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Tesco Athletes Foot cream, Lloyds Pharmacy Athletes Foot cream, Clotrimazole 1% w/w cream, Wilko Athletes Foot 1% w/w cream, Superdrug Athletes Foot 1% w/w cream – patient leaflet, side effects, dosage

Updated:
Key facts
Status:
No longer supplied
Medicine strength:
10 mg/gram
Still supplied:
The same active substance, strength and form in the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d). Ask your pharmacist or doctor before changing to another make.
Contains active substance:
ATC code:
Similar medicines?:

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Patient leaflet - Tesco Athletes Foot cream, Lloyds Pharmacy Athletes Foot cream, Clotrimazole 1% w/w cream, Wilko Athletes Foot 1% w/w cream, Superdrug Athletes Foot 1% w/w cream

1. What Athlete’s Foot Cream is and what it is used for

Athlete’s Foot Cream is a cream that is applied to the skin. It contains clotrimazole as the active ingredient, which is an antifungal.

Athlete’s Foot Cream is used for the treatment of Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot).

2. What you need to know before you use Athlete’s Foot Cream

Do NOT use Athlete’s Foot Cream if:

  • You are allergic (hypersensitive) to clotrimazole or any of the other ingredients of Athlete’s Foot Cream

    (see list of ingredients in Section 6). An allergic reaction may include rash, itching, difficulty breathing or swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue.

  • Do not use this cream to treat scalp or nail infections without advice from a pharmacist or doctor.

Taking other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, or have recently taken, any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding tell your doctor or midwife and they will decide if Athlete’s Foot Cream is right for you. Follow their instructions carefully.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.

Driving and using machines

Athlete’s Foot Cream does not affect your ability to drive or use machines.

Clotrimazole cream contains benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol

This medicine contains 1 mg benzyl alcohol in each 100 mg.

Benzyl alcohol may cause allergic reactions.

Benzyl alcohol may cause mild local irritation.

The cream contains cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, which may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis).

3. How to use Athlete’s Foot Cream

Dosage

  • Adults, children and elderly: The cream is applied to the affected area two or three times daily.

Continue treatment for at least one month.

Accidental ingestion

If Athlete’s Foot Cream is accidentally swallowed, you should consult a doctor immediately. If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Athlete’s Foot Cream can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. All medicines can cause allergic reactions, although serious allergic reactions are very rare. Tell your doctor straight away if you get any sudden wheeziness, difficulty in breathing, swelling of the eyelids, face or lips, rash or itching (especially affecting your whole body), or you feel dizzy or faint.

The following side effects have also been reported:

  • blisters, itching, burning, stinging, discomfort, swelling, rash, irritation or peeling of skin.

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 Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. How to store Athlete’s Foot Cream

Athlete’s Foot Cream should be kept out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use Athlete’s Foot Cream after the expiry date which is stated on the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer needed. These measures will help to protect the environment.

6. Contents of the pack and other information

What Athlete’s Foot Cream contains:

The active substance is Clotrimazole 1 % w/w. The other ingredients are: Sorbitan stearate, Polysorbate 60, Cetyl Palmitate, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, 2-Octyldodecanol, Benzyl Alcohol and Purified Water.

What Athlete’s Foot Cream looks like and contents of the pack

Athlete’s Foot Cream comes in an aluminium tube with a plastic screw-on cap. It contains 20 g, 30 g, or 50 g of cream.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing Authorisation Holder

Teva UK Limited, Eastbourne, BN22 9AG

Manufacturer

Thornton & Ross Ltd.

Linthwaite

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

HD7 5QH, UK

This leaflet was last revised: January 2021

PL 00289/1643

About this document

Source: MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (products.mhra.gov.uk)

Last revision stated in the text: January 2021

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Facts about Tesco Athletes Foot cream, Lloyds Pharmacy Athletes Foot cream, Clotrimazole 1% w/w cream, Wilko Athletes Foot 1% w/w cream, Superdrug Athletes Foot 1% w/w cream

What these facts mean

Active substance? Clotrimazole
Strength? 10 mg/gram
Pharmaceutical form? Cutaneous cream
How is it taken? Cutaneous
Is it available?? No, all its packs are listed as discontinued (NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices – not a record of current supplies)
Drug group (ATC)?
  1. D Dermatologicals
    1. D01 Antifungals for dermatological use
      1. D01A Antifungals for topical use
        1. D01AC Imidazole and triazole derivatives, topical antifungals
          1. D01AC01 clotrimazole
Marketing authorisation? PL 00289/1643
Codes? BNF 13100200

Sources: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), release 11.1.0 of 9 November 2026, NHS Business Services Authority. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.