Diprobet Ointment 15 gm

Indication:
Diprobet(Betamethasone Dipropionate) cream and ointment are indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of resistant or severe corticosteroidresponsive dermatoses. These include- atopic eczema, nummular eczema, contact dermatitis, neurodermatitis, anogenitaland senile pruritus, lichen planus and psoriasis.

Dosage & Administration:
Applya thin film once or twice daily to cover completely the affected area. Patients with chronic psoriasis who have achieved at least a marked improvement in their psoriatic lesion (i.e., approximately 80% improvement) with Betamethasone Dipropionate may be maintained in remission with a pulse dosing regimen consisting of three consecutive applications of up to 3.5 g each of Betamethasone Dipropionate cream andointment, twelve hours apart (e.g., morning, evening, following morning) to the previously affected areas once each week. For this purpose, Betamethasone Dipropionate cream and ointment should be appliedto the lesion sites previously affected and treated. Patients on this pulse dose regimen who relapse should be reverted back to the conventional dosing regimen.

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