Podofilox

Podofilox (brand names include: Condylox / Condyline) belongs to a group of medicines called cytotoxic agent.

Podofilox contains a solution of podophyllotoxin, a plant extract, which is used to treat anogenital warts (warts around the anus, on the penis in males, or outside the vagina in females).

Podofilox works by stopping the warts growing and causing the warts to shrivel.

Podofilox is available as Podowarts 20% solution.

Recommendations

Follow the directions for using this medicine provided by your doctor. Use Podofilox exactly as directed.

Podofilox is usually applied twice each day for 3 days.

Sometimes this 3-day treatment is repeated once a week, for a total of 4 weeks of treatment.

Avoid sexual intercourse during treatment.

Do not use this medicine to treat warts other than genital warts, moles or other skin conditions.

Precautions

Tell your doctor before using Podofilox, if:

you are allergic to any medicines;
you are currently using other preparations containing podophyllotoxin;
you are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Ingredients

Active ingredient: podophyllotoxin.