Aldara 5% Cream is an immune response modifier. The exact way that Aldara 5% Cream works is not known.

Aldara 5% Cream is used in the treatment of external genital and perianal warts, actinic keratosis (warty overgrowths of skin) on the face and scalp and for treating superficial basal cell carcinoma.

Aldara 5% Cream may also be used for purposes other than those listed here.

Aldara 5% Cream is an immuno-modulating medicine, which has no direct anti-viral activity.

Aldara 5% Cream acts by stimulating the bodys own defense mechanisms.

Warts are caused by a viral infection. The bodys own defense system is equipped to combat viruses.

The full mechanism of its action of Aldara 5% Cream is not understood, but after application to warts Aldara 5% Cream seems to stimulate the production of the bodys own

To use Aldara 5% Cream

• Before applying Aldara 5% Cream, wash the area to be treated with mild soap and water and allow the area to dry thoroughly (at least 10 minutes).
• Uncircumcised males treating genital warts under the foreskin must pull back the foreskin and clean before treatment. The area under the foreskin should be cleaned daily during treatment.
• Wash your hands before and after application of Aldara 5% Cream
• Open a new packet of Aldara 5% Cream just before
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Aldara 5% Cream treatment is not recommended until the skin has healed from any previous drug or surgical skin treatment.

There are no known interactions with other medicines.

Most Important Fact about Aldara 5% Cream

Aldara 5% Cream is not a cure for genital or perianal warts. New warts may develop during treatment with Aldara 5% Cream . It is not known whether Aldara 5% Cream can stop the spread of genital or perianal warts to other people.

Aldara 5% Cream precautions if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Aldara 5% Cream should be used with caution during pregnancy, and only if the expected

More common side effects of Aldara 5% Cream may include:

• back pain
• burning or itching
• changes in skin color that do not always go away
• diarrhea
• feeling like you have the flu
• headache
• muscle aches
• redness of the skin (very common but is usually not painful or harmful)
• scabbing and crusting
• skin peeling
• skin that becomes hard or thickened
• swelling of the skin

Less common or rare side