What Is Efudix 5% Cream Used For?
Efudix 5% cream is used for treating actinic keratoses (areas of sun-damaged skin) on the head or body. Efudix 5% cream may also be used for the treatment of a form of superficial skin cancer called a Basal Cell Carcinoma (sometimes referred to as rodent ulcer). Efudix 5% cream picks out and destroys abnormal cells in the top layer of the skin. Efudix 5% cream can be purchased at Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
What is Efudix 5% Cream Composition?
The active ingredient in Efudix 5% Cream is Fluorouracil 5%. Other ingredients include; Stearyl alcohol, white soft paraffin, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol, E218 (methyl parahydroxy benzoate), E216 (propyl parahydroxybenzoate) and purified water.
How Does Efudix 5% Cream Work?
Efudix 5% Cream works by selectively destroying the abnormal cells that comprise the AK patches in your skin while leaving normal, healthy cells largely unaffected. During treatment, your skin will turn red and crust (due to the abnormal cells dying); this is normal and indicates that your treatment is effective.
How Do I Use Efudix 5% Cream?
Efudix 5% cream is for topical application and Efudix 5% cream should be applied thinly to the affected area once or twice daily for at least three to four weeks
How Quickly Does Efudix 5% Cream Start To Work?
Efudix 5% Cream usually takes at least 3 to 6 weeks, but may take as long as 10 to 12 weeks.
What Are The Side Effects Of Efudex 5% Cream?
• Burning
• Redness
• Dryness
• Pain
• Swelling
• Tenderness
• Scaling
• Peeling (exfoliation)
• Rash
• Skin Irritation
How Do You know If Efudex 5% Cream has worked?
After using Efudex 5% Cream, the area of abnormal skin becomes very red and inflamed and this may progress to erosions and scanning which is followed by healing.
What Is The Price Of Efudex 5% Cream?
The price of Efudex 5% Cream is listed as ₦17,960 on Drugstore Nigeria.
Where Can I Buy Efudex 5% Cream?
Buy Efudex 5 % Cream at Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
