BETAMETHASONE
Betamethasone is a steroid. This medication is used to treat a number of diseases. These include rheumatic disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Skin diseases like dermatitis and psoriasis. Also included for treatment by Betamethasone are allergic conditions such as asthma and angioedema, Crohn's disease, cancers such as leukemia, in fludrocortisone for adrenocortical insufficiency, and in preterm labor to speed up the development of baby's lungs.
Betamethasone is traded under the brand names Celestone, Eleuphrat amongst others.
Schering pharma first patented Betamethasone in 1958 for which approval was given in the United States in 1961. Betamethasone’s cream and ointment formulations have been so effective around the world that they feature on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Forms and dose
Betamethasone is taken by mouth, injected into a muscle, or applied as a cream. Betamethasone is available as a pill, by injection, as an ointment, a cream, lotion, gel, or aerosol spray for the skin, and a foam for the scalp. Its a fast-acting medicine when injected and begins to provide relief within around two hours that may last for seven days.
The topical cream relieves skin irritations like itching and flaking from eczema, local psoriasis, in combination with calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate.
Apply Betamethasone cream with 0.05% Betamethasone on the penis for treating phimosis in boys, eventually resulting in averting the need for circumcision.
The price of Betamethasone
In The US, the average retail price of $82.81 for Betamethasone Dipropionate-generic-tube of cream of 45g of 0.05%. Betamethasone pills and injectable solutions are more expensive than the cream in the United States. Whereas In India, the price of Betamethasone dipropionate 0.64mg and salicylic acid 30mg per gram is $0.80.
How does it work?
Betamethasone works by binding to intracellular glucocorticoid receptors. Subsequently, it modifies gene expression by binding to DNA. Certain anti-inflammatory proteins are synthesized while other inflammatory mediators are inhibited. As a corticosteroids. It activates natural substances in the skin to reduce swelling, redness, and itching.
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