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Eczema creams and cancer

Elidel and Protopic to get label warnings

Two eczema creams, Elidel and Protopic, will receive new label warnings pointing out that an increased risk of cancer may be associated with their use, the Food and Drug Administration says.

Elidel and Protopic are applied to the skin to control eczema by suppressing the immune system.

But animal tests have shown an increase in cancer associated with the drugs, and a small number of cancers have been reported in children and adults treated with the drugs, the FDA says.

The FDA said the manufacturers of the products have agreed to do further tests to determine the actual risk. Makers of the drugs contend that the products have not been tied to cancer.

The FDA is developing a medication guide for patients. It urged physicians considering prescribing Elidel and Protopic to prescribe the drugs in minimal amounts and only for short-term and intermittent treatment in patients who don't respond to or cannot tolerate other treatments. The drugs are not approved for children younger than 2 and should not be prescribed for people with weakened immune systems.