Betamethasone Dipropionate
Betamethasone Dipropionate Prescribing Information
Topical corticosteroids are indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.
Apply a thin film of betamethasone dipropionate cream to the affected skin areas once daily. In some cases, twice daily dosage may be necessary.
If an infection develops, appropriate antimicrobial therapy should be instituted.
Betamethasone dipropionate products should not be used with occlusive dressings.
Topical corticosteroids are contraindicated in those patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components of the preparation.
The following local adverse reactions are reported infrequently when betamethasone dipropionate products are used as recommended in the
Apply a thin film of betamethasone dipropionate cream to the affected skin areas once daily. In some cases, twice daily dosage may be necessary.
If an infection develops, appropriate antimicrobial therapy should be instituted.
Betamethasone dipropionate products should not be used with occlusive dressings.
Systemic absorption of topical corticosteroids has produced reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression, manifestations of Cushing's syndrome, hyperglycemia and glucosuria in some patients.
Betamethasone dipropionate cream USP, 0.05% contains betamethasone dipropionate USP, a synthetic adrenocorticosteroid, for dermatologic use. Betamethasone, an analog of prednisolone, has a high degree of glucocorticoid activity and a slight degree of mineralocorticoid activity.
Betamethasone dipropionate, USP is a white to almost white crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol and freely soluble in acetone, methylene chloride and chloroform.
Chemically, it is 9-fluoro-11β,17,21-trihydroxy-16β-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21-dipropionate. The structural formula is:
Each gram contains 0.64 mg betamethasone dipropionate, USP (equivalent to 0.5 mg betamethasone) in a white to off-white cream of cetomacrogol 1000, cetostearyl alcohol, mineral oil, purified water, sodium phosphate monobasic, white petrolatum and chlorocresol is present as preservative.
Topical corticosteroids share anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic and vasoconstrictive actions.
The mechanism of anti-inflammatory activity of the topical corticosteroids is unclear. Various laboratory methods, including vasoconstrictor assays, are used to compare and predict potencies and/or clinical efficacies of the topical corticosteroids. There is some evidence to suggest that a recognizable correlation exists between vasoconstrictor potency and therapeutic efficacy in man.