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Help parents save money on their child’s prescription for head lice…
As the school year progresses, you may be faced with a head lice outbreak. But Ulesfia® Lotion can help keep head lice under control!
To achieve optimal results, Ulesfia® Lotion must be fully saturated into the hair and applied according to hair length. Refer to the chart below for how much your students should be using based on how long their hair is.1
Ulesfia® Lotion should be used as part of an overall head lice management program:
- A fine-tooth comb or special nit comb may be used to remove dead lice and nits
- All recently worn clothing, hats, used bedding, towels, and personal care items
such as combs, brushes, and hair clips should be washed in hot water or
dry-cleaned
Individual results may vary.
Ulesfia® Lotion can help stop head lice from spreading in your school. Encourage parents to talk with their child’s doctor about all available treatment options to see if non-neurotoxic Ulesfia® Lotion is right for their child.
Indication
- Ulesfia® (benzyl alcohol) Lotion is indicated for the topical treatment of head lice infestation in patients 6 months of age and older. Ulesfia® Lotion does not have ovicidal activity
Important Safety Information
- Intravenous administration of products containing benzyl alcohol has been associated with neonatal gasping syndrome consisting of severe metabolic acidosis, gasping respirations, progressive hypotension, seizures, central nervous system depression, intraventricular hemorrhage, and death in preterm, low birth weight infants. Neonates (ie, patients less than
1 month of age or preterm infants with a corrected age of less than 44 weeks) could be at risk for gasping syndrome if treated with Ulesfia® Lotion. Additional symptoms may include gradual neurological deterioration, seizures, intracranial hemorrhage, hematologic abnormalities, skin breakdown, hepatic and renal failure, hypotension, bradycardia, and cardiovascular collapse
- Avoid eye exposure. Ulesfia® Lotion may cause eye irritation. If Ulesfia® Lotion comes in contact with the eyes, flush them immediately with water
- Ulesfia® Lotion may cause allergic or irritant dermatitis
- Ulesfia® Lotion should only be used on children (6 months of age and older) under the direct supervision of an adult. Keep out of reach of children
- Most common application site adverse reactions were: site irritation (2%), and site anesthesia and hypoesthesia (2%), and pain (1%)
- The most common adverse reactions are: pruritus, erythema, pyoderma, and ocular irritation
To report suspected adverse reactions, contact Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc. at 1-877-370-1142 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. Reference: 1. Ulesfia® (benzyl alcohol) Lotion 5% [package insert]. Florham Park, NJ:
Shionogi Inc; 2012.
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