Uniroid-HC Ointment for Piles (30g)

Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure how to use this medicine.

The recommended dose:

Apply the ointment twice daily, in the morning and evening, and after each bowel movement.

Gently wash the area around the back passage with water and pat dry with cotton wool before application. Wash your hands before and after use. Only apply to your back passage and the surrounding area. Do not apply to the face or other parts of the body.

Do not use for longer than 7 days.

If you feel the effect of the medicine is too weak or too strong, do not change the dose yourself, speak to your prescriber for advice.

Both ointment and suppositories can be used concurrently if necessary.

If you use more Uniroid-HC Ointment than you should

If you apply too much ointment, wipe off the excess with cotton wool. If you accidentally insert too much ointment, tell your doctor or pharmacist.

If you or anyone else swallows any of the ointment

Tell your doctor, pharmacist or nearest hospital casualty department immediately.

Take the ointment tube with you so that people can see what you have used or taken.

Do this even if you feel well.

If you forget to use Uniroid-HC Ointment

If you forget to use the ointment, use it as soon as you remember, but if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue as usual. Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Some of the side effects are temporary with continued treatment or disappeared when treatment is stopped.

Side Effects

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if the following side effect gets serious or lasts longer than a few days, or you notice any side effects not listed:

• Skin rash
• Thinning of the skin

Serious Side Effects

If you experience any of the following side effects contact your doctor as soon as possible. These are serious side effects and required medical attention immediately

If you have used this ointment for a long time, it is possible that you could get something called ‘adrenal suppression’. Signs include:

• Lack of appetite
• Pain in the
• Stomach
• Weight loss
• Feeling sick or being sick
• Lack of concentration
• A feeling of hunger
• Nervousness
• Fits

Visual disturbances have been reported with topical corticosteroid use. Symptoms of this are, blurred vision and other visual disturbances.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

Warning & Precautions

Do NOT use Uniroid-HC Ointment if you:

• are allergic to hydrocortisone, or to any other steroids
• are allergic to cinchocaine, or to any other local anaesthetics
• are allergic to any of the other ingredients (listed in section 6)
• have tuberculosis
• have any kind of skin infection (e.g. thrush of the back passage, viruses affecting the skin).

If any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using the ointment if you:

• have had a bad reaction to this or similar products before
• are pregnant or planning a pregnancy
• are breast-feeding.

Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances.

Apply only to the back passage and the surrounding skin areas. Hydrocortisone can cause thinning and damage to the skin.

Do NOT cover the skin with bandages, plasters or any other dressing. However, it is safe to cover the skin with your clothes.

Adults and young people aged 16 years and over

Other Medicines and Conditions

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription, including herbal medicines.

Some medicines may increase the effects of Proctosedyl, and your doctor may wish to monitor you carefully if you are taking them. This includes certain medicines used to treat HIV, such as ritonavir or cobicistat.

Proctosedyl can affect the way some medicines work, and some medicines can also affect how Proctosedyl works.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

This medicine is not suitable for use in pregnancy and breastfeeding

Patient Information Leaflet

https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.1718.pdf

Ingredients

• Active Ingredients: 5mg Cinchocaine Hydrochloride and 5mg Hydrocortisone
• Other Ingredients: cetostearyl alcohol and white soft paraffin

Product Information

• Brand Name: Uniroid-HC
• Route of Administration: Topical
• Legal Classification: Prescription Only Medication (POM)
• Strength: Cincochaine Hydrochloride 0.5% w/w, Hydrocortisone 0.5% w/w
• Dosage From: Ointment

Storage

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use after the expiry date stated on the tube and on the carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
• Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package.
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.

Advice & Helpful Links

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/piles-haemorrhoids/