Therefore, concurrent use is not recommended. This medication is to be used as directed by a physician. It is for external use only. Eye contact should be avoided. The treatment area should not be bandaged or otherwise covered or wrapped as to be occlusive.
Most skin reactions are mild to moderate.
Severe skin reactions can occur and should be reported promptly to the prescribing physician. Uncircumcised males treating warts under the foreskin should retract the foreskin and clean the area daily. Patients should be aware that new warts may develop during therapy, as Aldara is not a cure. Carcinogenicity, Mutagenesis, and Impairment of Fertility Rodent carcinogenicity data are not available. Imiquimod was without effect in a series of eight different mutagenicity assays including Ames, mouse lymphoma, CHO chromosome aberration, human lymphocyte chromosome aberration, SHE cell transformation, rat and hamster bone marrow cytogenetics, and mouse dominant lethal test.