BAYER

CANESPOR 10MG/ML CUTANEOUS SOLUTION

Composition

The active substance is bifonazole. The other ingredients are: ethanol 96%, isopropyl myristate.

Therapeutic indications

Canespor solution contains an active substance called bifonazole. It acts against fungal and yeast infections.

Treatment of skin mycoses caused by dermatophytes, yeasts, moulds and other fungi (e.g. tinea pedis, tinea manum, tinea corporis, tinea inguinalis, pityriasis versicolor, superficial candidiasis).

Treatment of erythrasma

Dosage and method of administration

The solution is used once a day, preferably in the evening before bedtime. Apply a thin layer to the affected area and massage in.

A few drops (approximately 3 drops) are generally sufficient to treat an area the size of a palm. To obtain definitive results, treatment with bifonazole solution should be continued for an appropriate period.

Usual duration of treatment:

• Foot mycoses, (tinea pedum, tinea pedum interdigitalis) - 3 weeks
• Mycoses of the trunk, hands and skin folds (tinea corporis, tinea manuum, tinea inguinalis) - 2-3 weeks
• Pityriasis versicolor - 2 weeks
• Erythrasma - 2 weeks
• Superficial candidiasis of the skin - 2-4 weeks

Precautions

Before using Canespor Solution, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

• Avoid contact with eyes.
• Do not swallow.

Keep out of reach of children.

Special warnings

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, fertility

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Canespor should be used during pregnancy only after careful evaluation of the risk/benefit ratio, as there are no data on its use in pregnant women. As a precautionary measure, it is preferable to avoid using bifonazole in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Your doctor will decide whether to stop breastfeeding or to delay treatment with Canespor solution.

Driving and using machines

It has no influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

Packaging

Box with a 15 ml bottle of cutaneous solution, with a dropper.

 

Page updated on: 08.06.2021