Use this medication exactly as directed on the label, or as your doctor has prescribed it for
you. Do not use more of the medication than recommended. Do not use the medication for
longer than recommended.
Keep the baby’s diaper area as dry as possible. Change wet or soiled diapers immediately
to keep wetness and bacteria from irritating the baby’s skin. Always put on a new diaper when
the baby first wakes up in the morning, and also just before putting the baby to bed each night.
At each diaper changing, clean the baby’s skin thoroughly with a disposable baby wipe or
clean wet washcloth. Gently wipe inside the skin folds between the thighs and genitals. When
cleaning the diaper area of a boy, gently clean under the scrotum and beneath the foreskin of the
penis. When cleaning the diaper area of a girl, always wipe from front to back across the vagina.
Call your doctor if your skin condition does not get better after using this medication
regularly for 1 week. Contact your doctor at any time if your symptoms get worse.
Store this medicine at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Stop using this medication and 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.
Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any
side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
There may be other drugs that can affect vitamin A, D, and E topical. Tell your doctor
about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins,
minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new
medication without telling your doctor.
It is unlikely that this medication would cause serious problems from an overdose. Do
not apply vitamin A, D, and E topical over large skin areas. Call your doctor if you think you
have used too much of the medicine.
Call a poison control center if anyone accidentally swallows this medicine.
Use the medication as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip
the missed dose and wait until your next regularly scheduled dose. Do not use
extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
Call your doctor if your skin condition does not get better after using this medication
regularly for 1 week. Contact your doctor at any time if your symptoms get worse.
Call your doctor at once if you have swelling, redness, itching, pus, or other signs of
infection. Tell your doctor if you feel any numbness or tingling while using vitamin A, D, and E
topical.
Do not apply vitamin A, D, and E topical over large skin areas. Do not use the medicine
to treat a deep cut, an animal bite, or a serious burn. Call your doctor for instructions on how to
treat these more severe skin injuries.
Avoid applying other creams, lotions, ointments, or other medicated skin products to the
same areas you treat with vitamin A, D, and E topical.
Call your doctor at once if you have swelling, redness, itching, pus, or other signs of
infection. Tell your doctor if you feel any numbness or tingling while using vitamin A, D, and E
topical.
Before using vitamin A, D, and E topical, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any
medicines or skin products, including soaps, oils, lotions, or creams.
Vitamin A, D, and E topical is available over-the-counter (without a prescription) under
many different brand and generic names such as A+D Ointment, A+D Diaper Rash Cream,
Caldesene, and Lobana. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about this medication,
especially if it is new to you.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share
your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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