What PARAFAST is used for?

It is used to treat,

• frequently relapsing eczema
• psoriasis (thickened patches of inflamed, red skin, often covered by silvery scales), excluding widespread plaque psoriasis
• lichen planus (a skin disease that causes itchy, reddish-purple, flat-topped bumps on the wrists, forearms or lower legs)
• discoid lupus erythematosus (a disease of the skin most often affecting the face, ears and scalp causing scarring and increased sensitivity of the affected skin to sunlight)
• dermatitis and other skin conditions that have not responded to milder steroid creams or ointments

Tell your doctor if you are taking:

• any other topical treatment you may have used, or you are using for your psoriasis lesions, before starting this treatment
• ritonavir and itraconazole

• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
• PARAFAST is an ointment for use on the skin only (cutaneous)
• First wash and dry the affected areas of your skin
• Apply a thin layer of PARAFAST over the affected areas to be treated twice a day, morning and evening before retiring, or as advised by your doctor
• Wash your hands after each application to avoid any contact with other non lesional areas
• Do not swallow this product. If you accidentally do so, seek immediate medical advice
• Regularly follow your treatment, according strictly to your doctor’s instructions
• If you feel that the effect of this medicine is too strong or too weak, talk to your doctor
• After using the ointment, wash your hands to prevent unintentional spread to non-affected zones

If you forget to use PARAFAST

• Apply as soon as you remember

If you stop using PARAFAST

• Do not stop using this medicine before consulting your doctor