Oxymetazoline is used to treat persistent redness of the face associated with rosacea (skin flushing or blushing usually around your nose and cheeks).
Apply Oxymetazoline exactly as directed by your doctor or according to the instructions on the label. Do not apply more often or over a larger area than instructed by your doctor.
This medicine is available as a cream in a tube or pump.
If you are using the cream in a tube, follow these steps:
- Wash your hands.
- Clean and dry your entire face before application.
- Rub the cream gently on your forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin until it disappears. Do not cover, wrap, or bandage your face unless instructed by the doctor.
- Wash your hands after using.
- Replace the cap of the tube.
If you are using the cream in a pump, follow these steps:
- Wash your hands.
- If you are using the cream in a pump for the first time, hold it upright, remove the cap and press down the pump a few times until the cream is dispensed. Pump 3 more times onto a tissue and dispose the tissue afterward.
- Press down the pump to dispense the required amount of cream on your fingertip.
- Using your fingertip, gently apply the cream on your forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin until it disappears. Do not cover, wrap, or bandage your face unless instructed by the doctor.
- Wash your hands after using.
- Replace the cap of the pump.
Avoid contact with your eyes or mouth. Rinse immediately with water if this medicine gets into your eyes or mouth. Alert your doctor if you start to have any problems with your eyes.
Apply the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your normal dosing schedule.
DO NOT double a dose under any circumstances.
If you often forget to apply your medicine, let your doctor and pharmacist know.
Inform your doctor if you have the following conditions:
- blood pressure problems e.g. high or low blood pressure
- severe, uncontrolled or unstable heart disease
- fall in blood pressure when standing up from a sitting or lying down position
- blood circulation problems or had suffered from a stroke
- increased pressure in the eye
- Raynaud’s disease (poor blood circulation which makes the toes and fingers numb and pale when feeling cold or stressed)
- Sjogren’s syndrome (an autoimmune disease which affects the glands that make tears and saliva)
- thromboangiitis obliterans (a rare disease of the blood vessels in the hands and feet)
- scleroderma (an autoimmune disorder characterised by thickening of the skin)
Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Do not apply Oxymetazoline on irritated skin and open wounds or sores on the face.
Oxymetazoline may cause any of the following side effects: worsening of facial lesions and redness, irritation, itching, or pain on the application site.
Inform your doctor if any of these side effects do not go away or are severe, or if you experience other side effects.
Inform your doctor and pharmacist if you are using creams, ointments, or other skin products on the affected area.
Always notify your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including herbal tonics such as traditional Chinese medicines, supplements and medicines that you buy without a prescription.
Store in a cool, dry place, away from the reach of children.
Medicines must not be used past the expiry date.
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