Stiefel Duac Gel

Directions

1. Use DUAC Gel exactly as your practitioner tells you to use it.
2. Before you apply DUAC Gel, wash your face gently with a mild soap, rinse with warm water and pat the skin dry.
3. Apply a thin layer of DUAC Gel to your face once a day, in the evening or as directed by your practitioner. Wash your hands with soap and water after applying DUAC Gel.
4. Do not get DUAC Gel in your mouth, eyes, nose, vagina, or on your lips.
5. Do not get DUAC Gel on cuts or open wounds.

What should I avoid while using DUAC Gel?

• Limit your time in sunlight. Avoid using tanning beds or sun lamps. If you have to be in sunlight, wear a wide-brimmed hat or other protective clothing. Sunscreen may also be used.
• Talk to your practitioner if you spend a lot of time in the sun.
• DUAC Gel may bleach hair or coloured fabric.

How should I store DUAC Gel?

• Store DUAC Gel at room temperature up to 25°C (77°F).
• Do not freeze DUAC Gel.
• The expiration date of DUAC Gel is 60 days from the date when you receive your prescription.
• Safely throw away expired DUAC Gel.
• Keep the tube tightly closed.
• Keep DUAC Gel and all medicines out of the reach of children.

Allergens

None.

Contraindications

Who should not use DUAC Gel?

• Do not use DUAC Gel if you have:
  • had an allergic reaction to clindamycin, lincomycin, benzoyl peroxide, or any of the ingredients in DUAC Gel.
  • Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
  • had inflammation of the colon (colitis) with past antibiotic use.

What should I tell my practitioner before using DUAC Gel?

• Before using DUAC Gel, tell your practitioner about all your medical conditions, including if you:
  • plan to have surgery with general anaesthesia.
  • are sensitive to sunlight.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if DUAC Gel will harm your unborn baby.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DUAC Gel passes into your breast milk. One of the medicines in DUAC Gel is clindamycin. Clindamycin when taken by mouth or by injection has been reported to appear in breast milk. You and your practitioner should decide if you will use DUAC Gel while breastfeeding.
• Tell your practitioner about all the medicines you take, including prescription or over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbal supplements and skin products you use. Using other topical acne products may increase the irritation of your skin when used with DUAC Gel.
  • Especially tell your practitioner if you take a medicine that contains erythromycin. DUAC Gel should not be used with products that contain erythromycin.
  • DUAC Gel may cause skin and facial hair to temporarily change colour (yellow or orange) when used with topical products that contain sulfones.

What are the possible side-effects with DUAC Gel? DUAC Gel may cause serious side-effects, including:

• Inflammation of the colon (colitis). Stop using DUAC Gel and call your practitioner right away if you have severe watery diarrhoea, or bloody diarrhoea.
• Allergic reactions. Stop using DUAC Gel and call your practitioner or get help right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
  • severe itching.
  • swelling of your face, eyes, lips, tongue, or throat.
  • trouble breathing.

The most common side effects with DUAC Gel are skin reactions and may include redness, peeling, dryness, and burning. These are not all the possible side effects with DUAC Gel.