Mupider Side Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Conditions to look out for: Severe skin reactions or allergies: These are very rare in people using Mupider Ointment. Signs include: raised and itchy rash; swelling, sometimes of the face or mouth, causing difficulty in breathing; collapse or loss of consciousness.
Patients must be advised to contact a doctor immediately if they get any of these symptoms. Mupider must be stopped: If the patient develops a severe skin reaction or an allergy: wash off the ointment, stop using it and inform the doctor as soon as possible.
On rare occasions, medicines like Mupider can cause inflammation of the colon (large intestine), causing diarrhoea, usually with blood and mucus, stomach pain, fever (pseudomembranous colitis).
Patients must be advised to inform the doctor as soon as possible if they get any of these symptoms.
The following side effects may happen with this medicine: Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): Burning where the ointment is applied.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): Itching, redness, stinging and dryness on the skin in the place where Mupider is applied; Allergic rash, itching, redness or soreness of the skin can also occur on other parts of the body.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people): Swollen face and/or difficulty breathing. This may be a sign of a serious allergic reaction that could require emergency treatment.
Reporting of side effects: Patients must be advised to talk to the doctor, pharmacist or nurse if they get any side effects.