Elocon

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Elocon Side Effects Center

What Is Elocon?

Elocon (mometasone furoate) Cream, 0.1% is a corticosteroid topical cream, lotion, or ointment indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in patients 2 years of age or older.

What Are Side Effects of Elocon?

Common side effects of Elocon include:

• skin rash,
• itching,
• burning,
• redness,
• dryness,
• thinning or softening of your skin,
• skin rash or irritation around your mouth,
• swollen hair follicles,
• spider veins,
• numbness or tingling,
• changes in color of treated skin,
• blisters,
• pimples,
• crusting of treated skin, or
• stretch marks.

Dosage for Elocon

The recommended dose of Elocon Lotion is to apply a few drops to the affected skin areas once daily and massage lightly until it disappears.

What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Elocon?

It is not likely that other drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on topically applied Elocon Lotion. But many drugs can interact with each other. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use.

Elocon During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant before using Elocon; it is unknown if it would affect a fetus. It is unknown if Elcon passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.

Additional Information

Our Elocon (mometasone furoate) Cream, 0.1% Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.

 

Elocon Consumer Information

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

• severe skin irritation;
• blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain, or seeing halos around lights; or
• high blood sugar--increased thirst, increased urination, dry mouth, fruity breath odor.

Mometasone topical can affect growth in children and should not be used long-term.

Common side effects may include:

• red or pus-filled bumps on your skin;
• acne; or
• mild itching, tingling, or burning.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Elocon (Mometasone Furoate)

 

Elocon Professional Information

SIDE EFFECTS

Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in clinical practice.

In controlled clinical trials involving 319 subjects, the incidence of adverse reactions associated with the use of ELOCON Cream was 1.6%. Reported reactions included burning, pruritus, and skin atrophy. Reports of rosacea associated with the use of ELOCON Cream have also been received. In controlled clinical trials (n=74) involving pediatric subjects 2 to 12 years of age, the incidence of adverse experiences associated with the use of ELOCON Cream was approximately 7%. Reported reactions included stinging, pruritus, and furunculosis.

The following adverse reactions were reported to be possibly or probably related to treatment with ELOCON Cream during clinical trials in 4% of 182 pediatric subjects 6 months to 2 years of age: decreased glucocorticoid levels, 2; paresthesia, 2; folliculitis, 1; moniliasis, 1; bacterial infection, 1; skin depigmentation, 1. The following signs of skin atrophy were also observed among 97 subjects treated with ELOCON Cream in a clinical trial: shininess, 4; telangiectasia, 1; loss of elasticity, 4; loss of normal skin markings, 4; thinness, 1; and bruising, 1.

The following additional local adverse reactions have been reported with topical corticosteroids, but may occur more frequently with the use of occlusive dressings. These reactions are: irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneiform eruptions, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, secondary infection, striae, and miliaria.

Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Elocon (Mometasone Furoate)

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