Patient Information:
Chloroxine - Topical
1.Allergies-
Tell your doctor if you are have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to
chloxine, cliquinol( iodochlorhydoxyquin). Also tell your healthcare care
professional if you are allergic to any other substances such as foods.
preservatives or dyes.
2.Pregnancy-
Studies have not been done in humans or animals
3. Breast-feeding-
It is known whether chlooxine passes into breast milk. However, this medicine
has not reported to cause problems in nursing babies.
4.Children-
Studies of this medicine has been done only in adult patients and there is no specific
information comparing chloroxine in children with use in other age groups.
5.Older adults-
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore,
it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in
younger adults, or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people.
There is no specific information comparing use ofchlorxine in the elderly with use
in other age groups
6. Other medicines-
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two
different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur.
In such cases your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions
may be necessary.
Tell your doctor if you are using any other prescription or non-prescription
(Over-the counter) OTC medicine that is applied to the same area of the skin.