What is Betamethasone Cream?
Betamethasone cream is a medicine used to treat skin infections. Typical skin infections treated by creams containing this medication include athlete’s foot, jock itch, and ringworm. This cream alleviates itching and redness associated with infection. When betamethasone is linked with clotrimazole, the two become a corticosteroid and antifungal combination. This mixture attacks fungi, weakening the cell membranes. The cream serves as an anti-inflammatory and anti-itching agent. The official brand name of a common betamethasone-clotrimazole combination is Lotrisone®. When a physician prescribes this cream, the patient should use it as directed. First, the patient must wash his hands before applying the cream. Next, he must thoroughly wash and dry the area to be treated. After the area is prepared, rub the cream into the irritated area.
