What is Anthisan Bite and Sting Cream?

Anthisan Bite and Sting Cream contains a medicine called mepyramine maleate. This belongs to a group of medicines called antihistamines. It works by blocking a natural substance (histamine) that your body makes during an allergic reaction.

What Anthisan Bite and Sting Cream is used for treating:

• Pain, itching and inflammation caused by insect stings, bites, and nettle rash

How to use Anthisan Bite and Sting Cream

Using this medicine (adults, elderly and children over 2 years of age)

• Apply the cream directly to the affected areas of skin
• Do not apply the cream on eczema, larger areas of skin, cut, grazed, badly broken or sunburnt skin
• Apply the cream two to three times a day for up to three days
• For best results use as soon as possible after the bite or sting
• Repeated use of the cream for periods longer than a few days is not recommended
• If your symptoms worsen or do not improve after three days talk to your doctor or pharmacist

If you feel the effect of your medicine is too weak or too strong, do not change the dose yourself but ask your doctor or pharmacist.

What does Anthisan Bite and Sting Cream contain?

Each 1g of cream contains 20mg of the active substance, mepyramine maleate.