Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%
Important: For skin use only. Do not get Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1% in your eyes, mouth, or vagina. Not for use on the face, groin, or underarms. |
Read the Patient Information that comes with Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1% before you start using it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your condition or treatment.
What is Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?
Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1% is a prescription corticosteroid medicine used on the skin (topical) to treat adults and children 12 years and older with certain skin conditions that cause red, flaky, and itchy skin.
- You should not use Fluocinonide Cream for longer than 2 weeks in a row.
- You should not use more than 60 grams of Fluocinonide Cream or more than half of the 120 gram tube in 1 week.
- Fluocinonide Cream should not be used:
- if you have skin swelling or redness on the nose of face (rosacea)
- for a scaly or bumpy rash around your mouth (perioral dermatitis)
- on your face, underarms, or groin area
It is not known if Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1% is safe and effective in children under 12 years of age.
What should I tell my doctor before using Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?
Before using Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%, tell your doctor if you:
- have had irritation or other skin reaction to a steroid medicine in the past
- adrenal gland problems
- plan to have surgery
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Fluocinonide Cream will harm your unborn baby. Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- are breast-feeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Fluocinonide Cream passes into your breast milk. Talk to your doctor about the best way to feed your baby if you use Fluocinonide Cream.
Tell your doctor about all the medicine you take including prescriptions and non-prescriptions medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take a corticosteroid medicine by mouth or use other products on your skin that contain corticosteroids. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I use Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?
- See "What is Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?"
- Use Fluocinonide Cream exactly as your doctor tells you.
- This medicine is for use on the skin only. Do not use Fluocinonide Cream in your eyes, mouth or vagina.
- Wash your hands after you use Fluocinonide Cream.
- Do not use Fluocinonide Cream for longer than 2 weeks in a row.
- Talk to your doctor if your skin does not get better after 2 weeks of treatment with Fluocinonide Cream.
- Do not bandage or cover the skin treated with Fluocinonide Cream unless your doctor tells you to.
What are the possible side effects with Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?
Fluocinonide Cream may cause side effects, including:
- Symptoms of a disorder where the adrenal gland does not make enough of certain hormones (adrenal insufficiency) during treatment or after stopping treatment. Your doctor may do blood tests to check you for adrenal insufficiency while you are using Fluocinonide Cream. Tell your doctor if you have any of these symptoms of adrenal insufficiency:
- tiredness that worsens and does not go away
- nausea or vomiting
- dizziness or fainting
- muscle weakness
- irritability and depression
- loss of appetite
- weight loss
- Cushing's syndrome, when the body is exposed to too much of the hormone cortisol. Your doctor may do tests to check for this. Symptoms can include:
- weight gain, especially around your upper back and midsection
- slow healing of cuts, insect bites and infections
- tiredness and muscle weakness
- depression, anxiety and irritability
- roundness of your face (moon face)
- new or worsening high blood pressure
The most common side effect of Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1% is burning of your skin treated with Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%.
Talk to your doctor about any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the side effects with Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or
www.fda.gov/medwatch.
You may also report side effects to Taro at 1-866-923-4914.
How should I store Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?
- Store Fluocinonide Cream at 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F).
- Keep the tube tightly closed.
Keep Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1% and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in the Patient Information leaflet. Do not use Fluocinonide Cream for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Fluocinonide Cream to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them.
This Patient Information leaflet summarizes the most important information about Fluocinonide Cream. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can also ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about Fluocinonide Cream that is written for healthcare professionals.
What are the ingredients in Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.1%?
Active ingredient: fluocinonide 0.1%
Inactive ingredients: carbomer 940 (carbopol 980), ceteareth-20, citric acid, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (transcutol P), polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitan monostearate, and trolamine.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mfd. for: IPG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tempe, AZ 85281
Made in Canada
Issued: December, 2016
PK-8359-0
116
Relabeled by Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.