VOLTARENPLAST 1% 5 PCS

Short-term local treatment for painful minor trauma: strains, sprains or bruises .

Usage:

In adults, apply a plaster to the painful area 2 times a day (morning and evening). The maximum total dose that can be used is two plasters per day, even if there is more than one trauma to be treated. Do not treat more than one painful area at a time.

Mode of application
For skin application only.

• Cut the envelope containing the medicated plaster as shown.
• Remove a medicated plaster, remove the plastic film used to protect the adhesive surface and apply to the painful area.
• If necessary, the plaster can be held in place by an elastic net.
• Close the envelope carefully with the sliding closure.
• Never cut the plaster.

The product should be applied only to intact and healthy skin and should not be applied when bathing or showering.

Duration of use

• VOLTARENPLAST 1%, medicated plaster should be used for the shortest possible time depending on the indication.
• Based on the limited data available, short-term treatment is recommended.
• The therapeutic benefit of a use lasting more than 7 days has not been demonstrated.
• If no improvement has been noted following the recommended duration of treatment, a doctor should be consulted (see section 4.4).
• In adolescents over 16 years of age and adults, if use of the product for more than 7 days is necessary to relieve pain, or if symptoms worsen, parents of adolescents / patients are advised to consult a doctor.

Children and adolescents under 16
This medicated plaster is not recommended for children and adolescents under 16 years of age because the available data on efficacy and tolerance are insufficient (see section 4.3).

Elderly patients
This medicine should be used with caution in elderly patients who are more prone to side effects (see section 4.4).

Patients with renal or hepatic impairment
For the use of VOLTARENPLAST 1%, medicated plaster in patients with hepatic or renal impairment, see section 4.4.

Composition 

Diclofenac sodium. 140 mg
For a medicated plaster.
Excipients : 2.8 mg of butylhydroxytoluene (E321) and 1.4 g propylene glycol (E1520).

Precaution for use 

• Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients in the medicine (e.g. propylene glycol, butylhydroxytoluene) (see section 6.1).
• Hypersensitivity to any other pain reliever used in rheumatology [nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including acetylsalicylic acid].
• History of asthma attack, hives or acute rhinitis caused by acetylsalicylic acid or another NSAID.
• Active peptic ulcer.
• Application to damaged skin, whatever the lesion: exudative dermatitis, open wounds, burns, skin infections or eczema.
• During the last trimester of pregnancy (see section 4.6).
• Use in children and adolescents under the age of 16 is contraindicated.

Presentation of VoltarenPlast   

medicated plaster (10 cm x 14 cm); box of 5