Warticon 0.15% Cream

Warticon Cream contains the active ingredient podophyllotoxin. This is a plant extract which belongs to a group of medicines called antivirals. Warticon Cream is used to treat genital warts. It is used for warts on the penis in men or external warts on the vagina in women.

Do not use Warticon Cream:

• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to podophyllotoxin or any of the other ingredients listed in the patient information leaflet
• your warts are on areas of broken/damaged or bleeding skin
• if your warts are inside of the penis, vagina or rectum - Warticon Cream should only be applied to warts on the outside (external) skin
• you are already using another medicine containing podophyllotoxin

If your warts cover an area bigger than 4 centimetres (approximately the size of a postage stamp), you may need to have this medicine applied by a nurse/doctor in a clinic.

Warticon Cream is not recommended for use during pregnancy or whilst breastfeeding.

You must tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take other medicines.

• wearing away of the top layers of skin
• redness
• itching
• burning sensation
• allergic reaction

Warts can also be treated by physical removal such as freezing, diathermy (burning) or laser. Treatment can sometimes require several visits and recurrences can occur after any form of treatment.