Clioquinol (Topical Route)

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Precautions

This medicine should not be used for more than 1 week. If your skin problem does not improve in 1 week, or if it becomes worse, check with your doctor.

Clioquinol should not be used to treat large areas of the skin or large open skin lesions. If you have any questions about this, check with your doctor.

This medicine may turn yellow in color when exposed to air. It may stain clothing, skin, hair, and nails yellow. Avoid getting this medicine on your clothing since bleaching may not remove the stain.

Before you have any medical tests, tell the doctor in charge that you are using this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine.

Side Effects Proper Use
DR600425 Portions of this document last updated: Nov. 1, 2011

Source: Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

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