Readily available at family physician offices or over the counter
Watchful waiting with no treatment* (first-line for new warts)
Well-established (first-line)
Salicylic acid
Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen
Some evidence of effectiveness in small trials (second-line or in conjunction with first-line treatments)
Silver nitrate solution
Topical fluorouracil
Topical zinc
Limited or no evidence of effectiveness
Cantharidin
Dinitrochlorobenzene
Duct tape
Oral cimetidine (Tagamet)
Oral zinc sulfate
Podophyllin
Propolis ointment
Retinoids
Topical garlic extract
Likely available at family physician offices
Intralesional Candida or mumps skin antigen (second-line)
Surgical removal with cautery or curettage (third-line)
Likely available at dermatology offices
Photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (Levulan Kerastick; second-line)
Imiquimod (Aldara; third-line)
Intralesional bleomycin (third-line)
Intralesional interferon alfa (third-line)
Pulse dye laser (third-line)