Name
Lomexin 2% vaginal cream
Lomexin 200 mg soft vaginal capsules
Lomexin 600 mg soft vaginal capsules
Lomexin 0.2% vaginal solution

fenticonazole nitrate


What it is and what it is used for
Lomexin contains the active substance fenticonazole nitrate.
It belongs to a group of medicines called “gynecological antimicrobials and antiseptics”.

Lomexin is used to treat infections of the mucous membranes of the genital organs caused by a fungus called Candida such as:
- inflammation of the vulva and vagina (vulvovaginitis)
- inflammation of the cervix (affected)
- increased vaginal discharge due to the presence of infections (infectious fluoride).

Talk to your doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after a short time of treatment.


What you need to know before taking the medicine
Do not use Lomexin
- if you are allergic to fenticonazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
- Lomexin 600 mg vaginal soft capsules contain soya lecithin. If you are allergic to peanuts or soya, do not use this medicine.


Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if:
- You are pregnant or breast-feeding (see section “Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility”).
- You are using a latex “barrier” method of contraception (see section “Other medicines and Lomexin”). Therefore, you should use alternative precautions when using this product.
- You are using spermicides, vaginal douches or other vaginal products (see section “Other medicines and Lomexin”).
- Experience any irritation or sensitivity to the medicine.
- Your symptoms do not improve within a week or if your symptoms are severe or recurrent.
- His partner is also infected.
- Have had more than two previous infections in the last 6 months.
- You or your partner have ever had a sexually transmitted disease.
- Have you ever had hypersensitivity to imidazoles or other vaginal antifungal products.
- He is over 60 years old.
- Have any of the following symptoms:
• Abnormal or irregular vaginal bleeding.
• Trace of blood from a vaginal discharge.
• Sores, ulcers, or blisters of the vulva or vagina.
• Lower abdominal pain or difficulty urinating (dysuria).
• Adverse effects such as redness, itching or rash associated with treatment.

Lomexin vaginal cream: contact with eyes should be avoided.

Children and adolescents
Lomexin is not recommended in children under 16 years of age.


Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

When the medicine is inserted into the vagina, a slight burning sensation may occur, which will disappear quickly. When used as recommended, Lomexin is only slightly absorbed and no side effects involving the entire body (systemic effects) are reported.

The use of topical medicines, especially if prolonged, can cause sensitization (see the paragraph “Warnings and precautions”).

The following side effects have been reported with Lomexin:

Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):
• vulvovaginal burning sensation
• redness of the skin (erythema), itching and skin rash.

Frequency not known:
• hypersensitivity at the application site.

Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system at: https://www.aifa.gov.it/content/segnalazionireazioni-avverse .
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.