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Indications - Ciclopirox Cream is indicated for the topical treatment of the following dermal infections: Tinea pedis, Tinea cruris and Tinea corporis due to Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum and Microsporum canis, candidiasis (moniliasis) due to Candida albicans, and Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor due to Malassezia furfur. Ciclopirox Cream is also highly effective against some gram negative & some gram-positive bacteria. Owing to its anti-inflammatory effects, Ciclopirox Olamine alone is sufficient to treat mild to moderate inflammatory fungal infections

Dosage & Administration - Ciclopirox Cream should be gently massaged onto the affected and surrounding skin areas twice daily for four weeks. Clinical improvement with relief of pruritus and other symptoms usually occurs within the first week of treatment. If a patient shows no clinical improvement after four weeks of treatment with Ciclopirox cream, the diagnosis should be redetermined. Patients with Tinea versicolor usually exhibit clinical and mycological clearing after two weeks of treatment. Use in children: Safety and effectiveness in children below the age of 10 years have not been established.

Side Effects - Ciclopirox Olamine cream is well tolerated with a low incidence of adverse reactions reported in clinical trials.

Contraindications - Ciclopirox Olamine cream is contraindicated in individuals who have shown hypersensitivity to any of its components.

Others - Pregnancy & Lactation Pregnancy category B. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Ciclopirox Olamine cream or is administered to nursing women.