(pra MOX een TOP i kal) Brand: Anest Hemor, Blistex Pro Relief, Calaclear, Caladryl Clear (obsolete), Callergy Clear, Curasore, Gold Bond Anti-Itch, Itch-X, PrameGel, Pramox, Prax, Prax Wipe, Proctofoam, Proctozone-P, Sarna Sensitive, Sarna Ultra, Summers Eve Anti-Itch, Tronolane
• 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.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Smaller serious side effects are more likely, and you may have none at all.
• Pramoxine is an anesthetic, or "numbing medicine." It works by interfering with pain signals sent from the nerves to the brain.
• Pramoxine topical (for the skin) is used to treat pain or itching caused by insect bites, minor burns or scrapes, hemorrhoids, and minor skin rash, dryness, or itching. Pramoxine topical is also used to treat chapped lips, and pain or skin irritation caused by coming into contact with poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac.
• Pramoxine topical may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to pramoxine.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safety for you to take this medication if you are allergic to any drugs or any another numbing medicines.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether pramoxine topical will harm an unborn child. Do not use this medicine without medical advice if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether pramoxine topical passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without medical advice if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• 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.
• Pramoxine is generally applied to the affected area 3 to 5 times daily, depending on which form of this medicine you use. Follow the label directions or your doctor's instructions about how many medicine to use and how often.
• Pramoxine hemorrhoid cream, lotion, foam, or medicated wipe may be used on the rectum after every bowel movement to treat hemorrhoid pain and itching.
• Wash your hands till and after applying pramoxine topical. Wash the affected skin area with warm water and a mild soap. Rinse and dry the area thoroughly.
• To use pramoxine on the skin, (spray, lotion, gel, or stick), apply just satis of the medicine to cover the area to be treated.
• To use the pramoxine medicated wipe to treat the hemorrhoid area, apply the medicine by patting the wipe onto the rectal area. Avoid harsh rubbing. You may fold the wipe and leave it in seat for up to 15 minutes. Every pramoxine medicated wipe is for one use only. Throw the wipe away after using.
• Shake the pramoxine rectal foam till every use. Squirt only a little amount of the medication onto a clean tissue and apply it to your rectum.
• Do not insert this medicine or the medicated wipe into your rectum. Use pramoxine topical only on the external of the area.
• Stop using pramoxine and call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days of treatment, or if your condition clears up and then comes back.
• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Since pramoxine topical is used on an as needed basis, you are not likely to miss a dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your eyes or nose. If this does happen, rinse with water. Do not use pramoxine topical on deep skin wounds, blistered skin, severe burns, or big skin areas. Search medical attention for more severe skin irritation or injury.
• Avoid using another medications on the areas you treat with pramoxine topical unless your doctor tells 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.
• Stop using pramoxine topical and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· any new redness or swelling where the medication was applied; or
· severe pain, burning, or stinging where the medication is applied.
• Smaller serious side effects are more likely, and you may have none at all.
• 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 pramoxine. 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 pramoxine 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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