Condylox (Podofilox)

Use exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Your healthcare provider may show you how to apply this medicine at home.

Using more of this medication will not make it work better, and may increase side effects.

Wash your hands before applying CONDYLOX topical. Also wash the skin area to be treated, and allow it to dry completely before applying the medicine.

Apply the medication using the cotton applicator provided or with your finger. Apply CONDYLOX only to the wart tissue and avoid getting it on healthy skin. If the genital wart is in a skin fold, spread the skin apart and apply the medicine. Allow the treated skin to dry before releasing the skin fold.

This medication is usually applied in the morning and evening for 3 days in a row, followed by 4 days of not using the medicine. This 7-day treatment cycle should be repeated up to 4 times, or until you can no longer see any signs of wart tissue.

Wash your hands again after applying CONDYLOX topical.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 4 treatment cycles.

CONDYLOX topical is not a cure for genital warts and it may not keep you from spreading this condition to others through vaginal, anal, or oral sex. You may develop new lesions during treatment with CONDYLOX topical. For best results, keep using the medicine for the entire length of time prescribed by your doctor.

Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not freeze.

This medication is flammable. Do not use it near high heat or open flame, or while you are smoking.

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Wash off the medicine and call your doctor at once if you have a serious skin reaction such as severe itching, burning, oozing, bleeding, or skin changes where the medicine is applied.

Less serious side effects may include:

•mild skin irritation, tenderness, bleeding, dryness, peeling, tingling, scarring, blistering, crusting, or swelling of the skin where the medicine was applied;

•sleep problems (insomnia);

•unpleasant skin odor;

•nausea, vomiting; or

•pain during sex.

Do not use this medication on any warts or skin growths that have not been checked by your doctor.

Using more of this medication will not make it work better, and may increase side effects.

Avoid getting this medication in your eyes. If this does happen, rinse with water and call your doctor. Do not place the gel or solution in your rectum, vagina, or urethra. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water.

Avoid having unprotected sex. CONDYLOX is not a cure for genital warts, and it will not protect against sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, HIV, syphilis, and trichomoniasis. Talk with your doctor about safe ways to prevent transmission during sex.

Wash your hands before and after applying CONDYLOX topical.

You should not use CONDYLOX topical if you are allergic to it.

Do not use this medication on any warts or skin growths that have not been checked by your doctor.

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether CONDYLOX topical will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication..

It is not known whether CONDYLOX topical passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Do not have sex on the days you apply CONDYLOX topical.

Avoid getting this medication in your eyes. If this does happen, rinse with water and call your doctor. Do not place the gel or solution in your rectum, vagina, or urethra. If it does get into any of these areas, rinse with water.

Avoid having unprotected sex. CONDYLOX is not a cure for genital warts, and it will not protect against sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, HIV, syphilis, and trichomoniasis. Talk with your doctor about safe ways to prevent transmission during sex.

It is not likely that other drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on topically applied CONDYLOX. But many drugs can interact with each other. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.