(kap Speak sin TOP i kal) Brand: Capsicum Oleoresin, Capsin, Capzasin Back and Body, Capzasin Fast Relief, Capzasin-HP, Capzasin-P, Castiva Warming, Icy Hot PM, Icy Hot with Capsaicin, Menthac Arthritis Cream with Capsaicin, Qutenza, Salonpas Gel-Patch, Salonpas Pain Patch with Capsaicin, Sloan's Liniment, Trixaicin, Trixaicin HP, Zostrix, Zostrix Diabetic Foot Pain, Zostrix Foot Pain, Zostrix Neuropathy, Zostrix Sports, Zostrix-HP
• Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to chili peppers, or if you have ever had an allergic reaction to capsaicin topical.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist about using capsaicin topical if you have any allergies or serious medical conditions. Do not use this medicine on anyone younger than 18 years old without the advice of a doctor.
• Do not apply to open wounds or irritated skin, and avoid getting the medication on contact lenses, dentures, and another items that come into contact with sensitive areas of your body.
• Capsaicin can reason a burning sensation, which is generally mild and must lessen over time with continued use. If the burning sensation causes important discomfort or skin redness, wash the treated skin area with soap and cold water. Get medical attention right away if you have severe burning, pain, swelling, or blistering of the skin where you applied this medication.
• Avoid getting capsaicin topical in your mouth or eyes or around your nose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medication, or if anyone has accidentally swallowed it. Accidental swallowing of capsaicin can reason problems with swallowing or breathing.
• It may take up to 2 weeks of using this medication regularly till your symptoms improve. For excellent results, hold using the medicine as directed.
• Call your doctor if your pain does not improve after using this medicine for 7 days, or if your symptoms get worse or get better and then come back in a little days.
• Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chili peppers that makes them hot. Capsaicin is used in medicated creams and lotions to relieve muscle or joint pain.
• Capsaicin used on the body causes a sensation of heat that activates determined nerve cells. With regular use of capsaicin, this heating effect reduces the amount of stuff P, a chemical that acts as a pain messenger in the body.
• Capsaicin topical is used for temporary relief of muscle or joint pain caused by strains, sprains, arthritis, bruising, or backaches. Capsaicin topical is also used to treat nerve pain (neuralgia) in people who have had herpes zoster, or "shingles."
• Capsaicin topical may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to chili peppers, or if you have ever had an allergic reaction to capsaicin topical.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist about using capsaicin topical if you have any allergies (especially to plants), or if you have a serious medical condition.
• It is not known whether capsaicin topical will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
• It is not known whether capsaicin topical passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not apply capsaicin topical to your breast area if you are breast-feeding a child.
• Do not use this medicine on anyone younger than 18 years old without the advice of a doctor.
• Use exactly as directed on the label, or as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended.
• Create certain your skin is clean and dry till you apply the medicine.
• Do not apply capsaicin to open wounds, or to skin that is sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, or otherwise irritated.
• When using the cream or lotion, apply a thin layer to the affected area and rub in gently before completely absorbed.
• To use the liquid or stick, uncap the applicator and press it firmly on your skin to apply the medicine. Massage gently onto the affected are before completely absorbed.
• Capsaicin topical may be used up to 4 times daily or as directed on the medication label.
• To apply a capsaicin topical skin patch, remove the liner and apply the patch to your skin over the area of pain. Press the edges firmly into seat. Remove the patch and apply a new patch 1 or 2 times daily if needed.
• Wash your hands with soap and water immediately after applying capsaicin topical or handling the skin patch. If you have applied the medication to your hands or fingers to treat pain in those areas, wait at least 30 minutes till washing your hands.
• To hold the medicine from getting on your fingers when you apply it, you may use a rubber glove, finger cot, cotton ball, or clean tissue to apply the medicine.
• Capsaicin can reason a burning sensation wherever it is applied. This sensation is generally mild and must gradually lessen over time with continued regular use of the medicine.
• If the burning sensation is painful or causes important discomfort, wash the treated skin area with soap and cold water. Get medical attention right away if you have severe burning, pain, swelling, or blistering.
• Do not cover treated skin with a bandage or heating pad, which can magnify the burning sensation. You may cover the skin with clothing.
• Do not get this medicine in your mouth or eyes, or around your nose where you might inhale it. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse thoroughly with water.
• Also avoid getting this medicine on contact lenses, dentures, and another items that come into contact with sensitive areas of your body.
• Avoid taking a bath or shower within 1 hour till or after you apply capsaicin to your skin. Also avoid swimming or vigorous exercice. Warm water or perspiration can magnify the burning sensation caused by capsaicin.
• It may take up to 2 weeks of using this medication regularly till your symptoms improve. For excellent results, hold using the medicine as directed. Pain relief must occur gradually as the stuff P in your body is decreased in the nerve cells.
• Call your doctor if your pain does not improve after using this medicine for 7 days, or if your symptoms get worse or get better and then come back in a little days.
• Store capsaicin topical at room temperature away from moisture and heat, in a seat where children and pets can't get to it.
• Capsaicin topical liquid is flammable. Do not use or store around fire or open flame.
• Use the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not apply capsaicin more than 4 times in one day, or use extra medication to create up a missed doze .
• A missed doze of capsaicin topical will not reason harm but may create the medicine smaller effective reducing stuff P and relieving your pain.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222, especially if anyone has accidentally swallowed it.
• Accidental swallowing of capsaicin can reason severe burning in or near the mouth, watery eyes, runny nose, and trouble swallowing or breathing.
• Applying too many capsaicin topical to the skin can reason severe burning or redness.
• Avoid inhaling the odor or dried residue of capsaicin topical. Inhaling capsaicin can reason coughing, sneezing, or watery eyes, and can irritate your throat or lungs.
• Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, nose, genitals, or rectum before the medicine has been washed off your hands. Also avoid handling food while the medicine is still on your hands.
• Avoid exposing treated skin to sunlight, sunlamps, tanning beds, or a hot tub. Capsaicin can reason a burning sensation that may be made worse by heat.
• Do not use another medicated skin commodity, including muscle pain creams or lotions, on areas where you have applied capsaicin, unless your doctor has told you to.
• 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.
• Wash the skin and get medical attention right away if you have severe burning, pain, swelling, or blistering of the skin where you applied this medication.
• Stop using capsaicin topical and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· skin redness where the medication was applied; or
· trouble breathing or swallowing (after accidental inhalation of capsaicin odor or dried residue).
• Smaller serious side effects may include a mild burning sensation that can recent for different hours or days, especially after your first use of capsaicin topical.
• 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.
• It is not likely that another drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on topically applied capsaicin. But much drugs can interact with every another. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about capsaicin 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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