Mometasone

What it is used for

• Mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% is a prescription medicine used on the skin (topical) for the relief of redness, swelling, heat, pain (inflammation) and itching, caused by certain skin problems in people 2 years of age and older.
• It is not known if mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% is safe and effective for use in children under 2 years of age.
• Mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% should not be used in children under 2 years of age.
• It is not known if mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% is safe and effective for use in children longer than 3 weeks.

Do not use mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% if you are allergic to mometasone furoate or any of the ingredients in mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients in mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%.

Before using mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

• have a skin infection at the site to be treated. You may also need medicine to treat the skin infection.
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% will harm your unborn baby.
• are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% passes into your breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take other corticosteroid medicines by mouth or use other products on your skin or scalp that contain corticosteroids.

How to take it

• Use mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
• Apply a thin film of mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% to the affected skin area 1 time each day.
• Tell your healthcare provider if the treated skin area does not get better after 2 weeks of treatment.
• Do not bandage, cover, or wrap the treated skin area unless your healthcare provider tells you to.
• Mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% should not be used to treat diaper rash or redness. Do not apply mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% in the diaper area if wearing diapers or plastic pants.
• Avoid using mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% on the face, groin, or underarms (armpits).
• Wash your hands after applying mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%.

Side effects, and when to stop

Mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% may cause serious side effects, including:

• Mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% can pass through your skin. Too much mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% passing through your skin can cause your adrenal glands to stop working properly. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check for adrenal gland problems.
• Vision problems. Topical corticosteroids may increase your chance of developing vision problems such as cataract and glaucoma. Tell your healthcare provider if you develop blurred vision or other vision problems during treatment with mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%.
• Skin problems. Skin problems may happen during treatment with mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%, including allergic reactions (contact dermatitis) and skin infections at the treatment site. Stop using mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% and tell your healthcare provider if you develop any skin reactions such as pain, tenderness, swelling, or problems healing during treatment with mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%. The most common side effects of mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% include burning, itching, and thinning of the skin (atrophy). These are not all the possible side effects of mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Storing it

• Store mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15-30°C (59-86°F). Avoid excessive heat.
• Keep mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the safe and effective use of mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1%. Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about mometasone furoate cream, USP, 0.1% that is written for health professionals.