Local concomitant symptoms such as itching, burning, erythema or vesiculation may occur in isolated cases under treatment with Advantan.
Thinning of the skin (atrophy), dilatation of cutaneous vessels (telangiectasias), the formation of stripes (striae) or acneiform skin conditions can occur under therapy with potent corticoids. During the clinical investigation, none of these side effects occurred under Advantan on treatment up to 12 weeks (adults) and 4 weeks (children).
As with other corticoids for topical use, the following side effects may occur in rare cases: Folliculitis, increased growth of body hair (hypertrichosis), perioral dermatitis, allergic skin reactions to one of the ingredients of the formulations.