Medications

Several medications exist for treating genital warts and can be used as an alternative to other treatments.

• podophyllum resin (Pod-Ben-25, Podofin) - Topically applied by a doctor

• podofilox (Condylox) - Can be topically applied at home, higher cure rates than Podophyllum resin, useful for prevention

• trichloroacetic acid - Topically applied, response is often incomplete and recurrence is higher, may cause pain and burning

• 5-Fluorouracil (Efudex) - Applied as a cream, long treatment time, can cause burning and irritation, many side effects

• Interferon alpha-n3 (Alferon N) - Used as an injection for warts that do not respond to other therapies, many side effects

• imiquimod (Aldara) - New treatment, applied as a cream, local skin irritation is a common side effect

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