Product Details

What you need to know before you use Differin
Do not use Differin:
If you are pregnant
If you are planning a pregnancy
If you are allergic to adapalene or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
Warnings and precautions
Do not use this medicine on areas where you have cuts or scrapes or if you have a skin condition called eczema.
Avoid contact with the eyes, mouth or nostrils, and avoid other very sensitive areas of the body. If accidental contact does occur, immediately wash
with warm water.
If you experience sensitivity or irritation when applying this medicine, stop using it and tell your doctor. You may be asked to use the gel less often,
or to stop using it until symptoms subside.
You should avoid exposure to sunlight and artificial UV light whilst using Differin.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Other medicines and Differin
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Other acne products (containing benzoyl peroxide, erythromycin or clindamycin) may be used with Differin but they must be applied in the
morning and Differin at night.
Cosmetics may be used but they must not cause blackheads or dry the skin.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
DO NOT use Differin if you are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant. Your doctor can give you more information.
If you fall pregnant while using Differin, the treatment must be discontinued and you should inform your doctor as soon as possible for a further
follow-up.
Differin can be used during breast-feeding. To avoid contact exposure ofthe infant, application of Differin to the chest should be avoided.
Differin contains:
– 40mg of propylene glycol (E1520) in each gram which is equivalent to 4% w/w, it may cause skin irritation
– methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) which may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed)