Contractubex Gel 20 gm

Ciba Heparin Allantoin mg/50 IU/10 mg/g20

What is Ciba Heparin Allantoin Gel and what are its uses?

• Ciba Heparin Allantoin Gel is used to treat different types of scars after wound healing.

• The gel prevents the growth of scar tissue and reduces scarring. The gel also reduces redness, swelling, and pain (anti-inflammatory).

• Suitable for use in patients with thick scars that are higher than the skin surface and sometimes a different color than the surrounding skin, and are restricted in movement, as well as cosmetically disfiguring scars resulting from surgery, amputation, burns, or accidents. Suitable for contractures, such as Dupuytren's contracture (constantly bending the fingers) and traumatic tendon contractures, as well as atrophic scars (scars lower or higher than the skin surface).

What you need to know before using Ciba Heparin Allantoin Gel:

Do not use Ciba Heparin Allantoin

If you are allergic to onion extract, heparin sodium, allantoin, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (paraben), sorbic acid, or other ingredients of this gel

Warnings and Precautions:

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using the gel.

• Contractubex gel contains parabens (methyl-4-hydroxybenzoates), which can cause delayed allergic reactions. This gel contains sorbic acid, which can cause local skin reactions (such as contact dermatitis).

Other medicines and Ciba Heparin Allantoin:

No interactions have been reported. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medications.

How to use Ciba Heparin Allantoin:

• Always use the gel as described in this leaflet. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

• Apply the gel to the skin several times a day and gently massage into the scar tissue until the gel is completely absorbed.

• In case of old hard scars, the gel can also be applied overnight and covered with a bandage.

• Treatment can last several weeks or months, depending on the size of the scar or contraction.

• In case of fresh wounds, avoid physical irritants, such as extreme cold, ultraviolet rays, or vigorous massage.

• Used in children

• When used in children aged 1 year or older, it is recommended to apply the gel to the scar tissue once or twice daily.

• This medicine is not recommended for use in children under one year of age.

• If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Possible side effects:

Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you experience hives, rash, or skin swelling.

How to store Sebae Gel, Heparin, Allantoin:

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

• Do not use the gel after the expiry date printed on the carton and tube.

• Do not store above 25°C.

• The expiration date after initial opening of the box is 6 months.

• Medicines must not be disposed of in sewage or household waste.