Ala-Quin

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to clioquinol, hydrocortisone, iodoquinol or hydroxyquinoline.

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to clioquinol, hydrocortisone, iodoquinol or hydroxyquinoline.

To make sure clioquinol and hydrocortisone is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• active or chronic infections (other than the skin infection you are treating with this medicine);

• diabetes;

• allergies;

• weak immune system (caused by disease or by using certain medicine);

• blood circulation problems;

• glaucoma, cataracts;

• a thyroid disorder;

• tuberculosis of the skin or

• herpes infection of the eyes.

FDA pregnancy category B. Clioquinol and hydrocortisone topical is not expected to harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

It is not known whether clioquinol and hydrocortisone passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Children can absorb larger amounts of this medication through the skin and may be more likely to have side effects.

Clioquinol and hydrocortisone should not be used on a child younger than 2 years old.

Use the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

Avoid getting this medication in your eyes, mouth, and nose, or on your lips.

Avoid being near people who are sick or have infections. Call your doctor for preventive treatment if you are exposed to chicken pox or measles. These conditions can be serious or even fatal in people who are using clioquinol and hydrocortisone.

Avoid using other medications on the areas you treat with clioquinol and hydrocortisone topical unless your doctor tells you to. Avoid using skin products that can cause irritation, such as harsh soaps, shampoos, or skin cleansers, hair coloring or permanent chemicals, hair removers or waxes, or skin products with alcohol, spices, astringents, or lime.

Clioquinol may stain skin, clothing, and other fabrics it comes in contact with. Take care not to get this medicine on your clothes, carpet, or bed linens.

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• This medicine may affect certain lab tests. Tell all of your health care providers and lab workers that you take Ala-Quin.
• Talk with your doctor before you use other drugs or products on your skin.
• Use care when putting on a large part of the skin or where there are open wounds. Talk with the doctor.
• Do not use longer than you have been told by the doctor.
• This medicine may stain skin and fabric. Rarely, a change in hair and nail color to a yellow color has happened. Rarely, this can bother you. Talk with your doctor.
• Use with care in children. Talk with the doctor.
• This medicine may affect growth in children and teens in some cases. They may need regular growth checks. Talk with the doctor.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.