Patient Information:
Coal tar - Topical
1.Allergies-
Tell your doctor if you are have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to
coal tar or any other tar. 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 coal tar passes into breast milk. However, this medicine
has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies
4.Children-
Coal tar products should not be used in infants, unless otherwise directed by
your doctor. Studies of this medicine has been done only in adult patients
and there is no specific information comparing use of coal tar 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 of coal tar 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.