Fucibet Cream

Fucibet Cream can be ordered from our UK registered online prescribing service. Simply complete an online medical questionnaire as part of your order. This helps our prescribers make sure it is safe and suitable to prescribe for you. 

If approved by our medical team, our pharmacy team will receive a prescription. This will be dispensed and dispatched to your delivery address. Only people currently prescribed this by their GP can request this medicine.

Fucidin H cream is a dual action treatment for skin conditions containing two active ingredients, one is a steroid called betamethasone and the other is an antibiotic called fusidic acid. It is commonly used to treat skin conditions with inflammation, like eczema, that have become infected with bacteria.

It is particularly beneficial if the skin has become broken and infected. The strength of Fusidic Acid is 2% and Betamethasone Valerate 0.1% in this formulation.

With an eczema flare up the skin barrier is damaged and the skin can become inflamed, swollen, and itchy. A flare-up also causes the skin to become broken and cracked and this makes it easier for bacteria to enter the skin and cause an infection. Signs of infected eczema include weeping skin, a crust on the surface of the skin, and fever.

The two ingredients help in different ways to treat an infected eczema flare-up. Betamethasone is a type of medicine called a corticosteroid. These are used to treat the usual symptoms of eczema such as inflammation, swelling, and itching.

Fusidic acid is an antibiotic ingredient. This treats the infection by killing the bacteria causing the infection. It does not treat skin infections caused by a fungus or a virus.

Fucibet Cream can be used to treat dry skin conditions which may also have a secondary bacterial infection. These conditions can include:

• Atopic eczema
• Primary irritant dermatitis
• Allergic dermatitis
• Seborrheic dermatitis

Fucibet Cream is a sensible choice of treatment where the organism is known to be or believed to be sensitive to fusidic acid.

Fucibet cream is formulated to be applied topically to the affected skin only. When you first remove the cap, check that the seal is intact. Open the tube using the spike on the cap.

The cream should be applied sparingly to the affected area TWICE daily, taking care not to get too much on the surrounding healthy skin. Application of the cream is usually cream is usually twice a day until the condition has improved. Once the symptoms have settled, treatment should be discontinued or switched to a less potent preparation.

Continuous treatment with Fucibet cream should be for no longer than two weeks. If you have not seen any improvement in your condition within this timeframe then this should be reviewed by your GP.

The unit of measurement for creams and ointments applied to the body is the Finger Tip Unit (FTU). One FTU is the amount of cream from the edge of the nail to the first crease of the finger. A good indication to go on for how much cream you will need is if the size of the affected area is equal to about 2 adult hands this will require 1 FTU.

Wash your hands thoroughly before using this medicine, and unless you are using the cream to treat your hands, wash after application as well.

Fucibet in childern or those under 18 years old should strictly be seen by a doctor.

Leave Fucibet cream to absorb for 30 minutes before applying any other moisturisers or cream to ensure absoroption is not diluted.

Do not use Fucibet cream if:

• If you have a known allergy to any of the active ingredients or the excipients within the cream
• If you have an untreated skin infection (viral, bacterial or fungal) or an infection which is being treated but is uncontrolled
• A systemic fungal infection
• Symptoms of the skin which could be related to tuberculosis or syphilis (either untreated or uncontrolled)
• Rosacea or perioral dermatitis

Long-term continuous treatment with Fucibet Cream should be avoided as this can lead to skin atrophy. Depending on site of administration, systemic absorption is possible. Special care should be taken to avoid any contact with the eyes or the area surrounding the eyes. Other factors which may contribute towards systemic absorption include:

• How long the drug treatment is likely to be
• If you are applying the cream to a large surface area
• Use on thin skin such as the face
• Use on broken skin
• Occlusion

Fucibet should be with extreme care in children because they are more likely to absorb the drug systemically compared to adults. As with other antibiotics, continuous use or repeated use has been linked with bacterial resistance to fusidic acid.

Other topical treatments can be used to treat infected eczema and other infected skin conditions. Fucidin H is a similar treatment that contains fusidic acid but it contains a different steroid ingredient, called hydrocortisone. Fucidin cream is another alternative. Fucidin cream contains fusidic acid but does not contain any steroid ingredients.

For more severe infected skin conditions, such as cellulitis, oral antibiotics are usually prescribed.

For eczema, or other inflammatory skin conditions that aren’t infected (e.g. psoriasis), other treatments are available. Steroid treatments applied in a thin layer such as Betnovate, Eumovate, and Dermovate can be prescribed.