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Product Information of Treclin Gel

What you need to know before you use Treclin

DO NOT use Treclin: • if you are pregnant • if you are planning a pregnancy • if you are allergic to clindamycin, tretinoin, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • if you are allergic to lincomycin. • if you have a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis). • if you have a history of colitis with past antibiotic use which is characterised by prolonged or significant diarrhoea or abdominal cramps. • if you or a member of your family have ever suffered from skin cancer. • if you are suffering from acute eczema which is characterised by inflamed, red, dry and scaly skin. 2 • if you are suffering from rosacea, a skin disease which affects the face and is characterised by redness, pimples and peeling. • if you are suffering from other acute inflammatory conditions of the skin (e.g. folliculitis), especially around the mouth (perioral dermatitis). • if you are suffering from certain special forms of acne vulgaris characterized by pustular and deep cystic nodular acne lesions (acne conglobata and acne fulminans). If any of the above applies to you, do not use this medicine and talk to your doctor. Warnings and precautions • Avoid contact of this medicine with the mouth, eyes, mucous membranes and with abraded or eczematous skin. Be careful when applying to sensitive areas of skin. In case of accidental contact with the eyes, rinse with plenty of lukewarm water. • If you are a woman of childbearing potential, you should not use Treclin unless you are using contraception (see also section “Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility”).If prolonged or significant diarrhoea or abdominal cramps occur, stop using this medicine and talk to your doctor immediately. • If you have atopic eczema (chronic, itching inflammation of the skin), please talk to your doctor before using this medicine. • Exposure to natural or artificial light (such as a sunlamp) should be avoided. This is because this medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunburn and other adverse effects of the sun. An effective sunscreen with Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 30 and protective clothing (such as a hat) should be used any time you are outside. If nevertheless your face becomes sunburnt, stop medication until your skin has healed. • Talk to your doctor in case an acute inflammation of the skin occurs when using this medicine. • Treclin should not be applied at the same time as other preparations used on the skin including cosmetics (see also section “Other medicines and Treclin”). Other medicines and Treclin Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription or herbal medicines. This is because Treclin can affect the way some other medicines work. Also some other medicines can affect the way Treclin works. If you have used any preparations that contain sulphur, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide or rescinol or any chemical abrasives; you will need to wait until the effect of those have subsided until you start using this medicine. Your doctor will tell you when you can start using Treclin. Do not use medicated soaps cleansers or scrubbing solutions with strong drying effect during treatment with Treclin. You should be careful when using the following that may have a drying effect: abrasive soaps, soaps and cosmetics and products with high concentrations of alcohol, astringents, spices or lime. You should ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine together with other medicinal products containing erythromycin or metronidazole, aminoglycosides, other antibiotics or corticosteroids or if you are receiving neuromuscular blocking medicines e.g muscle relaxants used in anaesthesia. Warfarin or similar medicines used to thin the blood. You may be more likely to have a bleed. Your doctor may need to take regular blood tests to check how well your blood can clot. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility DO NOT use Treclin if you are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant. Your doctor can give you more information. You should not use this medicine if you are breastfeeding. It is not known if Treclin may pass through your milk and harm your baby. 3 If you are a woman of child-bearing age you should use contraception while using this medicine and for one month after discontinuation of treatment. Driving and using machines Treclin is unlikely to have an effect on the ability to drive or operate machines. Treclin contains methylparahydroxybenzoate, propylparahydroxybenzoate and butyl hydroxytoluene. Methylparahydroxybenzoate (E218) and propylparahydroxybenzoate (E216) may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed). Butyl hydroxytoluene (E321) may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis), or irritation to the eyes and mucous membranes.