Patient Leaflet Updated 24-Feb-2025 | Reig Jofre UK Ltd
Crystacide Cream 1%
Crystacide Cream 1%
Lipid stabilized Hydrogen Peroxide 1% w/w
Crystacide®
This medicine is available with and without a prescription. However, you still need to use Crystacide 1% w/w Cream carefully to obtain the best results from it.
1. What Crystacide Cream 1% is and what it is used for
2. Before you use Crystacide Cream 1%
3. How to use Crystacide Cream 1%
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Crystacide Cream 1%
6. Further information
Crystacide is used for the treatment of superficial skin infections caused by organisms sensitive to hydrogen peroxide, which is a potent medicine that is active against many types of bacteria, and some fungi and viruses. It acts by destroying the cells of these organisms.
Make sure your doctor or pharmacist knows if this affects you.
Crystacide should not be used on large or deep wounds and should not be applied to healthy skin.
Take care to avoid contact with the eyes. If Crystacide should accidentally get into your eyes, wash it out immediately with plenty of cold water.
Hydrogen peroxide, the active substance in your cream, can bleach fabrics.
Crystacide should not be used in the presence of iodine, permanganate and other strong oxidising agents.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this, or any other medicine when you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, are planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
Crystacide should not affect your ability to drive or use machinery.
Salicylic acid may cause allergic dermatitis which is an itchy red rash. Another ingredient in your cream, propylene glycol, may also cause skin irritation.
Follow the instructions of your doctor or pharmacist. Always check the label for directions on how to use your medicine. Your pharmacist will help if you are not sure.
Crystacide is for external use only.
It is usually applied 2-3 times a day, or when needed, to the affected areas. If a waterproof plaster is used, one application a day may be sufficient. A dry film may appear on the skin after application; this can easily be washed off with water.
Do not use continuously for more than 3 weeks.
If you accidentally swallow the cream, contact your doctor or local hospital.
If you forget to apply a dose, do so as soon as you remember and then go on as before.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product ask your doctor of pharmacist.
Like all medicines Crystacide Cream 1% can sometimes cause side effects, although not everybody has them. Crystacide is generally well tolerated however, and not associated with any serious side effects.
The following side effects have been reported but how often they occur is not known:
If you feel that your skin remains irritated for a long time or you notice any other side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist and ask if you should continue with your medication.
If you get any side effects talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Your medicine could harm them.
Once you have opened the tube, do not keep it for more than 28 days.
Do not use any medicine after the expiry date stated on the packaging.
Keep your medicine at room temperature below 25ºC, in a dry place.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
The active ingredient is hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of 1% w/w.
The other ingredients are glyceryl monolaurate, glyceryl monomyristate, Macrogol stearate 5000, propylene glycol, anhydrous citric acid, sodium hydroxide, sulphuric acid, sodium oxalate, salicylic acid, disodium edetate, sodium pyrophosphate, sodium stannate and purified water.
Crystacide 1% w/w Cream is a smooth pearly white cream.
Crystacide cream may be available in tubes of 5g, 10g, 25g and 40g.
This leaflet was last revised in January 2025
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