Drug Description:
This medicine is used for the treatment of skin conditions including severe cases of psoriasis and eczematous dermatitis. This medicine works by reducing swelling, redness, and itching.Store at room temperature in a cool dry place, protect from heat and light. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children and pets.How much medicine you use and how often you use it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are using, talk with your health care provider. This medicine is for external use only. Do not allow this medicine to come into contact with eyes, eyelids, and mouth. If contact with the eyes occurs, rinse thoroughly with water. This medicine may cause sensitivity to light.Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine or to similar medications.Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription medicine if you have any other medical condition like heart disease, lung disease, impairment of kidney or liver functions.Use this medicine with caution on lesions near the eye. Take care to prevent it from getting into the eye. Scalp applications should not be used near an open flameMost severe: Blood-containing blisters on skin, burning and itching of skin, lack of healing of skin condition, numbness in fingers, painful, red or itchy pus-containing blisters in hair follicles, raised, dark-red, wart-like spots on skin, especially medication is used on the face, skin infection, thinning of skin with easy bruisingMost common: Burning, dryness, irritation, itching, or redness of skin (usually mild and temporary), increased redness or scaling of skin sores (usually mild and temporary), skin rash (usually mild and temporary)Other: Acne or oily skin, backache, blurring or loss of vision (occurs gradually if certain products have been used near the eye), burning and itching of skin with pinhead-sized red blisters, eye pain (if certain products have been used near the eye), filling or rounding out of the face, increased blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, irregular menstrual periods, irritability, irritation of skin around mouth, loss of appetite, depression, muscle cramps, pain, or weakness, nausea, rapid weight gain or loss, reddish-purple lines (stretch marks) on arms, face, legs, trunk, or groin
Indication:
This medicine is used for the treatment of skin conditions including severe cases of psoriasis and eczematous dermatitis. This medicine works by reducing swelling, redness, and itching.
Storage:
Store at room temperature in a cool dry place, protect from heat and light. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children and pets.
General:
If you have any questions about your medicine, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider. This medicine is only to be used by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not give it to others. This information is advisory only. It does not contain all information about this medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
Precautions:
Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription medicine if you have any other medical condition like heart disease, lung disease, impairment of kidney or liver functions.
Warnings:
Use this medicine with caution on lesions near the eye. Take care to prevent it from getting into the eye. Scalp applications should not be used near an open flame
Patient Family Info:
How much medicine you use and how often you use it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are using, talk with your health care provider. This medicine is for external use only. Do not allow this medicine to come into contact with eyes, eyelids, and mouth. If contact with the eyes occurs, rinse thoroughly with water. This medicine may cause sensitivity to light.
Contra Indication:
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine or to similar medications.
Severe Side Effects:
Most severe: Blood-containing blisters on skin, burning and itching of skin, lack of healing of skin condition, numbness in fingers, painful, red or itchy pus-containing blisters in hair follicles, raised, dark-red, wart-like spots on skin, especially medication is used on the face, skin infection, thinning of skin with easy bruising
Common Side Effects:
Most common: Burning, dryness, irritation, itching, or redness of skin (usually mild and temporary), increased redness or scaling of skin sores (usually mild and temporary), skin rash (usually mild and temporary)
Other Side Effects:
Acne or oily skin, backache, blurring or loss of vision (occurs gradually if certain products have been used near the eye), burning and itching of skin with pinhead-sized red blisters, eye pain (if certain products have been used near the eye), filling or rounding out of the face, increased blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, irregular menstrual periods, irritability, irritation of skin around mouth, loss of appetite, depression, muscle cramps, pain, or weakness, nausea, rapid weight gain or loss, reddish-purple lines (stretch marks) on arms, face, legs, trunk, or groin