Dolgit Cream ibuprofen 5% Pain Relief muscle sprain 50 Gr

Active Ingredients (s):
Ibuprofen 5%

Indications:

Dolgit® cream is intended for topical treatment of injuries of the locomotor system during sport activities or accidents, such as contusions, extravasation, sprain, dislocation, and muscular strain. When recommended by the physician, the preparation is used to treat acute or chronic inflammatory and painful pathological conditions of the locomotor system (inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the joints and spine, edemas or inflammations of soft tissues adjacent to joints, e.g., bursas, tendons, tendon sheaths, ligaments, and joint capsules, in stiffness of the shoulder, muscular pains, lumbago, and in phlebitis (inflammation of veins). The preparation is intended for adults and children over 14 years of age.

Contraindications:

Dolgit® cream must not be applied to broken skin surface (open wounds or skin diseases) and mucous membranes. During the first and second thirds of pregnancy and in the period of lactation, the preparation can be administered only when recommended by the physician. On lactation, the preparation must not be applied to large areas for a long time, in the last third of pregnancy it is not administered at all. Dolgit® cream is not suitable for the treatment of children under 14 years of age.

Undesirable effects:

Dolgit® cream is usually well tolerated when applied to the skin. During treatment, manifestations of hypersensitivity to some component of the preparation may sporadically occur. It may be swelling and reddening of the skin, burning or itching sensation, sometimes dissemination of small pimples. In very rare cases, hypersensitivity reaction may develop in the form of breathlessness due to the narrowing of the bronchi. If these undesirable effects or any other unusual reactions occur, discontinue the treatment and consult your physician.

Dosage:

If not prescribed otherwise, a 4 to 10 cm long strip of cream is applied to the affected spot 3 to 4 times a day at 3 to 4 hour intervals and it is carefully rubbed in. On the physician’s recommendation, penetration can be effectively enhanced by iontophoresis. In rheumatic diseases, the length of treatment is determined by the physician, and 3 to 4 weeks are usually sufficient; in injuries during sport activities or an accident, 2 weeks. After applying Dolgit® cream to the affected spot, it is recommended to wash one’s hands (if the cream was not applied to the hands).