Resorcinol : Before Using

Resorcinol - Topical

Brand Names

RA Resorcinol *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

If you are using this drug without a prescription, carefully read and follow any precautions on the label. For resorcinol, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

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

Pregnancy care

Resorcinol may be absorbed through the mother's skin. However, topical resorcinol has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

This drug may be absorbed through the mother's skin. However, topical resorcinol has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Resorcinol may be absorbed through the skin and must not be using on large areas of the bodies of infants and children. In addition, resorcinol must not be using on wounds, since doing so may cause a blood disease called methemoglobinemia.

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. Although there is no special info comparing use of resorcinol in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in older people than it does in adults people.

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.