Product Details

Axsain Cream Product Information

Do not use Axsain Cream
– if you are allergic to capsaicin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
– on broken or irritated skin.
This medicine is not suitable for use in children.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Axsain Cream
– Keep away from the eyes, nose and mouth (if it does accidentally get into your eyes, nose and mouth or onto broken or irritated skin, wash off with plenty of water).
– Wash your hands immediately after applying the cream, unless the hands are treated areas, in which case, they should be washed 30 minutes after applying.
– Avoid hot baths or showers immediately before or just after applying Axsain Cream.
– Do not apply tight bandages on top of Axsain Cream.
– Avoid breathing in any vapours from the cream, as this can cause irritation of the eyes and breathing difficulties (including making asthma worse).
Other medicines and Axsain Cream
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast feeding, think you may be pregnant or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Axsain Cream contains benzyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol
– This medicine contains 450 mg benzyl alcohol in each cream tube which is equivalent to 0.01 mg/mg.
Benzyl alcohol may cause mild local irritation.
– Cetyl alcohol may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis)

How to store Axsain Cream
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Store below 25°C.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and tube. The expiry
date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.