Dimethyl Sulfoxide : Before Using

Dimethyl Sulfoxide - Mucosal

Brand Names

Rimso-50, DMSO Dimethyl Sulfoxide *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For dimethyl sulfoxide, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to dimethyl sulfoxide. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives.

Pregnancy care

Dimethyl sulfoxide has not been studied in pregnant women. However, some studies in pets have shown that dimethyl sulfoxide causes birth defects when using on the skin and when given in high doses by injection. Before using this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

Dimethyl sulfoxide is absorbed into the body. It is not known whether dimethyl sulfoxide passes into the breast milk. However, this drug has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of this drug in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of this drug in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.