SCHERIPROCT(R)
OINTMENT AND SUPPOSITORIES
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
What is in this leaflet?
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start your treatment.
Keep this leaflet.
You may want to read it again.
This leaflet answers some common questions about Scheriproct. It does not contain all the available information.
It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using Scheriproct against the benefits he/she expects it will have for you.
If you have any concerns about this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
What Scheriproct is used for
The active ingredient in Scheriproct is a type of cortisone and belongs to the group of medicines called corticosteroids.
Scheriproct is the brand name for agents containing the substances prednisolone caproate and cinchocaine hydrochloride .
Scheriproct is used in the treatment of haemorrhoids(piles), tears of the anal tissue, and similar conditions. The active ingredients reduce the inflammation and pain associated with such problems.
Your doctor however, may have prescribed Scheriproct for another purpose.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Scheriproct has been prescribed for you.
A doctor`s prescription is required for Scheriproct.
Before you use Scheriproct
When you must not use it
Do not use Scheriproct if you have ever had an allergic reaction to:
Do not use Scheriproct if you have:
unless your doctor tells you.
Ask your doctor to be sure you do not have any of these conditions.
Do not use Scheriproct if you are in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Do not use Scheriproct after the expiry date printed on the pack.
If you use it after the expiry date has passed, it may not work as well.
Do not use Scheriproct if the packaging shows signs of tampering or the seal on the tube is broken.
Before you start to use it
You must tell your doctor if:
Your doctor will tell you if you can use Scheriproct during pregnancy or while you are breastfeeding.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor if you are using other creams, ointments or suppositories for this problem. This includes any that you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.
How to use Scheriproct
Follow carefully all directions given to you by your doctor or pharmacist.
They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.
If you do not understand the instructions in this leaflet, ask your doctor or pharmacist for help.
How to use Scheriproct preparations
The area around the anus should be carefully and thoroughly cleaned before using Scheriproct, which is best applied after the bowels have been emptied.
Ointment
Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, Scheriproct Ointment should be applied twice daily. Application up to four times on the first day may provide faster initial relief. Smear a small amount of ointment (about the size of a pea) around the anus and just inside the anus using your finger. The nozzle supplied with the tube should be screwed on to the tube, and used to apply the ointment internally. If the anus if very inflamed and painful, it is advisable to gently apply the ointment internally with your finger.
Protruding lumps should be thickly smeared and carefully pressed back with your finger.
Suppositories
Check the hardness of the suppository before unwrapping it. If it is soft, place the wrapped suppository in cold water before use. This will ensure that the suppository maintains its shape when it is used. Unless otherwise advised by your doctor, one suppository should be unwrapped and inserted high into the back passage daily. For severe symptoms, one suppository may be inserted two to three times on the first day.
How long to use it
Treatment should continue for one week, less frequently (ointment once a day or one suppository every other day) after symptoms have cleared. The length of treatment should however, not exceed four weeks.
If you forget to use it
If you forget to use Scheriproct use it as soon as you remember and then go back to your normal times for applying Scheriproct. Do not try to make up for the amount you missed by using more than you would normally use.
If you are not sure what to do, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If you have trouble remembering to use your medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist for some hints.
If you swallow it
Telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre (Phone 13 1126) or go to the accident and emergency centre at your nearest hospital immediately if you or anyone else swallows Scheriproct.
Keep the telephone numbers of these places handy.
While you are using Scheriproct
Things you must do
Tell all your doctors and pharmacists who are treating you that you are using Scheriproct.
If you feel that Scheriproct is not helping your condition, tell your doctor (or pharmacist).
Tell your doctor if for any reason you have not used Scheriproct as prescribed.
Otherwise your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.
If you become pregnant while using Scheriproct tell your doctor.
Things you must not do
Do not give Scheriproct to anyone else even if their symptoms seem similar to yours.
Do not use Scheriproct to treat other conditions unless your doctor tells you.
Things to be careful of
Avoid contact with the eyes.
Careful handwashing after use is recommended.
Do not use large amounts of Scheriproct for a long time.
If you use large amounts for a long time, the chance of absorption through the skin and the chance of side effects increases.
Side effects
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you do not feel well while you are using Scheriproct.
Scheriproct helps most people with piles but it may have unwanted side effects in a few people.
Side effects that have been reported rarely by people using Scheriproct include:
Scheriproct may cause other side effects.
If you have any other side effects, check with your doctor.
Do not be alarmed by this list of side effects. You may not experience any of them.
After using Scheriproct
Storage
Keep Scheriproct where young children cannot reach it.
A locked cupboard at least one and a half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
Scheriproct Ointment should be stored below 30 degree C and Scheriproct suppositories should be stored below 25 degrees C.
They should not be used after the expiry date printed on the outer box, base of the tube or on the suppository foil.
Disposal
If your doctor tells you to stop using Scheriproct or it has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any Scheriproct left over.
Product description
Scheriproct is presented in 10 g and 30 g tubes of ointment, and as suppositories in packs of 12.
Ingredients
The ointment contains:
Scheriproct suppositories contain:
The AUST R number for the ointment is 70062, and the AUST R number for the suppositories is 70063.