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ALDARA
Active Ingredients
IMIQUIMOD
Inctive Ingredients
isostearic acid,benzyl alcohol,cetyl alcohol,stearyl alcohol,white petrolatum,polysorbate 60,sorbitan monostearate,glycerin,methylparaben,propylparaben,water,xanthan gum
Usage
Aldara Cream is indicated for the topical treatment of:
- Clinically typical, nonhyperkeratotic, nonhypertrophic actinic keratoses (AK) on the face or scalp in immunocompetent adults (1.1)
- Biopsy-confirmed, primary superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC) in immunocompetent adults; maximum tumor diameter of 2.0 cm on trunk, neck, or extremities (excluding hands and feet), only when surgical methods are medically less appropriate and patient follow-up can be reasonably assured (1.2)
- External genital and perianal warts/condyloma acuminata in patients 12 years old or older (1.3)
Limitations of Use: Efficacy was not demonstrated for molluscum contagiosum in children aged 2-12 (1.4, 8.4)