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The active ingredient is tazarotene. The inactive ingredients are benzyl
alcohol, carbomer 934P, carbomer l342, edetate disodium, medium chain
triglycerides, mineral oil, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sodium
thiosulfate, and sorbitan monooleate. Trazarotene Cream |
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Avage Cream |
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1 Avage Cream 0.1% 30gm |
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2 Avage Cream 0.1% 30gm |
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3 Avage Cream 0.1% 30gm |
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Avage Cream
Medication Drug Information
The following information is
intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and
judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare
professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of
the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your
healthcare professional before using this drug.
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Avage Cream and Avage Cream Use Indication:
1.Use Avage
Cream once a day in the evening.
2. Gently wash your face with a mild cleanser and allow to dry.
3. Apply a pea-size amount of Avage Cream to lightly cover the
wrinkled or discolored areas of your face. Remember that MORE IS
NOT BETTER.
4. Wash your hands after application.
5. MOISTURIZE as needed before or after Avage Cream. Apply the
second cream or lotion after the first one is absorbed and the
skin is dry.
- Use Avage
Cream only under the guidance of your doctor as part of a total
skin care program in which you avoid sunlight. This program
should include avoiding sunlight as much as possible, using
clothing to protect you from sunlight, using sunscreens with an
SPF of 15 or higher, and using face creams that add moisture to
your skin.
- You can use a cream or lotion to soften or moisten your skin
before or after you apply Avage Cream. Just be sure there is no
more of the first cream or lotion on your skin and your skin is
dry before you apply the second product.
- Keep Avage Cream out of your eyes and mouth. If it gets in your
eyes, wash them off with large amounts of cool water. Contact
your doctor if irritation continues.
- In general, you can use facial moisturizers, such as lotions,
oils, and creams, as often as you want. However, follow your
doctors advice for routine skin care and for using makeup,
moisturizers, and sunscreens.
- Wear clothing that protects your skin from the sun, and use
non-prescription creams to help keep your skin soft.
Prescription Drug Avage Cream Side Effects:
Tazarotene
can cause increased skin irritation and increased chance of
sunburn. While you use Avage Cream, strong wind or cold may
irritate your skin more than usual. The most common side effects
of Avage (tazarotene) Cream 0.1% are peeling, redness, burning,
dryness, and irritated and itching skin. These are not all the
side effects possible with Avage Cream. For more information, ask
your doctor or pharmacist.
Tell your doctor if side effects become problems. Your doctor may
adjust your dose of Avage Cream. However, the effectiveness of
Avage Cream when used less often than once a day has not been
proven.
Precautions on using Avage Cream :
you are
pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or may become pregnant. Avage
Cream may harm your unborn child. Women who can become pregnant
must have proof they are not pregnant from a reliable pregnancy
test, done within 2 weeks before starting Avage Cream. Talk with
your doctor about effective birth control if you are a woman who
is able to become pregnant.
you have sunburn or eczema. If you have sunburn, wait until
full recovery before using Avage Cream. Avage Cream may cause
severe irritation if used on eczema. Wait until your doctor tells
you your eczema has cleared up before starting Avage treatment.
you are allergic to the ingredients in Avage Cream. The active
ingredient is tazarotene.
See the end of this information for a list of inactive
ingredients.
Tell your doctor before using Avage if
you are breast feeding. We do not know if Avage Cream can pass
through your milk and harm the baby.
you are sensitive to sunlight. Avage may not be right for you
or you may need extra protection from sunlight.
you take certain other medicines, vitamins, and supplements
that increase your sensitivity to sunlight. These include Vitamin
A and medicines that are called thiazides, tertracyclines,
fluoroquinolones, phenothiazines, and sulfonamides. Therefore,
tell your doctor if you take any prescription or non-prescription
medicines, vitamins, or supplements. This will help your doctor
decide if you can take Avage Cream.
you take any other prescription or non-prescription medicines,
supplements or vitamins. Some of them may make you more sensitive
to sunlight.
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