Q. Do I continue the treatment if I have my period?
A. Yes. Do not interrupt the course of treatment. Continue until the prescribed course is finished.
Q. Should I continue to have sex?
A. It is not a good idea to have sex while you have a thrush infection as it is easily transmitted to your sexual partner who might in turn give it back to you. Also Ecostatin can damage the rubber of contraceptive diaphragms and condoms (sheaths) so that they are no longer safe to use.
Q. What if I miss a dose?
A. If you miss the dose insert a pessary or apply the cream whichever has been forgotten as soon as you do remember.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSERTING THE PESSARY
LOADING THE APPLICATOR
INSERTING THE APPLICATOR |
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CLEANING THE APPLICATOR |
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AVOIDING RE-INFECTION:
UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS:
Q. Are there any unwanted effects from Ecostatin?
A. Occasionally side effects similar to the symptoms of thrush occur (i.e. burning or irritation); this does not usually last long and disappears as the treatment is continued. If your symptoms get worse check with your doctor.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR MEDICINE:
You will see a ‘Use before’ date on the outer packaging of Ecostatin Twin Pack. Do not use after this date. Keep the pessaries and cream in a locked cabinet OUT OF CHILDREN’S REACH. The pessaries and cream should be stored below 25°C. Do not leave near a radiator on a window sill or in the bathroom. If your doctor decides to stop the medicine return any unused pessaries and cream to your pharmacist.
DATE OF PREPARATION: March 1995
E.R. Squibb & Sons Ltd.,
Hounslow Middlesex England