Canesten Duopak Clotrimazole 1% with Applicator

The Cream

To treat the itching and soreness of the vulva, the cream should be thinly and evenly applied to the area around the entrance of the vagina, 2 or 3 times a day and smoothed in gently. A product to treat the internal infection should be used at the same time.

If your sexual partner is treated with this cream, the cream should be applied to the end of the penis 2 or 3 times a day for up to 2 weeks.

The Pessary

The applicator should be used to insert the pessary as high as possible into the vagina, preferably before going to sleep at night for convenient and comfortable treatment. One pessary should be inserted into the vagina at night for siz consecutive days. Alternatively, 2 pessaries may be inserted into the vagina at night for 3 consecutive days. 

Wash your hands before removing the foil from the blister pack and again afterwards when you have used the applicator.

1. Remove the applicator from the packaging. Pull out the plunger A until it stops. Remove the pessary from the foil blister pack and place firmly into the applicator B.

2. To fit the pessary into the applicator, the holder of the applicator needs to be squeezed lightly at both sides. The pessary fits tightly into the applicator and needs to be squeezed into the holder to about 1cm.

 3. Carefully put the applicator as deep as is comfortable into the vagina (this is easiest when lying on your back with your knees bent up). Holding the applicator in place, slowly press the plunger until it stops so that the pessary is deposited into the vagina.

Each pessary contains Clotrimazole 100 mg. It also contains lactose monohydrate, calcium lactate pentahydrate, lactic acid, maize starch, crospovidone, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, microcystalline cellulose. 

Each tube of cream contains Clotrimazole 1% w/w. It also contains sorbitan stearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl palmitate, cetostearyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and purified water.