International generic name

Combined product

Drug form and composition

Ointment. One gram ointment contains: 30 mg Camphor (racemic); 30 mg Lavender oil; 9 mg of Anethole; 180 mg Peppermint oil; 40 mg Eucalyptol; 1 mg Clove oil; 5 mg Cinnamon oil.

Indications

For symptomatic treatment of joint and muscle pain; neuralgia and neuritis; headache; insect bites.

Dosage and administration

The drug is used topically by a cautious massage in the affected areas - joints, muscles, and temporal zones (in cases of headache).

Contraindications

The drug is not used in cases of hypersensitivity to some of the product’s ingredients, as well as in children younger than 6 years.

Special warnings and precautions

The patient should be warned to avoid Revulsan use on open wound surfaces and also to avoid drug application to the eyes and in the oral cavity. There are no data for fetal harm and also for excretion in the breast milk, when Revulsan is used topically, but it is recommended during pregnancy and lactation to apply Revulsan on a smaller surface and for shorter periods.

Drug interactions

Clinically significant drug interactions have not been observed.

Adverse reactions

In susceptible patients Revulsan can induce hypersensitivity reactions with local manifestations.

Pharmacological mechanisms

After local application on the skin the oils in Revulsan act in synergy, and this leads to its revulsive, analgesic and mild antiseptic action in the affected areas of the skin and underlying muscles and nerve endings.

Supplied

Tubes, containing 18 g ointment.

Expiry

2 years.