Pack size: 1 15gm tube  |  Price is for the whole 15gm tube

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Generic: Clobetasone butyrate 0.05% Topical

Form: Cream 0.05%

Indication

Inflammatory skin disorders, Eczema, dermatitis, atopic eczema, photodermatitis, otitis externa, primary irritant & allergic dermatitis (napkin rash), prurigo nodularis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, insect bite reactions.

Administration

Wash hands and dry them Squeeze out the correct amount of cream onto index finger. Half a fingertip will cover a patchnof skin the same size as the palm of hand. Gently rub the cream into the skin area that are treating. Wash hands again (unless it is your hands you are treating).

Adult Dose

Topical/Cutaneous Corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses Adult: Use as 0.05% cream or ointment to be applied thinly once or bid on affected areas. This medicine should not be used every day for more than 4 weeks at a time.

Contraindication

Pregnancy (in high doses). Presence of acute infections. Treatment of rosacea; leg ulcers; acne vulgaris; widespread plaque psoriasis. Child <1 yr.

Mode of Action

Clobetasone butyrate is classed as a moderately potent topical corticosteroid. Corticosteroids decrease inflammation by stabilizing leukocyte lysosomal membranes, preventing release of destructive acid hydrolases from leukocytes; inhibiting macrophage accumulation in inflamed areas; reducing leukocyte adhesion to capillary endothelium; reducing capillary wall permeability and edema formation; decreasing complement components; antagonizing histamine activity and release of kinin from substrates; and reducing fibroblast proliferation, collagen deposition, and subsequent scar tissue formation.

Precaution

May be absorbed in sufficient amounts to cause systemic effects when applied topically to large areas, broken skin or under occlusive dressings. Peptic ulcer, osteoporosis, psychoses or severe psychoneuroses. Not to be used indiscriminately for pruritus. CHF or hypertension. Diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, glaucoma, infectious diseases, ocular herpes simplex, chronic renal failure and uraemia. Active or doubtfully quiescent tuberculosis. Local treatment of eye disorders. Elderly. Prolonged use on the face.