(a MOE nee um LAK tate) Brand: Amlactin, AmLactin Foot Cream Therapy, Amlactin XL, Kerasal AL, Lac-Hydrin, Lac-Hydrin 5, Laclotion
• Do not apply ammonium lactate to your person unless your doctor has told you to.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your mouth or eyes. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water. Do not apply ammonium lactate topical after shaving or use it on sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, irritated, or broken skin.
• Avoid exposure to sunlight or artificial UV rays (sunlamps or tanning beds). Ammonium lactate can create your skin more sensitive to sunlight and sunburn may result. Use a sunscreen (minimum SPF 15) and wear protective clothing if you should be out in the sun.
• Call your doctor if your skin condition does not improve or if it gets worse even with ammonium lactate treatment.
• Stop using the medicine and call your doctor if you have severe burning, stinging, redness, or peeling of the skin treated with ammonium lactate.
• Ammonium lactate is a combination of lactic acid and ammonium hydroxide. Ammonium lactate is a moisturizer.
• Ammonium lactate is used to treat dry, scaly, itchy skin.
• Ammonium lactate may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to ammonium lactate.
• Ammonium lactate may be more likely to reason skin irritation in people who have fair or sensitive skin.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether ammonium lactate passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Ammonium lactate must not be used on a baby without the advice of a doctor.
• Use this medicine exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• Shake the lotion form of this medicine well just till using it.
• Ammonium lactate is generally applied twice a day. Follow your doctor's instructions.
• Wash your hands till and after applying this medicine, unless you are using it to treat a arm condition.
• Do not apply ammonium lactate to your person unless your doctor has told you to.
• Call your doctor if your skin condition does not improve or if it gets worse even with ammonium lactate treatment.
• Store ammonium lactate at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Apply the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, wait before then to use the medication and skip the missed doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• An overdose of ammonium lactate is unlikely to occur.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your mouth or eyes. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water. Do not apply ammonium lactate topical after shaving or use it on sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, irritated, or broken skin.
• Avoid exposure to sunlight or artificial UV rays (sunlamps or tanning beds). Ammonium lactate can create your skin more sensitive to sunlight and sunburn may result. Use a sunscreen (minimum SPF 15) and wear protective clothing if you should be out in the sun.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using the medicine and call your doctor if you have severe burning, stinging, redness, or peeling of the skin treated with ammonium lactate.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild skin peeling or dryness;
· mild skin redness or irritation;
· bruising or another discoloration; or
· darkening of the treated skin.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• It is not likely that another drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on topically applied ammonium lactate. But much drugs can interact with every another. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about ammonium lactate topical.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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