• Altovate Cream is a combination of medicine that is used to treat various types of skin infections
• It minimizes symptoms of inflammation such as redness, swelling, and itching
• It also has antimicrobial action against infection-causing microorganisms
• Altovate Cream is only meant for external use and should be used as advised by your doctor
• A thin layer of the medicine should be applied only to the affected areas of the skin with clean and dry hands
• If it gets into your eyes, nose, mouth or vagina rinse with water
• It may take several days to weeks for your symptoms to improve, but you should keep using this medicine regularly
• The course of the treatment should be completed to ensure better efficacy of the medicine
• If your condition does not improve or gets worse, you should talk to your doctor
• This medicine is generally safe to use
• However, you might experience application site irritation, redness and burning sensation at the application site
• If these side effects persist for a longer duration, inform your doctor
• Regular application of moisturizer to the skin can help to overcome or prevent dryness of the skin
• It is not likely that other medicines you take by mouth or injection will affect the way it works, but talk to your doctor before using it if you have used a similar medicine before and had an allergic reaction
• Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Uses of Altovate Cream

• In Skin infections Altovate Cream is used to treat skin infections caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi
• It works by killing and stopping the growth of infection causing microorganisms, thereby clearing the infection and relieving the symptoms
• It also blocks the release of chemicals that cause symptoms such as itching, redness and swelling
• Therefore this medicine relieves the inflammation due to these infections
• You should Use this Altovate Cream for as long as it is prescribed, even if your symptoms disappear, otherwise they may come back
• Depending on the type of infection you are treating, this may be several weeks
• Even after your infection is completely cured, you may have to apply it occasionally to prevent the symptoms from returning.

Missed Doses

Frequestly asked Questions

Common and Known Side effects of Altovate Cream

• Limited data available