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Cimetidine wart therapy
Aka: Cimetidine wart therapy
- See Also
- Cimetidine (Tagamet)
- Indication
- Recalcitrant warts in adults
- Molluscum Contagiosum in Children
- Mechanism
- Mild Immune enhancing effect
- Dosing
- Start: 25-40 mg/kg (MAX 400 mg tid) divided bid-tid
- Course: Treat for 2-3 months
- Side effects
- Unpleasant syrup
- Drug Interactions
- Gynecomastia with prolonged use
- Efficacy: Mild effect
- Not nearly as pronounced as originally thought
- References
- Orlow (1993) J Am Acad Dermatol 28:794-6 [PubMed]
- Dohil (1996) Pediatr Dermatol 13:310-2 [PubMed]
- Glass (1996) Arch Dermatol 132:680-2 [PubMed]
- Yilmaz (1996) J Am Acad Dermatol 34:1005-7 [PubMed]