Betamethasone
topical corticosteroid · dermatology
Nothing to addBy the Layer Nutrition editorial team · How the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
What this medicine is for
Betamethasone is a medicine in the "topical corticosteroid (dermatology)" category. This corticosteroid is applied to the skin to ease a local inflammation.
Specifically, for Betamethasone: Reduces skin inflammation. How to use it is decided case by case with the professional who prescribes it.
Under which brands it is found
Betamethasone is part of about 20 presentations listed in France. It can be found under several brand names and as generics.
- Betamethasone Biogaran
- Calcipotriol/Betamethasone Sandoz
- Closalis
- Daivobet
- Diprosalic
- Diprosone
- Diprostene
- Enstilar
- Betamethasone Arrow
- Betamethasone Eg
- Betamethasone Zentiva
- Celestene
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nothing to add here. Betamethasone falls under none of our products, and no single-ingredient supplement is credibly warranted as support. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise on a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.
Related molecules
To explore in the « Dermatology » family and its neighbours.