Medrox (Methyl Salicylate, Menthol, and Capsaicin Cream and Ointment)

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Use care when using on a large part of the skin. Talk with the doctor.
• Talk with your doctor before you use other drugs or products on your skin.
• This medicine may cause harm if swallowed. If Medrox is swallowed, call a doctor or poison control center right away.
• Do not use heat or bandages on the treated part.
• Do not use right before or after a bath, shower, or heavy exercise.
• Avoid use of heat sources (such as sunlamps, tanning beds, heating pads, electric blankets, heat lamps, saunas, hot tubs, heated waterbeds). Avoid long, hot baths or sunbathing. Your temperature may rise and cause too much drug to pass into your body.
• Do not breathe in this medicine after it has dried. May cause nose or throat irritation.
• Take Medrox off of the skin if very bad burning or itching happens.
• If signs get worse or last for more than 7 days, talk with the doctor.
• This medicine may stain clothes or fabric. Let it dry before covering with clothes or touching the treated area to other types of fabric.
• 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.

Use Medrox as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• Do not take this medicine by mouth. Use on your skin only. Keep out of your mouth, nose, and eyes (may burn).
• Do not put on the genitals.
• Wash your hands before and after use. Do not wash your hands after use if putting this on your hand.
• Put on clean, dry, healthy skin.
• Clean affected part before use. Make sure to dry well.
• Before you use Medrox for the first time, rub a little bit onto the skin of your arm to check if you will have a skin reaction.
• Put a thin layer on the affected skin and rub in gently.
• Do not put on cuts, scrapes, or damaged skin.
• Do not use on open wounds or infected skin.
• Do not cover with dressings.
• If hands are treated, do not wash your hands for 30 minutes after you put on this medicine. Do not touch your eyes, nose, mouth, genitals, irritated skin, or contact lenses until you wash your hands.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• If you use Medrox on a regular basis, put on a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
• If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
• Do not put on 2 doses or extra doses.
• Many times this medicine is used on an as needed basis. Do not use more often than told by the doctor.

All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away:

• Burning.

These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

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.

WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:

• Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Very bad skin irritation.
• Very bad burning or burning that does not go away.