Calcipotrieneside effects

calcipotriene 0.00005 MG/MG Topical Ointment

Adverse reactions

Clinical Trials Experience In controlled clinical trials, the most frequent adverse reactions reported for calcipotriene were burning, itching and skin irritation, which occurred in approximately 10 to 15% of patients. Erythema, dry skin, peeling, rash, dermatitis, worsening of psoriasis including development of facial/scalp psoriasis were reported in 1 to 10% of patients. Other experiences reported in less than 1% of patients included skin atrophy, hyperpigmentation, hypercalcemia, and folliculitis. Once daily dosing has not been shown to be superior in safety to twice daily dosing. Postmarketing Experience The following adverse reactions have been identified during post approval use of Dovonex Ointment. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.

Renal and urinary disorders: hypercalciuria Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: application site edema, application site pain, contact dermatitis (including allergic contact dermatitis), depigmentation, hypopigmentation, photosensitivity, rash (including erythematous, maculo-papular, and pustular), and urticaria.

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Warnings

Contact dermatitis, including allergic contact dermatitis, has been observed with the use of calcipotriene.

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 23, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

Contraindications

Calcipotriene is contraindicated in those patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components of the preparation. It should not be used by patients with demonstrated hypercalcemia or evidence of vitamin D toxicity. Calcipotriene should not be used on the face.

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 23, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

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