How to use Xyloproct

Always use Xyloproct Ointment exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Always wash your hands well before and after using this medicine.

Usually the ointment should be applied to the affected area several times a day. Using a maximum of a third of a tube in a day. Do not use continuously for more than 3 weeks without discussing this with a doctor.

How to apply Proctosedyl ointment

1. Wash your hands
2. Squeeze a small amount of the ointment onto your fingertip
3. Gently rub a small layer of ointment over the sore, painful or itching area
4. Wash your hands

Using the applicator

1. Wash your hands
2. Screw the plastic nozzle provided onto the tube
3. Insert the nozzle into the back passage
4. Squeeze the tube gently as you slowly pull it out
5. Stay still for 1 or 2 minutes
6. Wash your hands and the nozzle thoroughly after each use

What if I use more Xyloproct Ointment than I should?

If you use too much ointment talk to your doctor as soon as possible.

It is particularly important to talk to your doctor as soon as possible if a child has been given too much ointment. This is because fits have sometimes happened in children who have been given too much.

Xyloproct ingredients

The active substances in Xyloproct Ointment are: 50mg of lidocaine and 2.75 mg of hydrocortisone acetate.

The other ingredients are: zinc oxide, aluminium acetate, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, purified water and macrogol (3350 and 400).

Xyloproct side effects

Like all medicines, Xyloproct Ointment can cause some people to experience side effects. Stop using Xyloproct Ointment and talk to your doctor straight away if you notice any of the following – you may need urgent medical treatment:

• Sudden onset of rash, itching or hives on the skin
• Swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body
• Shortness of breath, wheezing or trouble breathing. This may mean that you are having an allergic reaction

Stop using Xyloproct Ointment and talk to your doctor if you notice any of the following:

• Soreness in your back passage
• Bleeding from your back passage

Other possible side effects include redness, swelling and itching where Xyloproct Ointment has been put on your body.

Xyloproct warnings

Do not use Xyloproct Ointment if:

• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to lidocaine or hydrocortisone or any of the other ingredients of Xyloproct Ointment
• You have ever had an allergic reaction to other local anaesthetics or to other corticosteroid medicines
• You have an infection where the ointment is going to be put and the infection is not being treated
• You are not in hospital and you are taking medicines for an uneven heartbeat (such as amiodarone or sotalol)

Do not use Xyloproct Ointment if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Xyloproct Ointment.

Check with your doctor or pharmacist before using Xyloproct Ointment if:

• Your skin is very thin or fragile where the ointment is going to be put
• You have an infection where the ointment is going to be put. If this applies to you, your doctor may ask you to use another medicine as well as Xyloproct Ointment
• You have ever been told that you have a rare disease of the blood pigment called ‘porphyria’ or anyone in your family has it

Xyloproct and other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, or have recently taken, any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Xyloproct Ointment can affect the way some medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Xyloproct Ointment.

In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or using any of the following medicines:

• Medicines for an uneven heartbeat (such as amiodarone or sotalol)
• Other local anaesthetics

Xyloproct, Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Talk to your doctor before using Xyloproct Ointment if you are pregnant, may become pregnant or are breastfeeding. Your doctor will decide if you can use Xyloproct Ointment during this time.

Please take the time to read the Patient Information Leaflet, included with this treatment, before use.