Resorcinol (Topical)
Brand Names : RA
Before Using This MedicineIf you are using this medicine
without a prescription, carefully read and follow any precautions on the label.
For resorcinol, the following should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or
allergic reaction to resorcinol. Also tell your health care professional if
you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.
Pregnancy - Resorcinol may be absorbed through the mother's skin.
However, topical resorcinol has not been shown to cause birth defects or other
problems in humans.
Breast-feeding - This medicine may be absorbed through the mother's
skin. However, topical resorcinol has not been reported to cause problems
in nursing babies.
Children - Resorcinol may be absorbed through the skin and should
not be used on large areas of the bodies of infants and children. In addition,
resorcinol should not be used on wounds, since doing so may cause a blood
disease called methemoglobinemia.
Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically
in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly
the same way they do in younger adults. Although there is no specific information
comparing use of resorcinol in the elderly with use in other age groups, this
medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older
people than it does in younger adults.
Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used
together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together
even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to
change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care
professional if you are using any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter
[OTC]) medicine.
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