Betamethasone Clotrimazole
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INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream is indicated in patients 17 years and older for the topical treatment of symptomatic inflammatory tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis due to Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Trichophyton rubrum. Effective treatment without the risks associated with topical corticosteroid use may be obtained using a topical antifungal agent that does not contain a corticosteroid, especially for noninflammatory tinea infections. The efficacy of clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream for the treatment of infections caused by zoophilic dermatophytes (e.g., Microsporum canis) has not been established. Several cases of treatment failure of clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream in the treatment of infections caused by Microsporum canis have been reported.
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DESCRIPTION
Clotrimazole and Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream USP contains a combination of clotrimazole, a synthetic antifungal agent, and betamethasone dipropionate, a synthetic corticosteroid, for dermatologic use.
Chemically, clotrimazole is 1-(o-Chloro-α,α-diphenylbenzyl)imidazole, with the empirical formula C22H17ClN2, a molecular weight of 344.84, and the following structural formula:
Clotrimazole is an odorless, white crystalline powder, insoluble in water and soluble in ethanol.
Betamethasone dipropionate has the chemical name 9-Fluoro-11β,17,21-trihydroxy-16β-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21-dipropionate, with the empirical formula C28H37FO7, a molecular weight of 504.60, and the following structural formula:
Betamethasone dipropionate is a white to creamy white, odorless crystalline powder, insoluble in water.
Each gram of Clotrimazole and Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream contains 10 mg clotrimazole and 0.64 mg betamethasone dipropionate (equivalent to 0.5 mg betamethasone), in a hydrophilic cream.
INACTIVE INGREDIENTSCetereath-30, cetyl alcohol, mineral oil, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium phosphate monobasic, stearyl alcohol and white petrolatum; benzyl alcohol as preservative.
Clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream is smooth, uniform, and white to off-white in color.
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DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATIONGently massage sufficient clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream into the affected skin areas twice a day, in the morning and evening.
Clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream should not be used longer than 2 weeks in the treatment of tinea corporis or tinea cruris, and amounts greater than 45 g per week of clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream should not be used. If a patient with tinea corporis or tinea cruris shows no clinical improvement after one week of treatment with clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream, the diagnosis should be reviewed.
Clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream should not be used longer than 4 weeks in the treatment of tinea pedis, and amounts greater than 45 g per week of clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream should not be used. If a patient with tinea pedis shows no clinical improvement after 2 weeks of treatment with clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream, the diagnosis should be reviewed.
Clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream should not be used with occlusive dressings.
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