Ingredients/Content

Active ingredients: 0.1% of Adapalene

Efficacy/Effectiveness

Topical treatment of acne with cotton blisters, papules, and pustules over the age of 12

Usage/Capacity

After washing and drying the affected area thoroughly, apply it thinly to the acne area once a day before bed, avoiding the eyes, lips, mucous membranes, and nose. If skin irritation appears, reduce the number of applications (e.g., once every two days) or stop treatment. When the irritation subsides, the number of applications can be increased again or treatment can be started. Clinical improvement may occur after 4 to 8 weeks of treatment, and additional improvements may occur after 3 months. After 3 months of administration, the patient's degree of improvement is evaluated, and if symptoms do not improve, stop.

Precautions for use

1. Warning

1)Patients with sunburn are advised not to use this medication until they have fully recovered.

2. Do not administer it to the following patients. 

1) Patients who have hypersensitivity to this drug or its components 

2) a pregnant woman or a woman who may be pregnant 

3) Damaged skin (cut and scratched skin), sunburn, eczema skin or seborrheic dermatitis, severe acne, secondary acne

3. Please administer carefully to the following patients. 

1) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity or allergy to propylene glycol (which contains propylene glycol) 

2) Patients who are routinely overexposed to sunlight or those who are naturally sensitive to sunlight (stimulation may appear)

4. An abnormal reaction 

1) Reversible skin irritation can occur, but it disappears by stopping treatment or reducing the number of uses. This medication can cause the following adverse reactions: Tracheal dysfunction, dry skin, skin irritation, skin irritation, erythema, contact dermatitis, skin discomfort, sunburn, itchiness, skin peeling, acne, frequency of skin pain, pain, pain, skin swelling, eye redness, frequency of eyelid irritation, eyelid erythema, eyelid difficulty, eyelid swelling 

*Post-marketing survey data These adverse reactions are most likely to occur around 2 to 4 weeks of treatment and are mitigated by continued use. 

2) A post-marketing survey of 1,138 people for 6 years in Korea showed the following adverse reactions very rarely (less than 1%), and the causal relationship with the drug is not certain: initial symptom worsening, contact dermatitis

5. General caution 

1) If hypersensitivity or severe irritation occurs, reduce the number of applications or temporarily or permanently discontinue treatment depending on the symptoms. If you reduce the number of applications or temporarily discontinue treatment, you can start applying once a day again if you think you can tolerate the treatment well. 

2) Exposure to artificial UV rays, including sunlight or sun lamps, during treatment may cause irritation, so avoid possible exposure, and make sure to use sunscreen and wear sunscreen (hat, etc.) to minimize this even when exposed. In addition, if exposed to excessive sunlight, do not use it the day before exposure, the day after exposure, or the day after exposure. It can also cause irritation if it is windy or cold. 

3) Increasing the amount of this drug does not increase the effectiveness or act quickly, and redness, skin peeling, and discomfort may occur. 

4) If you use another topical treatment for skin irritation before treatment with this drug, start treatment after the skin irritation caused by that drug is restored. 

5) If the symptoms improve and the application of this drug is not required, stop and do not use it for a long time. 6) For the skin that uses this drug, such as other retinoid systems, electrolysis therapy, waxing, or chemical hair removal products are not used for hair removal. 

7) This drug contains methyl paraoxibenzoate and propyl paraoxibenzoate (corresponding to cream), which can be a minor irritation to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes.

6. Interaction 

1) It is unlikely to interact with systemic drugs because it is not easily absorbed into the skin. However, it should be avoided in combination with other retinoid drugs or drugs with similar mechanisms of action. 

2) This drug is stable to oxygen and light, and chemically stable, so it does not cross-decompose with other topical acne medications such as clindamycin phosphate, benzoyl peroxide, etc. So you can use other external acne medications in the morning, such as erythromycin solution (less than 4%), 1% clindamycin phosphate solution, or benzoyl peroxide (10% or less), and use this medication together in the evening. 

3) This drug is mildly irritating and is not used in combination with irritable products such as peelable products, abrasive or convergent cleaners, irritating or strong drying products, fragrances, and alcohol-containing products. 

4) Particular care should be taken when combined with products containing sulfur, resorcinol, and salicylic acid.

7. Administration to pregnant women 

1) Like other retinoids, adapalene showed malformation when orally administered 25 mg/kg or more to rabbits, but experiments in which 200 times the dose of human use was applied locally to rabbits did not show malformation. 

2) In humans, it is likely to be absorbed in small amounts through the skin and interact with other medications administered orally, and should not be used during pregnancy due to the lack of relevant clinical data. If a pregnancy is confirmed or presumed, treatment should be stopped immediately.

8. Administration to lactating women 

1) It has not been confirmed whether this drug is delivered to breast milk or not, so care should be taken when administering it to the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part of the breast part.

9. Administration to Children Safety and effectiveness for children under the age of 12 have not been established.

10. Treatment of fruit administration 

1) Tests on mice showed toxicity upon oral administration of more than 10 mg/kg. 

2) Chronic toxicity when taking this drug may result in symptoms similar to abnormal reactions when vitamin A is consumed in excess.

3) If you accidentally swallow this medicine, you should consider washing your stomach.

11. Application precautions 

1) This medicine is for external use only.

2) Be careful not to let this medicine come into contact with your eyes, mouth, nose, mucous membranes, or wounds. If it does, rinse thoroughly with water.

Expiration date

3 years from date of manufacture

Packaging unit

1EA

How to save

Store at room temperature (1-30℃), in an airtight, light-resistant container. 

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Galderma products. Galderma is a medical solutions brand under Nestle Skin Care.