- Approval Id
- 154bec418a1d9e70
- Drug Name
- DAKTARIN POWDER 2%
- Product Name
- DAKTARIN POWDER 2%
- Approval Number
- SIN01114P
- Approval Date
- 1988-05-12
- Registrant
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
- Licence Holder
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
- Drug Type
- Therapeutic
- Forensic Classification
- General Sale List
- Dosage Form
- POWDER
- Dosage
- **HOW TO USE DAKTARIN® AND HOW MUCH**
For a successful treatment, **apply DAKTARIN® Cream and/or Powder every day.** Do not stop using the medicine until at least a week after all symptoms have disappeared. Depending on the type and extent of the infection, the treatment may last 2 to 6 weeks.
Wash the infected skin and dry it well. Rub DAKTARIN® gently into the skin with your finger tips. Do not treat the infected skin alone. Apply the product to the area around it also.
Wash your hands carefully after applying the cream or powder. This is particularly important to avoid transferring the germs of the infected skin to other parts of the body or to other people.
- **If you are using the cream:**
- Apply DAKTARIN® Cream to the skin **twice a day**. If you are also using DAKTARIN® Powder at the same time, it suffices to apply the cream once a day and the powder once a day.
- To open the tube, unscrew the cap. Then pierce the seal of the tube using the pin on the top of the cap.
- **If you are using the powder:**
- Apply DAKTARIN® Powder to the skin **twice a day**. If you are also using DAKTARIN® Cream at the same time, it suffices to apply the powder once a day and the cream once a day.
- Shake some powder into your socks and shoes once a day to treat or prevent infections of the feet.
- Route Of Administration
- TOPICAL
- Indication Info
- **WHAT IS DAKTARIN® FOR?**
DAKTARIN® Cream/Powder is a medicine for treating **infection of the skin by fungi including yeasts.**
**DAKTARIN® Cream** is used, for instance, in:
- infections of the scalp, the beard, the trunk, the feet and hands and the groin;
- diaper rash in babies.
**DAKTARIN® Powder** is used, for instance, in:
- infections between the fingers and toes or in the groin;
- diaper rash in babies.
DAKTARIN® Powder is also shaken in socks and shoes to prevent infection of the feet.
Usually, DAKTARIN® Powder is combined with DAKTARIN® Cream or Lotion.
- Contraindications
- **WHEN NOT TO USE DAKTARIN®**
Do not use DAKTARIN® Cream/Powder if you know you are **hypersensitive** to it or to other similar antifungal medicines.
- Atc Code
- D01AC02
- Atc Item Name
- miconazole
- Pharma Manufacturer Name
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Company Detail Path
- /organization/johnson-and-johnson-international-singapore-pte-ltd
