Medication "Beloderm": instructions for use

The drug "Beloderm" is an external glucocorticosteroid drug, which is used to treat various forms of dermatitis.

Therapeutic effect of means "Beloderm"

Instruction for use informs that the basic substance has antiproliferative, antiallergic, antipruritic, antiexudative, anti-inflammatory and vasoconstrictive effect.
The medicine quickly and effectively localizes the focus of inflammation, removing puffiness, irritation, pain and erythrema. A medicament is prepared in the form of an ointment or a white cream, containing an active component of betamethasone in an amount of 500 μg per gram of the drug. The closest analogues are the preparations "Celeston", "Celestoderm", "Acriderm".

Indications for use of "Beloderm"

The instructions for use indicate that the medication is used to treat contact allergic dermatitis, psoriasis, negative reactions to insect bites, various forms of eczema. The drug allows you to fight with bullous dermatoses, atopic dermatitis, lupus erythematosus, neurodermatitis, multi-form exudative erythema, red lichen planus.

Contraindications of the drug "Beloderm"

Instruction for use warns that the medicine is prohibited to be used with excessive sensitivity to the components of the medication, skin tuberculosis, vulgar acne, trophic ulcers, syphilis on the skin, fungal, bacterial and viral skin lesions, chicken pox. Use the drug during pregnancy can only be on small areas of the skin for strict indications. During lactation it is recommended to stop breastfeeding, so that when using the medicine, do not harm the baby. Caution is prescribed ointment for children over six months. To avoid side effects, children should not be injected with plasticized diapers and bandages. It is unacceptable to apply the medicine in the eye area, and application on the face skin is possible only for a very short time. When developing fungal or bacterial lesions the drug is used together with antifungal or antibacterial agents.

Medication "Beloderm": instructions for use

Both forms of the drug are applied twice a day, easily rubbing into the skin. Treatment is carried out for a month. Sometimes therapy should continue after the symptoms of the disease have passed. Do this to prevent relapse. The tool can be used for a year by several courses. With the help of cream, it is better to handle damp skin lesions in the acute period of the disease, the ointment is indicated for chronic dermatoses, including flaky and dry lesions. Many patients ask the question: "Is the drug" Beloderm "hormonal or not?" The answer is yes. The active component of betamethasone is a strong hormonal substance. Thus, to prevent the emergence of negative effects associated with inadequate functioning of the adrenal cortex, it is not recommended to use the drug for a long time.

Ointment "Beloderm": price

The cost of the medicine is 130 rubles.