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Pimecrolimus (Topical)

Brand Names : Elidel

Pimecrolimus | Before Using | Proper Use | Precautions | Side Effects | Additional Information

Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using pimecrolimus cream must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For pimecrolimus cream, the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to pimecrolimus. Also tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy - Pimecrolimus cream has not been studied in pregnant women. However, studies in animals have shown that pimecrolimus taken orally causes other problems in animals. Before taking this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding - It is not known whether pimecrolimus applied as a topical cream passes into the breast milk, and may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies. It may be necessary for you to take another medicine or to stop breast-feeding during treatment. Be sure you have discussed the risks and benefits of the medicine with your doctor.

Children - This medicine is not known to cause different types of side effects or problems in children over the age of two, than it does in adults, although some side effects may occur more often than they do in adult patients.

Older adults - There is no specific information comparing the use of pimecrolimus in the elderly with the use in other age groups. Pimecrolimus 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.

Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of pimecrolimus cream. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

  • Eczema herpeticum (Kaposi's varicelliform eruption), or
  • Herpes simplex virus infection or
  • Varicella zoster virus infection (chicken pox or shingles) - increases the risk of skin infections
  • Immunocompromised patients (weakened immune system) - the safety of these patients using pimecrolimus cream has not been established
  • Lymphadenopathy or
  • Mononucleosis, acute infectious - may cause enlargement of lymph nodes
  • Netherton's syndrome - may cause too much of the pimecrolimus cream to be absorbed into the body
  • Skin infections - safety of using pimecrolimus cream for some skin infections is unknown
  • Skin papilloma or
  • Warts - may worsen condition

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