Category: Prescription Drug
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Aldara is used to treat solar keratosis (SK) on the face and scalp, superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC), and genital/perianal warts.
Aldara is not recommended for use in patients under the age of 18 years as there have been no studies of its effects in this age group.
Your doctor may prescribe Aldara for another purpose. If you are not sure why you are using this medicine ask your doctor.
Aldara is used to treat several skin conditions. Your doctor will tell you where to apply Aldara cream, how often and for how long to apply it for your condition. Aldara should be applied just before bedtime and left on the skin for 6-10 hours. Talk to your doctor if your condition re-appears after treatment.
If your skin reacts badly to Aldara your doctor may recommend that you stop treatment for a few days. It is not necessary to make up the doses that you missed or to prolong the treatment period.
Each 250mg of Aldara cream 5% (AUST R 64798) contains 12.5mg of the active ingredient, imiquimod. Aldara cream also contains isostearic acid, benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, white soft paraffin, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, glycerol, methyl hydroxybenzoate, propyl hydroxybenzoate, xanthan gum, purified water.