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• Till using hydroquinone topical, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have liver or kidney disease.
• Do not use hydroquinone topical on skin that is sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, or irritated, or on an open wound. It could create these conditions worse. Wait before these conditions have healed till applying hydroquinone topical.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your mouth or eyes. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water.
• Avoid using skin commodity that can reason irritation, such as harsh soaps, shampoos, or skin cleansers, hair coloring or permanent chemicals, hair removers or waxes, or skin commodity with alcohol, spices, astringents, or lime. Do not use another medicated skin commodity unless your doctor has told you to.
• Avoid exposure to sunlight or artificial UV rays (sunlamps or tanning beds). Hydroquinone topical 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.
• Hydroquinone decreases the formation of melanin in the skin. Melanin is the pigment in skin that gives it a brown color.
• Hydroquinone topical is used to lighten areas of darkened skin such as freckles, age spots, chloasma, and melasma.
• Hydroquinone topical may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use hydroquinone topical on skin that is sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, or irritated, or on an open wound. It could create these conditions worse. Wait before these conditions have healed till applying hydroquinone topical.
• Till using hydroquinone topical, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
· liver malady; or
· kidney disease.
• If you have any of these conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials to safely use this medication.
• 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 hydroquinone topical 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.
• Use this medicine exactly as directed on the label, or as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended.
• Hydroquinone topical is for outside use only.
• Wash your hands till and after applying this medicine, unless you are treating a skin area on your hand.
• Apply the medicine to clean, dry skin. Apply just satis medicine to cover the affected area. Avoid applying to the unaffected surrounding skin. Rub in the medicine gently and completely.
• Avoid getting this medicine on your lips or internal your nose or mouth. Hydroquinone may reason numbness of these areas. If the medicine does get on any of these areas, rinse with water.
• It is significant to use hydroquinone topical regularly to get the most benefit.
• Store hydroquinone topical at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Use 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.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.
• An overdose of topically applied hydroquinone is not likely to reason life-threatening symptoms.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your mouth or eyes. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water. Do not use hydroquinone topical on sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, irritated, or broken skin.
• Your skin may be more sensitive to weather extremes such as cool and wind. Protect your skin with clothing and use a moisturizing cream or lotion as needed.
• Avoid using skin commodity that can reason irritation, such as harsh soaps, shampoos, or skin cleansers, hair coloring or permanent chemicals, hair removers or waxes, or skin commodity with alcohol, spices, astringents, or lime. Do not use another medicated skin commodity unless your doctor has told you to.
• Using hydroquinone topical together with benzoyl peroxide, hydrogen peroxide, or another peroxide commodity may reason a temporary staining of your skin. This staining can generally be removed with soap and water.
• Avoid exposure to sunlight or artificial UV rays (sunlamps or tanning beds). Hydroquinone topical 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 hydroquinone topical and call your doctor if you have severe burning, stinging, or another irritation of your skin after apply the medication.
• Smaller serious side effects may include mild burning, stinging, itching, redness, or irritation of 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.
• It is not likely that another drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on topically applied hydroquinone. 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 hydroquinone 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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