What is podofilox 0.5 solution used for?

Podofilox is used to remove certain types of warts on the outside skin of the genital areas (penis or vulva). The gel is used also to treat warts between the genitals and the rectum, the solution is not.

How long does it take podofilox to work?

New warts may develop during or after treatment. Tell your doctor or health care professional if your symptoms do not start to get better within one week. The weekly treatment course can be repeated up to 4 times. If the wart does not resolve in 4 weeks, a different treatment should be considered.

What are the side effects of podofilox?

Side Effects

• Bad odor (solution only)
• bleeding of treated skin.
• blistering, crusting, or scabbing of treated skin.
• bloody urine (solution only)
• burning feeling of treated skin.
• dizziness (solution only)
• headache (gel only)
• itching of treated skin.

Do you need a prescription for podofilox?

Podofilox (Condylox) requires a prescription from your provider. Getting an official diagnosis from your provider is important, since anal and genital warts can be due to different causes, including cancer (which podofilox (Condylox) will not be effective against).

Does podofilox turn warts white?

The wart tissue started turning white and falling off after the 2nd day. I was glad to see them go so quickly. As far as I can tell, the medicine burnt off all the warts in the first treatment cycle! I’ve used Aldara before and it took a while to see results.

How do you know when a wart is disappearing?

But the time it takes a wart to disappear can vary. The location and type of wart and the strength of a person’s immune system will all affect how long a wart will take to disappear. This may happen within weeks or months of warts becoming visible but can take several years in some cases.

Can you shower after using podofilox?

Podofilox can cause severe irritation of normal skin. If you get medicine on normal skin, wash it off immediately. Make sure the treated area is dry before allowing the treated skin to come in contact with normal, untreated skin.

How effective is podofilox?

Physician assessment of response to treatment demonstrated that 73.8% of the patients treated with 0.5% podofilox gel had either moderate or marked improvement or complete clearing of their warts after 4 weeks.

Does podofilox have a scar?

Other side effects of Podofilox include pain with intercourse, insomnia, tingling, bleeding, tenderness, chafing, unpleasant odor, dizziness, scarring, cysts, swelling, dryness, peeling, foreskin does not retract, blood in the urine, vomiting, and skin ulceration.

Can I use podofilox on skin tags?

Your doctor may prescribe topical wart treatments that might include: imiquimod (Aldara) podophyllin and podofilox (Condylox)

What happens if you use too much podofilox?

Overdose symptoms may result if you absorb podofilox topical through your skin by applying too much of it. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, flu symptoms, sores in your mouth and throat, numbness or tingling in your hands or feet, confusion, trouble breathing, or seizure (convulsions).