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Clobetasol is a medication that is used for decreasing the function of the chemical that causes inflammation, redness or swelling of the skin. This medication is used for the treatment of inflammation, itchy, allergy, eczema and psoriasis.
How should I take this medication?
Clobetasol propionate medication should be taken exactly as it is prescribed by the doctor. Take this medication once in a day. Do not skip the medicine even if missed take it immediately and if it is time for the next medicine take it at the regular time, but do not take two medicine at a time. Do not expose Clobetasol medication in heat, light and moisture always keep in dry and cool place. The patient should check the direction give in the label of the medication. Your doctor might also need to change the dosage and frequency based on how your body responds to the drug.
What are the possible side effects of using this drug?
Clobetasol cream can cause distressed or Troubled stomach, slight heart-burn, unusual discharge of bowel causing watery feces, hard or dry feces causing problem while taking out body waste (constipation), gases, dizzy, head-ache, formation of rashes, itchy, blur or unclear vision and unconditional feeling of sound. This medication may induce pain of chest, weak feeling, problem while breathing, inaudible speech, changes of color of skin, vomit or blood coughing, irregular urination or change of color of urine, disturbing sensation of stomach that cause to vomit, change of appetite and formation of patches or sore in the throat. Beside this, Clobetasol may also induce allergic reactions like hives, breathlessness, swelling on face, lips, tongue, and throat. It may make the mouth go dry, induce drowsiness and light headedness. Patient may feel weak, irritable and experience muscle pain. As it makes the skin more sensitive, the patient easily gets bruised, blisters and peeling of skin rash.
What precautions do I need to follow while using Clobetasol?
Pregnant women should not use Clobetasol Propionate cream without the doctor's recommendation as it might cause harm to the unborn baby. Lactating mothers should consult their doctor before taking Clobetasol medication as it might pass into the breast milk and cause harm to the nursed child though no such incidence has been reported yet. Patient having a problem of diabetes should consult the doctor as this medication gets absorbed into the body through the skin and may increase the level of the glucose. This medication should not be used into the children without the prescription of the doctor as this medication gets absorbed more in the children.
