Lyclear 5% w/w Dermal Cream Meaghers Pharmacy

Lyclear 5% w/w Dermal Cream belongs to a group of medicines called pyrethroids, which are anti-parasitic agents.
 Lyclear Dermal Cream is used to treat scabies and crab louse infections.

How to use 

• Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor/pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• Ensure the skin is clean, dry and cool. 

• If you take a warm bath prior to treatment, the skin should be allowed to cool before the cream is applied. 

• Carefully apply a thin layer of the cream to the skin (see “How and when should you use Lyclear Dermal 
Cream?
• The cream rubs easily into the skin. It is not necessary to apply more cream until you can see it on the 
surface. 

• Usually a single application clears the infection. If you are in doubt about the success of treatment, 
consult your doctor. 

• Lyclear is not suitable for use in babies under 2 months of age. 


Treatment of scabies:


• Adults and adolescents over 12 years of age: Apply up to 30 g of cream (corresponding to one tube)
•  
Children aged from 6 to 12 years:
 Apply up to 15 g of cream (corresponding to half of a tube)
• 
Children aged from 2 months to 5 years: 
Apply up to 7.5 g of cream (corresponding to a quarter of a tube) 

• Newborns and infants under 2 months: 
There is only limited data available in this age group and no dose can be recommended (see also section 2 under “warnings and precautions”). 


What it’s contains

• The active substance is permethrin (5% w/w equivalent to 50 mg/g). 

• The other ingredients are triglycerides (medium chain), glycerol monostearate 90%, macrogol (2) cetyl 
ether, glycerol, isopropyl myristate, liquid paraffin, wool alcohols, cetomacrogol 1000, carbomer 974P-NF, formaldehyde solution (see section 2), butylhydroxytoluene (E321) , sodium hydroxide and purified water. 


Always read the enclosed leaflet before using this product.