Advantan 0.1% Cream 20 gm

Product Description:

• The active ingredient in Advantan® belongs to the group of medicines called corticosteroids.
• The corticosteroid in Advantan® is suitable to put on the skin.
• It is therefore called a topical corticosteroid, which is sometimes shortened to topical steroid.
• When Advantan® is put on the skin, it relieves the redness, swelling, itching and irritation of the skin in eczema and psoriasis.
• Advantan® preparations are available only with a doctor's prescription.

How To Use:

• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
• Check with your doctor if you are not sure.
• If not prescribed otherwise by your doctor, the general dosage is as follows:
• Apply Advantan thinly once per day to the affected areas of skin;
• Always keep the treatment period as short as possible. The duration of use should not
• Exceed 12 weeks in adults and 4 weeks in children
• If your skin dries out excessively using Advantan Cream, ask your doctor about switching
• To one of the formulations with a higher fat content (Advantan Ointment or Advantan Fatty
• Ointment).
• If you have an impression that the effect of Advantan is too strong or too weak, talk to your
• Doctor or pharmacist.

Use in children:

• Advantan is not recommended for use in children under 4 months of age, due to a lack of

Data on safety on children under 4 months. 

Warnings And Precautions:

Do not use Advantan:

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance methylprednisolone aceponate
• (mpa) or to any of the other ingredients of advantan (see also section 6. Contents of the
• Pack and other information)
• if pre-existing eczema or rash has become infected
• on skin areas affected by a skin inflammation that is red/rosy in colour (rosacea), ulcers,
• Inflamed diseases of the sebaceous glands (acne vulgaris) or skin folds, groin or under
• The arm pits (intertrigo acne), or skin diseases accompanied by a thinning of the skin
• (atrophic skin diseases)
• on skin that is weeping
• on skin areas that show a vaccination reaction i.e. That are red or inflamed after being
• Given a vaccine
• on specific skin inflammation in the area of the upper lip and chin (perioral dermatitis)
• on bacterial, viral or fungal skin infections (unless treated accordingly with a special
• Medicine).

Ingredients:

1g cream or ointment contains:

• 1 mg methylprednisolone aceponate.