Diprosone® | Diprosone OV Ointment (Betamethasone Dipropionate) - 0.5mg/g (30g Tube)
| Main Use |
Active Integredient |
Marketed Name |
| Inflammatory skin disorders |
Betamethasone dipropionate. |
Diprosone® |
How does Diprosone (Betamethasone dipropionate) work?
This medicine contains the active ingredient betamethasone dipropionate, which is a type of medicine called a corticosteroid.
Corticosteroids are medicines used for reducing inflammation. Inflammation of the skin happens due to irritation of the skin, and is caused by the release of various substances that are important in the immune system. These substances cause blood vessels to widen, resulting in the irritated area becoming red, swollen, itchy and painful.
When betamethasone is applied to the skin it works by acting inside the skin cells to decrease the release of these inflammatory substances. This reduces swelling, redness and itch. Betamethasone is a potent corticosteroid that is applied to the skin to treat a wide variety of inflammatory skin diseases, such as eczema.
The active ingredient is formulated in a moisturising base that provides a layer of oil on the surface of the skin, helping to prevent water from evaporating from the skin surface. This helps reduce the dryness, scaling and itching of skin conditions such as eczema.
Diprosone (Betamethasone dipropionate) used for?
- An eruption of hard nodules in the skin accompanied by intense itching (prurigo nodularis)
- Area of thickened itchy skin caused by rubbing and scratching (lichen simplex)
- Eczema
- Inflammation of the skin (dermatitis)
- Inflammatory skin disease known as discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)
- Psoriasis
- Severe, widespread reddening of the skin (erythroderma)
- Skin disorder causing a flat, itchy, violet rash, usually on the wrists, shins, lower back and genitals (lichen planus)
Diprosone (Betamethasone dipropionate) Side effects
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
- Thinning of the skin
- Stretch marks (striae)
- Groupings of fine blood vessels becoming prominent under the skin (telangiectasia)
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