Oxiconazole Topical

Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.

Do not take by mouth. Oxiconazole topical is for use only on the skin. If this medicine gets in your eyes, mouth, or vagina, rinse with water.

Wash your hands with soap and water before and after applying this medication. Also wash the skin area to be treated. Use a mild soap or cleanser.

Do not cover the treated skin area unless your doctor tells you to.

Use this medication for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 2 to 4 weeks of treatment, or your infection gets worse.

Do not use oxiconazole to treat any condition that has not been checked by your doctor.

Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.

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

Cream or lotion: Apply to the affected and immediate surrounding areas once to twice a day for 2 weeks.

Uses: For the topical treatment of tinea cruris and tinea corporis due to T rubrum, T mentagrophytes, or E floccosum

Consult WARNINGS section for additional precautions.

Caution is recommended. Excreted into human milk: Yes Comments: -The effects in the nursing infant are unknown; low risk is expected (less than 1% absorbed after topical use). -Application to the nipple area should be avoided; the infant's skin should not come into direct contact with skin that has been treated.