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PICATO- ingenol mebutate gel


  1. Patient Information
  2. Who Should Not Use Picato Gel?
  3. Gel, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Of Your Medical Conditions, Including If You:

Patient Information 

Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (Patient Information and Instructions for Use).

Ophthalmic Adverse Reactions

Inform patients that severe eye injury can occur with Picatogel. Advise patients that Picatogel is not for ophthalmic use. Advise patients to avoid application around the eyes. If severe eye pain or other symptoms of accidental exposure occur, advise patients to flush eyes with water and

  • Picato gel, 0.015%is a prescription medicine used on the skin to treat actinic keratosis on theface or scalp.

  • Picato gel, 0.05%is a prescription medicine used on the skin to treat actinic keratosis on thebody or arms and legs.

It is not known if Picato gel is safe and effective for the treatment of actinic keratosis in children less than 18 years of age.

Who Should Not Use Picato Gel? 

Do not use Picato gelif you are allergic to ingenol mebutate or any of the ingredients in Picato gel.

Before using Picato

Gel, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Of Your Medical Conditions, Including If You: 

  • are being treated or have been treated for actinic keratosis with other medicines or surgery. You should not use Picato gel until your skin has healed from other treatments.
  • have other skin problems or sunburn in the treatment area.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Picato gel can harm your unborn baby.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

How should I use Picatogel?

  • Use Picato gel exactly as your healthcare provider tells you.Picatogel is for skin useonly.
  • Your healthcare provider will tell you where to apply Picato gel, and how often, and how long to apply it.Do not apply Picato gel to other areas.
  • Do not use more Picato gel than you need to cover the treatment area. Using too much Picato gel, or using it too often, or for too long can increase your chances for having a severe skin reaction or other side effects.
  • Do not get Picatogel in, around, or near your eyes. Do not touch your eyes while you are applying Picato gel.
    • Wash your hands well with soap and water after applying Picato gel. After applying Picato gel, be careful to keep Picato gel on the treated area from coming into contact with your eyes. Irritation may happen if you get Picato gel in your eyes.
    • If you accidentally get Picatogel in your eyes, flush them with large amounts of water and get medical care as soon as possible. Also


      Picato gel may cause serious or severe side effects including:

      • Eye problems can happen if Picatogel gets in your eyes.Eye problems may include severe eye pain, swelling or drooping of your eyelids, or swelling around your eyes. If you accidentally get Picatogel in your eyes, flush them with large amounts of water and get medical care as soon as possible.
      • Serious allergic reactions.Serious allergic reactions have happened with Picato gel, and in some cases have required treatment in a hospital.

        • Store Picato gel in a refrigerator at 36 F to 46 F (2 C to 8 C). Do not freeze.
        • Picato gel has an expiration date (exp) marked on the end of the tube. Do not use the gel after this date.

        • Safely throw away used Picato gel tubes in household trash.

        Keep Picatogel and all medicines out of the reach of children.

        General information about the safe and effective use of Picatogel.

        Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use Picato gel for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Picato gel to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about Picato gel that is written for health professionals.

        What are the ingredients in Picatogel?

        Active ingredient: ingenol mebutate

        Inactive ingredients: isopropyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate, benzyl alcohol and purified water

        Manufactured by: LEO Laboratories Ltd. (LEO Pharma), 285 Cashel Road, Dublin 12, Ireland

        Distributed by: LEO Pharma Inc., Seven Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940, USA.

        For more information call 1-877-494-4536.

        Copyright LEO Laboratories Ltd., 09-2016

        This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Revised: 06/2017



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