Iodoquinol: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Iodoquinol. Educational only — not medical advice.

Labeled uses

INDICATIONS AND USAGE | Based on a review of a related drug by the National Research Council and subsequent FDA classification for that drug, the indications are as follows: "Possibly" Effective: Contact or atopic dermatitis; impetiginized eczema; nummular eczema; infantile eczema; endogenous chronic infectious dermatitis; stasis dermatitis; pyoderma; nuchal eczema and chronic eczematoid otitis externa; acne urticata; localized or disseminated neurodermatitis; lichen simplex chronicus; anogenital pruritus (vulvae, scroti, ani); folliculitis, bacterial dermatoses; mycotic dermatoses such as tinea (capitis, cruris, corporis, pedis); moniliasis, intertrigo. Final classification of the less-than-effective indications requires further investigation. |

Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set 52633127…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.

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