DERMAGEN Cream

Allergic inflammatory skin diseases: eczema, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, intertrigo, dermatitis prurients, dermatitis exfoliative, solar dermatitis, psoriasis, itching, alopecia

* First degree burn * Insect bite * Secondary infections disorders.

* Dermatophytosis (tinea): tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea capitis, tinea cruris.

Dosage and Administration

Apply to the affected area twice times daily.

Should not be used with occlusive dressing.

Topical corticosteroids may be hazardous in psoriasis for a number of reasons including rebound relapses following the development of tolerance, risk or generalised pustular psoriasis and local and systemic toxicity due to impaired barrier function of the skin.

This medicine is not intended for ophthalmic use.

Burning, and stinging, maculopapular rash, oedema and secondary infection.

Reported reactions to clotrimazole include erythema, stinging, blistering, peeling, oedema, pruritus, urticaria and general irritation of the skin.

Reactions to betamethasone dipropionate include: burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneiform eruptions, hyperpigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration of the skin, secondary infection, skin atrophy, striae and miliaria.

There are no known interactions.

Pregnancy

There is inadequate evidence of safety in pregnancy.

Clotrimazole has shown no teratogenic effect in animals but is fetotoxic at high oral doses.

Topical administration of corticosteroids to pregnant animals can cause abnormalities of foetal development including cleft palate and intra-uterine growth retardation.

There may therefore be a very small risk of such effects in the human foetus.

Hence this medicine should only be used in pregnancy if the benefit justifies the potential risk to the foetus and such use should not be extensive i.e. in large amounts or for long periods.

Lactation

It is not known whether the components of this medicine are excreted in human milk and therefore caution should be exercised when treating nursing mothers.