Who can Betamethasone Cream?
Betamethasone Cream is used to treat inflammatory skin conditions that need to conduct glucocorticosteroid therapy: different forms of eczema, nodular scabies Haidee, dermatitis (contact, atopic, allergic, Duhring, seborrheic, solar, exfoliative, radiation, intertriginoznogo), neurodermatitis, intertrigo and psoriasis (except bottled with the defeat of a large surface), planus, discoid lupus erythematosus, senile skin or anogenital pruritus (except kandidomikozov), and also used as an adjuvant to the treatment of Generalized erythroderma.
How to use Betamethasone Cream?
Dose of cream set individually because it depends on the size of the lesion. The cream is applied thinly to the affected area from 2 to 6 times a day after the clinical efficacy rate of the drug may be reduced to 1-2 times per day. To increase the effectiveness of treatment can be applied occlusive dressings. Duration of treatment depends on the type and severity of disease, determined by the physician and is typically 1-2 weeks, but no more than 3 weeks between repeated courses do not need a break menee20 days.
When treating children, as well as patients with lesions of the skin treatment should not exceed 5 days.
Systemic absorption of glucocorticoids in the local application may increase when applying the product to large areas of skin, and also occlusion of the application of dressings, and in such cases, as well as in the treatment of children and adolescents require special control. Due to the fact that the safety of topical corticosteroids for the treatment of pregnant women has not been established, the drug is only possible when the benefits to the mother outweighs the potential risk to the fetus. During pregnancy, drugs of this group should not be used for a long time and in large doses. Since it is not established whether steroids when applied topically to penetrate into the breast milk, should assess the need for the appointment of the drug the mother and, if applied to decide on the termination of breastfeeding.
Side Effects of Betamethasone Cream.
When topically applied cream Betamethasone Cream side effects are usually not observed. Occasionally, as in the application of all drugs with corticosteroids, there may be burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acne, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis. Adverse reactions may occur more frequently in the application of occlusive dressings. Using the drug for the treatment of children, as well as long-term use on large areas of skin may develop systemic side effects that are characteristic of glucocorticoids.
Who is contraindicated Betamethasone Cream?
Application of cream Betamethasone Cream is contraindicated in pink and conventional (Youth) acne, viral, fungal and bacterial skin infections, tuberculosis, skin, skin manifestations of syphilis, skin reactions after vaccination, individual sensitivity to Betamethasone or to other components of the cream.
Interaction Betamethasone Cream.
Interaction cream Betamethasone Cream to other drugs have been identified, but it is not recommended for use concomitantly with other ointments or creams, in particular those that contain anionic surfactants, which inactivate the action of cetylpyridinium chloride. In cases where one can foresee systemic absorption of betamethasone valerate, we must remember that at its joint application with cardiac glycosides, their effect is enhanced, with a diuretic – increases the output of potassium, with gipoglikemizirutsyuschimi drugs, oral anticoagulants – a weakening of their actions; with NSAIDs – increased risk of erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.
An overdose of Betamethasone Cream.
Excessive doses or prolonged use of the drug, especially in children can lead to suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis with the development of secondary failure of adrenal glands and the onset of hypercortisolism, including Cushing’s syndrome-Itsenko. In such cases, stop taking the drug, symptomatic treatment.
