Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Conditions with Betnovate Cream

Betnovate Cream - Product Information

Betnovate Cream is white in colour and contains 0.1% w/w of the active ingredient, Betamethasone Valerate. It belongs to a group of medicines known as topical corticosteroids which are used to help reduce inflammation, redness and itchiness in the affected area caused by the skin disease. Betnovate Cream, manufactured by GSK, India comes in tubes of 20 grams in strength of 0.10% . It is also available as Betnovate-S Cream, Betnovate-GM Cream, Betnovate-C Cream and Betnovate-N Cream.

Uses of Betnovate Cream

Betnovate Cream is used to treat psoriasis, severe forms of eczema, lichen planus (chronic itchy skin of unknown origin), discoid lupus erythematosus (recurring scaly rash), prickly heat skin reaction, insect bite reactions, prurigo nodularis (an itching and thickening of the skin with lumps or nodules) and contact sensitivity reactions. Betnovate Cream is also used as an additional treatment for an intense widespread reddening and inflammation of the skin when milder topical corticosteroids cannot treat the skin condition effectively.

Warnings and Precautions

Do not use Betnovate Cream if you are allergic to betamethasone valerate or any other ingredients present in the medication. Betnovate Cream should not be used as treatment for the following skin conditions:
Rosacea (unusual reddening of the nose and cheeks)
Acne
Peri-oral dermatitis (a skin condition involving the mouth area)
Viral skin conditions e.g. herpes, chickenpox
Fungal or yeast skin infections eg. candidiasis, tinea
Bacterial skin infections e.g. impetigo
Ulcerative conditions
Skin conditions around the anal or genital areas including genital herpes.

Betnovate Cream - Dosage

A small quantity of Betnovate Cream should be applied to the affected area once or twice daily until improvement occurs.

Side Effects

The following local side effects have been reported with the use of topical corticosteroids: dryness, itching, burning, redness of skin, skin thinning, local irritation, features of hypercorticism, telangiectasia, striae, skin atrophy, hypertrichosis, change in pigmentation, secondary infection, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration of the skin, acneiform eruptions, exacerbation of symptoms. For more details see the presentation below.

Betnovate Cream for Inflammatory Skin Conditions