Drug details

Aldara (imiquimod)

type of Topical Skin Products

Aldara (imiquimod) topical (for the skin) is an immune response modifier used to treat actinic keratosis (a condition caused by too much sun exposure) on the face and scalp. Aldara is also used to treat a minor form of skin cancer called superficial basal cell carcinoma, when surgery would not be an appropriate treatment. Aldara also treats genital warts that appear on the outside of the body, but is not a cure for genital warts. Aldara topical is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• chest pain,
• nausea,
• dizziness,
• diarrhea,
• back pain,
• Changes in skin color of the treated area may occur and may not go away.
  
• Other side effects of Aldara topical include headache,
• cold sores,
• fever blisters,
• cold symptoms (such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat),
• flu-like symptoms (such as fever, tiredness, muscle aches),
• loss of appetite, or
• vaginal itching or discharge.

The following drugs are related to Aldara, either as a replacement or used together:

• Siliq (brodalumab injection for subcutaneous use)
• Carac (fluorouracil)
• Cervarix (human papillomavirus bivalent vaccine)
• Condylox Gel (podofilox gel)
• Condylox Topical (podofilox topical solution)
• Tafinlar (dabrafenib capsules)
• Efudex (fluorouracil)
• Erivedge (vismodegib)
• Fluoroplex (fluorouracil topical cream)
• Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine)
• Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
• Zyclara (imiquimod cream)
• Picato (ingenol mebutate)
• Yervoy (ipilimumab injection)
• Klisyri (tirbanibulin ointment)
• Recedo (medical-grade topical silicone, topical gel)
• Mekinist (trametinib tablets)
• Udenyca (pegfilgrastim-cbqv injection)
• Sylatron (peginterferon alfa-2b)
• Veregen (sinecatechins ointment)

The following supplements are related to Aldara, and may be used together with the drug:

• Fish Oil (s.)
• Aloe (s.)
• Bovine Cartilage (s.)
• Inositol (s.)
• Oregon Grape (s.)
• Vitamin D (s.)
• Green Tea (s.)
• Podophyllum (s.)