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OVACE Plus

Generic: SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM

100%
Basic Information
Manufacturer
Mission Pharmacal Company
Product Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Route of Administration
TOPICAL
FDA Set ID
eca5fc5d-35d0-4803-990d-1f38f860c52a
Indications & Usage
INDICATIONS: This product is intended for topical application in the following scaling dermatoses: seborrheic dermatitis and seborrhea sicca (dandruff).

It also is indicated for the treatment of secondary bacterial infections of the skin due to organisms susceptible to sulfonamides.
Warnings
WARNINGS: Sulfonamides are known to cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome in hypersensitive individuals.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome also has been reported following the use of sodium sulfacetamide topically.

Cases of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus from topical sulfacetamide also have been reported.

In one of these cases, there was a fatal outcome.

KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
Adverse Reactions
ADVERSE REACTIONS: Reports of irritation and hypersensitivity to sodium sulfacetamide are uncommon.

The following adverse reactions, reported after administration of sterile ophthalmic sodium sulfacetamide, are noteworthy: instances of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and instances of local hypersensitivity which progressed to a syndrome resembling systemic lupus erythematosus; in one case a fatal outcome was reported (see WARNINGS).