Onabet cream is used for the local treatment of fungal skin infections caused by dermatophytes and yeast fungi: athlete’s foot, inguinal athlete’s foot, smooth skin ringworm, trichophytosis of the beard and mustache area, hand ringworm, candidiasis, lichen planus.
Composition
The active substance is sertaconazole (1 g of cream contains 20 mg of sertaconazole nitrate).
Excipients: cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, glycerol monostearate, sorbitan stearate, polysorbate 60, octyldodecanol, light mineral oil, benzyl alcohol, purified water.
Contraindication
History of hypersensitivity to sertaconazole or to any antifungal derivatives of the imidazole group or to any other component of the drug.
Method of application
The cream should be applied 1 or 2 times a day (preferably at night or in the morning and evening) in a thin layer gently and evenly to the affected area of ​​skin, trying to capture approximately 1 cm of healthy skin around the affected area.
The duration of treatment depends on the etiology of the pathogen and the location of the infection.
Typically, approximately 4 weeks of treatment are recommended to achieve clinical remission with negative microbiological detection and to prevent relapse, but in many cases clinical recovery occurs earlier – between the second and fourth weeks.
Application features
Pregnant women
The effect of sertaconazole on newborns or pregnant women has not been studied, therefore, before prescribing the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the benefit-risk ratio for the woman and the fetus/child must be assessed.
Children
There are no data on the use of the drug in pediatrics.
Drivers
The drug does not affect the reaction speed when driving vehicles and other mechanisms.
Overdose
Taking into account the concentration of the active substance and the recommended route of administration, intoxication is unlikely. However, in case of accidental ingestion of the drug, appropriate symptomatic therapy should be applied.
Side effects
The drug has shown good tolerance when applied to both intact and damaged skin. Local contact dermatitis may occur (dry skin, burning, itching, urticaria). Hypersensitivity reactions, local transient erythematous reactions that do not require discontinuation of the drug are possible.
Storage conditions
Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C, out of the reach of children. Do not freeze.
Shelf life – 2 years.








