Docosanol

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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MedDRA Preferred Term Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Dermatitis def Rash def x
Rash def Rash def x
Headache def Headache def x
Pruritus def Pruritus def x
Application site reaction Application site reaction x
Dry skin def Dry skin def x
Acne def Acne def x
Sensitisation def Sensitisation def x
Indication Labels
Blister def x
Body temperature increased def x
Breast feeding def x
Elderly def x
Fertilization def x
Herpes labialis def x
Herpes NOS def x
Herpes simplex def x
Teratogenicity def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia

ATC Code: D06BB11

Legend

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. DOCOSANOL / ABREVA : 7 side effects (Health Canada)