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.
Side Effect
Local atrophic changes; pigmentation changes & hypertrichosis. Increased liability to infection. Infections may be masked. Acute adrenal insufficiency. Growth retardation in child. Cushingoid symptoms. Amenorrhoea, hyperhidrosis, skin thinning,
Pregnancy Category Note
Pregnancy Safety data on clobetasol in pregnant woman is not available Published data report a significantly increased risk of low birthweight with the use of greater than 300 grams of potent or very potent topical corticosteroid during a pregnancy Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus and to use clobetasol on the smallest area of skin and for the shortest duration possible In animal reproduction studies, increased malformations (eg, cleft palate and skeletal abnormalities), were observed after SC administration of clobetasol to pregnant mice and rabbits Lactation No information is available regarding the presence of clobetasol in...
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