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How to know when to stop applying Fluorouracil Cream USP 5%?
Posted 23 Oct 2011 by • 5 answers
I have been applying Fluorouracil Cream for about 3 weeks to my scalp and forehead. It is dry, flaking, and itches. How do i know when to stop applying?
Fluorouracil - When does irritation start and can it be covered with makeup during treatment?
Posted 16 Dec 2015 by • 4 answers
I will be starting fluorouracil treatment on my face on 1/1/2016. I work as a receptionist so I am the first person seen at my business. Will I be able to work the first few days? How many days into the treatment does the irritated skin start? Hoping to be able to work at least the first 5 days.
Fluorouracil - Can I cover whole face with cream as I cannot tell what spots are the pre-cancerous?
Posted 13 Feb 2016 by • 2 answers
I am so hesitant to use the Fluorouracil cream I washed it off immediately after putting it on my face. I was told by the doctor to put it on the precancerous spots which I could not really identify. So because of several spots it then seemed I might as well put it all over but didn't know ...
Fluorouracil - After 2 hours it says you can use moisturizer. Should I wash my face first?
Posted 19 Sep 2016 by • 1 answer
Or do you leave the cream on and apply the moisturizer over it?
Fluorouracil - What do you use on the skin after treatment to make the skin heal?
Posted 24 May 2016 by • 1 answer
I use it on my feet for a month 2 times a day for precancerous skin. After the treatment the skin remains blotchy, red, scabby, dry, and my feet feel like they are on fire.
Has anybody used fluorouracil 5% topical cream for only seven days only and get good results?
Posted 26 Jan 2016 by • 2 answers
My Doctor, an MD, who prescribed fluorouracil 5% topical cream to spots on my face and was told to apply it twice a day just to the spots for seven days. A little back ground, I have had some previous skin problems in the past and been treated by freezing (cryo.) for a spot or two, one of which ...
Fluorouracil - Should I bandage area of scalp after using 5fu or leave uncovered?
Posted 2 days 4 hours ago by • 1 answer
Am to apply twice daily to spots on my scalp.
Fluorouracil - Hi! I finished a 2 week treatment a few days ago. I've been applying aquafor?
Posted 22 Apr 2017 by • 0 answers
... liberally! My skin is unbearable without it. I'm going out of my mind with the itching and burning. Is it ok to help the dead thick layers of slimy skin come off? Today it's showing all new blistery looking bumps that haven't been there previously. Very itchy. Was wondering if it ...
Two weeks after stopping fluorouracil, my face has a large red area where I applied the medicine.?
Posted 8 Jun 2017 by • 0 answers
... how long before it all disappears?
Efudex - On my sixth day of facial application of Fluorouracil 5%. Wow! I normally have very dry?
Posted 13 Mar 2017 by • 1 answer
... skin and use moisturizers daily and of course now my facial skin is even more dry. Is it OK to use moisturizers while using the Fluorouracil?
Fluorouracil - Washing my face?
Posted 17 Apr 2017 by • 0 answers
Fluorouracil - I am using flurouracil in the mornings (around 5AM). I typically take a good shower after getting home from work (around 5PM), which includes washing my face. Will this be a problem? Should I discontinue washing my face in the afternoons and wait until the following day prior to my ...
I used fluorouracil for 13 days and stopped for 2, does anyone know if it's ok to start up again?
Posted 30 Apr 2017 by • 0 answers
Script was once a day for four weeks, thanks
Fluorouracil - Since the biological halflife of the FU is on the order of 20 minutes can I wash off?
Posted 19 Mar 2017 by • 0 answers
I want to wash the residue off so I don't ru it into my eyes accidentally
My husband applies fluorouracil .05% on his face once a day. How long after he puts it on can his?
Posted 24 Feb 2017 by • 1 answer
... face be touched or kissed?
Fluorouracil - Hi, I has squamous cell on my shoulder and did the chemotherapy lotion for 3 weeks?
Posted 16 Mar 2017 by • 0 answers
... twice a day. I stopped using it 6 weeks ago. Should of all the redness be healed by now? What are signs that it did not work? Thank you
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