Florone
- Generic Name: diflorasone diacetate cream
- Brand Name: Florone
Florone (Diflorasone Diacetate Cream) side effects drug center
Florone Side Effects Center
Florone Consumer Information
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Your skin can absorb topical steroid medicine, which may cause steroid side effects throughout the body. Tell your doctor if you have:
- swelling, weight gain (especially in your face or your upper back and torso);
- irregular menstrual periods, changes in sexual function; or
- memory problems, feeling irritable.
Stop using diflorasone topical and call your doctor at once if you have:
- blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain, or seeing halos around lights;
- severe skin irritation where the medicine was applied; or
- signs of skin infection (swelling, redness, warmth, oozing).
Steroid medicine can affect growth in children. Tell your doctor if your child is not growing at a normal rate while using this medicine.
Common side effects may include:
- redness or crusting around your hair follicles;
- burning or itching of treated skin;
- lightened color of treated skin;
- skin dryness or irritation;
- acne, skin rash;
- increased hair growth;
- stretch marks; or
- white or "pruned" appearance of the skin (caused by leaving wound dressings on for long periods of time).
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 Florone (Diflorasone Diacetate Cream)
Florone Professional Information
SIDE EFFECTS
The following adverse reactions have been identified from clinical trials or postmarketing surveillance. Because they are reported from a population from unknown size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to topical corticosteroids exposure.
These adverse reactions may occur more frequently with the use of occlusive dressings or prolonged use of topical corticosteroids.
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders: burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneiform eruptions, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration of the skin, secondary infection, skin atrophy, striae, and miliaria
Vision Disorders: cataract, glaucoma, central serous chorioretinopathy
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Florone (Diflorasone Diacetate Cream)
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