Lyclear dermal cream 5%

Lyclear Dermal Cream is for external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes. Ensure the skin is clean, dry and cool. Do not take a hot bath immediately before treatment. The cream rubs easily into the skin. You do not need to keep applying more cream until it can be seen on the surface of the skin. Usually a single application clears the infestation.Treatment of scabies:Adults and children over 2 years old should apply the cream to the skin over the whole body including the palms and soles, but not the head and face. Pay particular attention to the areas between the fingers and toes (including under the finger and toe nails), wrists, arm-pits, external genitals and buttocks. The cream should be left on for at least 8 hours then washed off with soap and water not more than 12 hours later.Re-apply the Cream to hands if they are washed with soap and water within 8 hours of treatment. Adults and adolescents over 12 years of age: Apply up to 30 g of cream (corresponding to one tube) Children aged from 6 to 12 years: Apply up to 15 g of cream (corresponding to half of a tube) Children aged from 2 to 5 years: Apply up to 7.5 g of cream (corresponding to a quarter of a tube)

The active substance is permethrin (5% w/w equivalent to 50 mg/g). The other ingredients are triglycerides (medium chain), glycerol monostearate 90%, macrogol (2) cetyl ether, glycerol, isopropyl myristate, liquid paraffin (see section 2), wool alcohols, cetomacrogol 1000, carbomer 974P-NF, formaldehyde solution (see section 2), butylhydroxytoluene (E321) (see section 2), sodium hydroxide and purified water.