DRUG INDEX
GENERIC NAME: clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate BRAND NAME: Lotrisone
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Lotrisone is a combination cream consisting of an anti-fungal medication, clotrimazole , and an anti-inflammatory medication, betamethasone dipropionate . For treating fungal infections it is used topically on the skin, inserted vaginally or allowed to dissolve in the mouth.
PRESCRIPTION: yes
GENERIC AVAILABLE: no
PREPARATIONS: Cream
STORAGE: Cream should be kept between 2° and 30 °C (36-86°F).
PRESCRIBED FOR: Lotrisone is used for the treatment of local fungal infections with tinea pedis ("athlete's foot"), tinea cruris ("jock itch "), or tinea corporis. Infections that are treated with the combination product, Lotrisone, have a better response than patients treated with either betamethasone dipropionate or clotrimazole alone.
DOSING: Lotrisone cream is applied gently to the affected and surrounding skin areas, generally twice daily, morning and evening.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: There are no known drug interactions with topical clotrimazole.
PREGNANCY: This is a combination drug. Please see clotrimazole (Lotrimin) and betamethasone dipropionate (Diprosone) .
NURSING MOTHERS: This is a combination drug. Please see clotrimazole (Lotrimin) and betamethasone dipropionate (Diprosone) .
SIDE EFFECTS: This is a combination drug. Please see clotrimazole (Lotrimin) and betamethasone dipropionate (Diprosone) .
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