(bay ta METH a sone and kloe TRIM a zole) Brand: Lotrisone
• Do not cover treated skin areas with a bandage or tight clothing, unless your doctor has told you to.
• Do not use this medicine on a baby younger than 17 years old. Children are more likely to absorb the steroid through the skin. Never use betamethasone and clotrimazole to treat diaper rash.
• It may take up to 1 or 2 weeks of using this medication till your symptoms improve. For excellent results, hold using the medicine as directed. Conversation with your doctor if your groin symptoms do not improve after 1 week, or if your foot symptoms do not improve after 2 weeks of treatment.
• Clotrimazole is an antifungal antibiotic that treats or prevents infection caused by fungus.
• Betamethasone is a topical steroid that reduces itching, swelling, and redness of the skin.
• The combination of betamethasone and clotrimazole topical is used to treat fungal skin infections such as athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
• Betamethasone and clotrimazole topical may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use this medicine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to:
· betamethasone (such as Betaderm, Diprolene, Luxiq, Taclonex, Uticort, Valisone);
· clotrimazole (such as Desenex, Lotrimin, Mycelex);
· another topical steroid medications such as alclometasone (Aclovate), clobetasol (Olux, Temovate), desonide (Desowen), desoximetasone (Topicort), diflorasone (Florone, Psorcon), fluocinolone (Capex, Dermotic, Fluonid, Fluorosyn, Synalar), fluocinonide (Dermacin, Lidex), fluticasone (Cutivate), halcinonide (Halog), halobetasol (Ultravate), mometasone (Elocon), triamcinolone (Aristocort, Kenalog); or
· another topical antibiotics such as econazole (Spectazole), ketoconazole (Kuric, Nizoral), miconazole (Cruex, Desenex, Fungoid, Lotrimin, Micatin, Monistat), sertaconazole (Ertaczo), or sulconazole (Exelderm).
• Till using betamethasone topical, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have any type of skin infection. You may not be able to use this medicine, or you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials during treatment.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether betamethasone and clotrimazole passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Do not use this medicine on a baby younger than 17 years old. Children are more likely to absorb the steroid through the skin. Never use betamethasone and clotrimazole to treat diaper rash.
• Use this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not use the medicine in larger amounts, or use it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the instructions on your prescription label.
• 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.
• Shake the lotion form of this medicine well just till you use 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.
• After applying this medicine, let your skin to dry completely till dressing. Wear loose-fitting clothing while you are treating jock itch. If you are treating athlete's foot, wear clean cotton socks and hold your foots as dry as possible.
• Do not use betamethasone and clotrimazole for longer than 2 weeks for jock itch or 4 weeks for athlete's foot, unless your doctor has told you to.
• It may take up to 1 or 2 weeks of using this medication till your symptoms improve. For excellent results, hold using the medicine as directed. Conversation with your doctor if your groin symptoms do not improve after 1 week, or if your foot symptoms do not improve after 2 weeks of treatment.
• Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the pipe or bottle capped and tightly closed when not in use.
• Use the medicine as soon as you remember the missed doze. If it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and use the medication at your following regularly scheduled time. 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. An overdose of betamethasone and clotrimazole applied to the skin is not expected to manufacture life-threatening symptoms.
• 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 betamethasone and clotrimazole topical on sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, irritated, or broken skin.
• Avoid wearing tight-fitting clothing that does not let air circulation. Before the infection is healed, wear clothing that is made of natural fibers such as cotton.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have any of these signs that you may be absorbing betamethasone topical through your skin or gums:
· swelling, redness, or any signs of new infection;
· severe burning or stinging of treated skin;
· weight gain, rounding of the face;
· heighten thirst or famine, urinating more than normal; or
· anxiety, depressed mood.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild skin itching or irritation;
· dry skin;
· changes in skin color;
· heighten acne; or
· scarring or thinning of the skin.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• It is not likely that another drugs you take orally or inject will have an effect on topically applied betamethasone and clotrimazole. But much drugs can interact with every another. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about betamethasone and clotrimazole 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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