Xyloproct Ointment (20g)

What Xyloproct Ointment is

The name of your medicine is ‘Xyloproct 5%/0.275% Ointment’. It is referred to as ‘Xyloproct Ointment’ in the rest of this leaflet. Xyloproct Ointment contains two medicines: lidocaine and hydrocortisone.

• Lidocaine (sometimes known as lignocaine) belongs to a group of medicines called local anaesthetics.
• Hydrocortisone belongs to a group of medicines called corticosteroids.

What Xyloproct Ointment is used for

Xyloproct Ointment may be used in adults  for the following reasons:

• to relieve itching around the back passage (anus) or female private parts (genitals).
• to relieve the symptoms of piles (haemorrhoids) and other problems that affect the back passage. These symptoms include pain and inflammation.

Do not use Xyloproct Ointment:

• if you are allergic to lidocaine or hydrocortisone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you have ever had an allergic reaction to other local anaesthetics or to other corticosteroid medicines.
• if you have an infection where the ointment is going to be put and the infection is not being treated.
• if you are not in hospital and you are taking medicines for an uneven heart beat (such as amiodarone or sotalol).

Do not use Xyloproct Ointment if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Xyloproct Ointment.

How much Xyloproct Ointment to use

• Your doctor will tell you how much ointment to use and how often to use it.
• Usually the ointment should be put on the affected area several times a day.
• Up to 6 g (grams) of ointment can be used each day. This is about a third of a tube.

How long to use Xyloproct Ointment for

• Xyloproct Ointment should only be used for limited periods of time.
• With longer periods of treatment (up to 3 weeks) your doctor may suggest that you have a break from treatment, especially if you are getting irritation around or inside where the ointment is applied.
• If you get irritation, your doctor may do a patch test to see if it is being caused by Xyloproct Ointment.

Using the applicator

• The ointment comes with an applicator. Your doctor will tell you if you need to use this.
• If your doctor tells you to use the applicator, be careful not to put too much ointment inside the back passage, especially if it is being given to a child.
• Clean the applicator very well after each use.

If you use more Xyloproct Ointment than you should

• If you use too much ointment talk to your doctor as soon as possible.
• It is particularly important to talk to your doctor as soon as possible if a child has been given too much ointment. This is because fits have sometimes happened in children who have been given too much.