lanolin), emulsifying cetostearyl alcohol type A, glycerol, isopropyl alcohol, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), myristyl alcohol, potassium hydroxide, propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), purified water, stearic acid and thymol.
What Hirudoid Cream looks like and the contents of the pack Hirudoid Cream is a white cream available in aluminium lacquered tubes of 50 grams.
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Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer: Marketing Authorisation Holder: Thornton & Ross Ltd., Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5QH, UK.
Manufacturers: Mobilat Produktions GmbH, Luitpoldstrasse 1, 85276 Pfaffenhofen, Germany.
This leaflet was last revised in September 2023.
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Hirudoid 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 Hirudoid Cream is heparinoid.
This leaflet reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for Hirudoid 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.
Hirudoid is indicated for the treatment of superficial thrombophlebitis and the soothing relief of superficial bruising and haematoma.
Adults, the elderly and children over 5 years of age:
Two to six inches (5-15 cm) to be applied up to four times daily to the affected area and gently massaged into the skin.
Not to be used on large areas of skin, broken skin, sensitive areas of skin or mucous membranes. Not to be used in individuals with a known sensitivity to any active or inactive component of the formulation. Not to be used in children under 5 years of age.
None known.
There is no evidence to suggest that Hirudoid should not be used during pregnancy and lactation.
None.
In the absence of any reports of the accidental ingestion of Hirudoid, no specific advice is available. General supportive measures may be appropriate.
Ask anything about Hirudoid 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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