Skin Changes: Check Your Symptoms


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Do you think that your skin changes may be caused by a medicine?


See significance of medicines and skin changes if you need information to help you answer the question below.

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Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to the following question.

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Do you think that your skin change may be caused by a medicine?

Note:
  • Call the doctor who prescribed the medicine to find out if you should stop taking the medicine or take a different one. An appointment may not be necessary.
  • If you are taking a nonprescription medicine, stop taking the medicine. Call your doctor if you feel that you need to continue taking the medicine.

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.



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Last updated: July 10, 2007
Author: Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By: William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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