Bethasone-N Cream

Contains the active ingredient : Betamethasone Valerate 0.1%, Neomycin Sulfate 0.5% which is a type of medicine called a topical corticosteroid.

Betamethasone is a potent steroid used to reduce inflammation in the skin.

Skin inflammation happens when an allergic reaction or irritation of the skin causes various substances to be released in the skin that make blood vessels widen and result in the irritated area becoming red, swollen, itchy and painful.

Betamethasone acts inside the skin cells to stop the release of these inflammatory substances. This reduces the swelling, redness and itching and so helps prevent scratching that can further irritate the skin.

Betnovate cream is more suitable for moist, weeping areas of skin, while the thicker, more greasy ointment is more suitable for dry, scaly areas of skin. Betnovate lotion spreads easily and is more suitable for hairy areas of skin, or when minimal application to a large area of skin is needed.

What is it used for ?

It can relieve skin inflammation and itching associated with severe forms of inflammatory skin conditions such as:

Atopic eczema.

Allergic contact dermatitis.

Irritant contact dermatitis.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis.

Psoriasis.

Thickened skin rash caused by excessive scratching to relieve itching (neurodermatitis, eg lichen simplex).

An eruption of hard nodules in the skin accompanied by intense itching (prurigo nodularis).

Skin disorder causing a flat, itchy, violet rash, usually on the wrists, shins, lower back and genitals (lichen planus).

Inflammatory skin disease known as discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE).

A condition called generalised erythroderma, where there is intense and widespread reddening of the skin (cream, ointment or lotion is used alongside oral or injected corticosteroids).

Severe reactions to insect bites and stings.

Size : 15 g /tube