(BAY ta METH a sone and KAL si poe TRYE een) Brand: Taclonex, Taclonex Scalp
• Use this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not use it in larger doses or for longer than recommended by your doctor.
• Till using betamethasone and calcipotriene, speak your doctor if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
• If you miss a doze, use the medicine as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for the following doze, skip the missed doze and wait before your following regularly scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• There may be another drugs that can affect betamethasone and calcipotriene. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Stop using this medicine and get abnormal medical help if you think you have used too many medication, or if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Smaller serious side effects are more likely, and you may have none at all. Conversation to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or is especially bothersome.
• Betamethasone is a topical corticosteroid. It reduces swelling, relieves itching, and constricts blood vessels.
• Calcipotriene is a form of vitamin D. It works by decreasing the course of skin cell reproduction.
• Betamethasone and calcipotriene is a combination drug used to treat psoriasis vulgaris.
• Betamethasone and calcipotriene may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you have:
· low or tall levels of calcium in your blood;
· liver or kidney disease;
· severe forms of psoriasis (with pus, skin peeling, severe redness); or
· a skin infection.
• If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use betamethasone and calcipotriene, or you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials during treatment.
• Speak your doctor if you are receiving UV easy treatments (phototherapy) for your psoriasis.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether this medicine is deleterious to an unborn child. Till using betamethasone and calcipotriene, speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known if betamethasone and calcipotriene pass into breast milk or if this medication could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This medication must not be used on a child.
• Use betamethasone and calcipotriene exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not use it in larger doses or for longer than recommended by your doctor.
• This medicine comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Wash your hands till and after applying this medicine.
• Betamethasone and calcipotriene topical is for use on the skin only. However, do not apply the medication to your person, underarms, or groin (genital area).
• Shake the liquid form of this medicine till using it.
• Apply a thin layer of the medicine and rub it in completely.
• Do not cover treated skin areas with a bandage or tight clothing, unless your doctor has told you to.
• Do not use betamethasone and calcipotriene for longer than 4 weeks unless your doctor has told you to.
• While you are using this medicine, your blood and urine may need to be tested on a regular basis. It is significant that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
• Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the pipe capped and tightly closed when not in use.
• Use the medicine as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for the following doze, skip the missed doze and wait before your following regularly scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medication, or if anyone has accidentally swallowed it.
• Overdose symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, lost appetite, tiredness, trouble breathing, joint/muscle pain, feeling light-headed, or fainting.
• Avoid applying this medication to more than one-third of your skin surface at any one time.
• Avoid exposure to sunlight or artificial UV rays (sunlamps or tanning beds). Betamethasone and calcipotriene topical can create your skin more sensitive to sunlight and sunburn may result. Use a sunscreen (minimum SPF 15) and wear protective clothing if you should be out in the sun.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your eyes, mouth, and nose, or on your lips. If it does get into any of these areas, wash with water. Do not use this medication on sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, irritated, or broken skin; or on open wounds. Also avoid using this medicine in wounds or on areas of infection. Wait before these conditions have healed till using betamethasone and calcipotriene topical.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using betamethasone and calcipotriene and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· severe skin irritation on treated areas;
· worsened symptoms or no improvement in psoriasis;
· pus, swelling, redness, heighten itching, or another signs of skin infection;
· confusion, thirst, extreme tiredness, lost appetite, weight loss;
· adrenal insufficiency--nausea, vomiting, lost appetite, tiredness, trouble breathing, joint/muscle pain, feeling light-headed, fainting;
· Cushing syndrome--weight gain (especially in your face), thinning muscles in your arms or legs, light bruising, thinning skin, acne, heighten facial hair, darkened skin; or
· tall blood sugar (hyperglycemia)--increased urination and thirst, nausea, vomiting.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· burning or mild itching;
· red or scaly rash;
· swollen hair follicles; or
· changes in the color of treated skin areas.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till using betamethasone and calcipotriene, speak your doctor if you are using any another steroid medicines, or another medicines to treat psoriasis.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with betamethasone and calcipotriene. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist has more information about betamethasone and calcipotriene topical.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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