Haelan Cream & Ointment (POM)

Topical, moderately-potent steroid, available in cost effective 60g tubes. This product is a prescription only medicine. 

Q) What is it?
A) A cream or ointment containing a small amount of the moderately potent steroid fludroxycortide.

Q) What is it used for?
A) The cream or ointment is used on inflamed areas of skin in many skin conditions.

Q) How do I use it?
A) For moist, weeping lesions, the cream should be applied gently to the affected area two or three times daily. For dry, scaly lesions, the ointment should be applied as a thin film to the affected area two or three times daily. The elderly: as the skin is likely to be thin, apply sparingly to avoid development of atrophy.

Q) How long should I use it for?
A) Long-term continuous therapy should be avoided in all patients irrespective of age. If used on the face, courses should be limited to five days and occlusion should not be used.

Q) Are there any special precautions?
A) Haelan Cream and Ointment should not be used for tuberculosis of the skin, facial rosacea, acne, perioral dermatitis, perianal and genital pruritus, dermatoses in infancy including eczema, dermatitic napkin eruption, bacterial (impetigo), viral (herpes simplex) and fungal (candida or dermatophyte) infections. Use in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components in the preparation. Contact with the eyes should also be avoided.

Q) Can Haelan be used during pregnancy?
A) Haelan Cream or Ointment should not be used unless the benefit outweighs the risk.

Q) Are there any side effects?
A) The following local adverse reactions are reported infrequently with topical corticosteroids but may occur more frequently with the use of occlusive dressings. These reactions are listed in an approximate decreasing order of occurrence; burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneform eruptions, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration of the skin, secondary infection, skin atrophy, miliaria, striae and thinning and dilatations of the superficial blood vessels producing telangiectasia.

Q) How much is Haelan Cream / Ointment?
A) The cost is £3.26 for a 60g tube presenting a cost effective treatment.