Podofilox: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Podofilox is a medicine sold in the U.S. under 2 brand and generic names, for warts. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Treats (across its forms)
- Warts
- Available as
- Topical · Solution
- Sold as
- 2 products — Condylox and Podofilox
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
- What the pharmacy pays
- about $70 per gm — not your price
How Condylox is dosed
From the FDA label for Condylox (application NDA020529). Other podofilox products — different forms, different strengths — are dosed differently. Follow the label for the one you were prescribed.
The prescriber should ensure that the patient is fully aware of the correct method of therapy and identify which specific warts should be treated. Apply twice daily for 3 consecutive days, then discontinue for 4 consecutive days. This one-week cycle of treatment may be repeated until there is no visible wart tissue or for a maximum of four cycles. If there is incomplete response after four treatment cycles, discontinue treatment and consider alternative treatment. Safety and effectiveness of more than four treatment cycles has not been established. There is no evidence to suggest that more frequent application will increase efficacy, but additional applications would be expected to increase the rate of local adverse reactions and systemic absorption. Condylox Gel 0.5% should be applied to the warts with the applicator tip or finger. Application on the surrounding normal tissue should be minimized. Treatment should be limited to 10 cm 2 or less of wart tissue and to no more than 0.5 g ram of the gel per day. Care should be taken to allow the gel to dry before allowing the return of opposing skin surfaces to their normal positions. Patients should be instructed to wash their hands thoroughly before and after each application.
Everything below is the FDA label for Condylox (topical). Podofilox is also sold as solution, and those are different medicines to take — follow the label for the one you were prescribed.
Condylox side effects
In clinical trials with Condylox Gel 0.5%, the following local adverse reactions were reported during the treatment of anogenital warts. The severity of local adverse reactions were predominantly mild or moderate and did not increase during the treatment period. Severe reactions were most frequent within the first 2 weeks of treatment. Adverse Reaction Mild Moderate Severe Inflammation 32.2% 30.4% 9.3% Burning 37.1% 25.9% 11.5% Erosion 27.0% 20.8% 8.9% Pain 23.7% 20.4% 11.5% Itching 32.2% 16.0% 7.8% Bleeding 19.2% 3.0% 0.7% Other local adverse reactions reported included stinging (7%), and erythema (5%); less commonly reported local adverse events included desquamation, scabbing, discoloration, tenderness, dryness, crusting, fissures, soreness, ulceration, swelling/edema, tingling, rash, and blisters. The most common systemic adverse event reported during the clinical studies was headache (7%).
Who shouldn’t take Condylox
Condylox Gel 0.5% is contraindicated for patients who develop hypersensitivity or intolerance to any components of the formulation.
Every podofilox product we track (2)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
| # | Drug | Rating | Type | Form | Generic? | Pharmacy pays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72/100 | Prescription | Topical | Generic | $70 | View → | |
| 2 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Solution | Generic | $70 | View → |
How long podofilox keeps
No podofilox label we read sets a separate limit for after opening, but they do specify how it must be stored — and the stability behind any date assumes those conditions.
Does podofilox expire? The in-use limits and storage rules from its labelsWhat people report to the FDA about podofilox
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 73 reports naming podofilox, and the FDA flagged 44% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- application site pain8 reports
- hypersensitivity7 reports
- tremor7 reports
- anxiety5 reports
- pruritus5 reports
- asthenia4 reports
- depression4 reports
- emotional distress4 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean podofilox caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved August 26, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Condylox?
Condylox (Podofilox) is a medication used to treat Warts.
Can you take podofilox with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run podofilox against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What brand names is podofilox sold under?
We track 2 podofilox-containing products in the U.S.: Condylox and Podofilox. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.
What forms does podofilox come in?
Across the brands we track, podofilox is currently marketed as topical and solution, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic podofilox?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic podofilox product alongside the brand versions. A generic has the same active ingredient and must meet the FDA's bioequivalence standard; it usually costs less. Ask your pharmacist which one your plan covers.
Cite this page
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- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Podofilox: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/podofilox
- MLA
- “Podofilox: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/podofilox.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for podofilox on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.