betamethasone

Uses• inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses (available on site)
Contraindications,
drug interactions
or cautions
Cautions
• may produce reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression if large amounts used
Adverse Effects (common and severe)• burning
• itching
• irritation
• dryness
• folliculitis
• hypertrichosis
• acneiform eruptions
• hypopigmentation
• perioral/allergic contact dermatitis
• skin maceration
• secondary infection
• skin atrophy
• striae
• miliaria
Instructions and dose
(initial; typical)
0.05% two times a day
Monitoring
Source of SuggestionWHO Model List of Essential Medicines (Added on August, 2015)