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Tacrolimus ointment helps reduce inflammatory skin reactions. It is prescribed for people with moderate-to-severe eczema, usually as an alternative to other treatments such as steroid creams or ointments. It is applied topically (on to the skin) to reduce symptoms such as inflammation, redness and itching.
You cannot use it for the penis foreskin and above all, it is wrong and unwanted to think that the foreskin is tight can be softened by any cream.
You cannot use it for the penis foreskin and above all, it is wrong and unwanted to think that the foreskin is tight can be softened by any cream.
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Tacrolimus ointment should be used for short periods of time. If recommended by your doctor, treatment may be repeated with breaks in between. Do not use tacrolimus ointment continuously for a long time unless directed by your doctor.The most common side effects of tacrolimus ointment are skin reactions at the site of use, including:
redness,
burning,
itching,
Flu-like symptoms,
allergic reactions, and.
headache.
redness,
burning,
itching,
Flu-like symptoms,
allergic reactions, and.
headache.
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Hello Ruth I am sure they gave you a steroid before you started tacrolimus, an immunomodulator.You would have to use the medications for atleast 6-8 weeks to see any improvement at all.
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Tacroz Forte 0.1% Lotion can be taken orally either with a meal or without. Although it is best advised that the medicine is taken without food, patients who suffer from nausea and experience stomach problems can take it along with a meal. But in this case, the body absorbs a smaller amount of the drug. However, your choice of taking the medicine should be constant. Do not take the drug without meal on some occasions and with meal on others. This will greatly affects the amount of medicine the b...more
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