1. WHAT LOCOID CREAM IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Locoid cream contains an adrenal cortex hormone (corticosteroid) and decreases quickly the symptoms such as itching, redness or
scaling of the skin, which occur in certain skin disorders.
Corticosteroids in general do not cure the underlying disease.
The cream base provides for the skin disorder to become less moist.
Locoid cream may be used for the treatment of superficial skin diseases in which itching,
redness or scaling are often present.
Locoid cream contains little fat and is therefore suitable for those skin disorders in which the skin is red and wet.

2. BEFORE YOU USE LOCOID CREAM
Do NOT use Locoid cream
• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to
hydrocortisone-17-butyrate or any of the other
ingredients of Locoid Cream.
• If you have a skin disorder caused by
bacterial, viral, fungal, yeast or parasitic
infections. These disorders might aggravate or
be masked.
• If you have acne, also with redness of the skin.
• If you have wounds or fish skin (ichtyosis).
• If you have a skin disorder which might result from previous treatment with corticosteroids, such as inflammation of the skin around the mouth, thin skin, possibly with stripes, fragile blood vessels.
• With rash on the footsoles of children.
 

Take special care with Locoid cream
• The skin of the face, the skin of the genitals and skin folds are particularly sensitive to corticosteroids and should be treated cautiously.
• Examination by your doctor is necessary if
you use Locoid cream under bandages or dressings, on large skin areas or in children.
• Locoid cream should not be used in the eye or on the eyelids.
• Long-term use of corticosteroids on large parts in children should be avoided.
Consult your doctor if one of the abovementioned warnings is applicable to you.
If after long-term treatment with Locoid cream the skin disorder quickly returns, you should consult your doctor

3. HOW TO USE LOCOID CREAM
Always use Locoid Cream exactly as your doctor
or pharmacist has told you.
Locoid cream should be applied in a thin layer on the diseased skin. After application you may carefully massage Locoid cream into the skin.
Do not apply more than 1 to 3 times daily on the diseased skin, unless your doctor prescribes otherwise.
If your complaints decrease your doctor may advise you to use Locoid cream less often.
In general you should not use more than 1–2 tubes of 30 gram Locoid cream per week.
Sometimes your doctor may advise you to alternate Locoid cream with Locoid ointment or Locoid Lipocream and vice versa.
 

If you use more Locoid cream than you should.
If you have used too much Locoid cream, side effects as described below under “4. Possible side effects” may occur. If this is the case, immediately contact your doctor or pharmacist.
 

If you forget to use Locoid cream
If you forget once to apply Locoid cream, you may continue with Locoid cream as usual.
It is not necessary to apply an extra amount of Locoid cream.
 

If you stop using Locoid cream
If treatment with Locoid cream is stopped too early, the initial symptoms may return.
Always consult your doctor, if you consider stopping treatment.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, Locoid Cream can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side effects may occur when using
Locoid cream:
Immune system disorders
 

Very rare (in less than 1 in 10,000 patients)
• Hypersensitivity
Hormonal disorders
 

Rare (in more than 1 in 10,000, but less than
1 in 1,000 patients)
• Adrenocortical suppression
In case of long-term treatment with
corticosteroids applied to the skin, they can
penetrate the skin and enter the blood. This may
lead to adrenocortical suppression. The risk of
systemic side effects is highest in the case of:
- Application under occlusion (under plastic, in
skin folds)
- Application to large areas of skin
- Long-term treatment
- Use in children
Eye disorders
 

Very rare (in less than 1 in 10,000 patients)
• Increased intraocular pressure with increased
risk of cataract.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
 

Rare (in more than 1 in 10,000, but less than
1 in 1,000 patients)
• Burning sensation or itching of the skin treated
with Locoid cream. This is mostly not serious
and disappears of its own.
• Discolouration or thinning of the skin (often
irreversible), sometimes with stripes (striae),
widening of the bloodvessels in the skin,
excessive hairgrowth (hypertrichosis).
• Worsening of the skin disease after stopping
of treatment (“rebound-effect”).
• Rash, pimples or purulence, if you use Locoid
cream for a long time or under occlusion.
• Eczema or inflammation of the skin (dermatitis),
including skin inflammation as a result
of contact with irritating substances or
substances causing hypersensitivity (contact
dermatitis)

5. STORING LOCOID CREAM
Keep Locoid cream out of reach and sight of children.
Do not store Locoid cream above 25°C. Do not store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Do not use Locoid Cream after the expiry date which is stated on the tube and carton after
{EXP}. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

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.