Halogenated Steroid

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Contraindications 4 Adverse-effects 5 More General Terms

More Specific Terms

• alclometasone (Aclovate, Acloson, Delonal)
• amcinonide (Cyclocort)
• beclomethasone (Vancenase, Beconase, Vanceril, Beclovent, Qvar)
• betamethasone (Celestone, Diprosone, Valisone, Diprolene, Soluspan)
• clobetasol (Temovate, Clobex, Galderma)
• desoximetasone (Topicort)
• dexamethasone (Decadron, Maxidex, AK-Dex, Ozurdex)
• diflorasone (Florone, Maxiflor)
• flunisolide (Nasalide, Nasarel AeroBid)
• fluocinolone (Synalar, Synemol, Fluonid, Derma-Smoothe/FS, Synandrone)
• fluocinonide (Lidex, Fluonex)
• fluorinated glucocorticoid
• fluorometholone (FML)
• flurandrenolide (Cordran)
• fluticasone (Flonase, Veramyst, Flovent, Cutivate)
• halcinonide (Halog)
• halobetasol (Ultravate)
• mometasone (Elocon, Asmanex, Nasonex)
• triamcinolone (TAC, Aristocort, Arsitospan, Kenacort, Kenalog, Nasocort, Azmacort, Trivaris)

Introduction

• Includes:

• triamcinolone
• desoximetasone
• alclometasone
• fluorometholone
• fluticasone
• flunisolide
• beclomethasone
• mometasone
• halobetasol
• halcinonide
• flurandrenolide
• fluicinonide
• fluocinolone
• diflorasone
• clobetasol
• betamethasone
• amcinonide
• dexamethasone

Contraindications

• topical halogenated glucocoritcoids are not recommended for use on the face

Adverse-effects

• rebound worsening
• steroid-induced rosacea or atrophy
  
• drug adverse effects of glucocorticoids
• drug adverse effects of immunosuppressive agents

More General Terms

• glucocorticoid

halogenated steroid (glucocorticoid)