Hivate Lotion 30ml lotion 1

Introduction

Warnings

Pregnancy
There is no evidene of risk in humans. However, pregnant females should take their doctor’s consent before using this drug.

Lactation
Caution is advised or effect is undetermined with this drug. Lactating mothers are advised to take their doctr’s advice before beginning this drug.

Precautions
Systemic effects usually result from the use of more potent steroids, use over large surface areas, and addition of occlusive dressing. Discontinue the medicine if local irritation develops. On prolonged use of steroids, skin atrophy may be clinically significant. Avoid mucous membrane, eyes, broken or inflamed skin. Avoid extensive or prolonged use.

Expert Advice

This medicine is used to treat psoriasis (immune-mediated red, scaly patches), eczemas (itchy and inflamed patches of skin), and other inflammatory dermatoses (any disease of the skin or lesion on the skin).

Side Effects

Patients using this medicine may experience burning, itching, irritation, stinging, dryness, folliculitis (inflammation of hair follicles), pruritus (itching), hypo-pigmentation, allergic dermatitis, numbness of fingers, maceration of skin, striae (permanent stretch marks), skin atrophy, telangiectasia (spider veins: small dilated blood vessels), and local skin reactions.

Contraindications

This medicine is contraindicated in primary infections such as impetigo (contagious skin infection with sores and honey-colored crusts, paronychia (infection of skin around nail), cellulitis (bacterial infection causing red, swollen skin), angular cheilitis (inflammation of mouth corners), erythrasma (skin infection, brown-scaly patches), peri-oral dermatitis or acne, untreated fungal and viral infections, burns, genital pruritus (itch skin), and pruritus without inflammation.