How Effective is Lotrisone Cream & What are It’s Side Effects?

While using lotrisone cream, it might take a week or two for the condition or improve. You will need to use the medication as your doctors’ advice to get better results. In case your groin symptoms do not improve even after a week’s treatment and your foot symptoms do not improve in two weeks, inform your doctor about it.

Lotrisone cream has two main combinations of clortrimazol and betamethasone. The former is an antifungal medication which effectively helps to fight all infections that are caused by viruses. The latter is an effective steroid which reduces redness of the skin, swelling and itching.

Lotrisone cream is effectively used for the treatment for fungal skin infections mainly ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot.

If it is important to not cover the damaged or affected area with any tight clothing or bandage unless your physician advices

Lotrisone cream is not to be applied on anyone below 17 years of age. This is because younger children’s skin is more likely to absorb the steroid in the medication. Lotrisone cream is not to be used for diaper rash.

You will also have to follow all the instructions mentioned on the package and label of lotrisone cream. You must all your doctors about all your medical conditions and medicines you are taking at the moment.

If you are allergic to clortrimazol or betamethasone, do not use lotrisone cream. To make lotrisone cream safe for your usage, inform your doctor, if you are suffering from Any type of skin infection

If you are planning to become pregnant or pregnant at the time of treatment, inform your doctor as it is unknown if this medicine will harm unborn child.

Also, you must tell your doctor if you are breast feeding your child as it is unknown if this medicine will pass through breast milk to the child.

Lotrisone cream is not to be applied on anyone below 17 years of age. This is because younger children’s skin is more likely to absorb the steroid in the medication. This medicine is not to be used for diaper rash

This medicine is to be applied as mentioned by your physician. You must always follow all the instructions and guidelines mentioned in the prescription label. Also, this medicine is not to be used in smaller or larger amount or when not needed as well.

• Lotrisone cream is not to be taken orally. This is only to be applied on skin. This cream should not be used on open wounds, or chapped, wind burned, irritated skin or sunburned skin. Rinse with water immediately, if this cream gets in your mouth, nose, eyes, vagina or rectum.
• You will get a patient guide along with when purchasing this cream. You must follow all the instructions correctly and in case of any queries get them clarified by your doctor or pharmacist.
• You must wash your hands clean before and after using lotrisone cream.
• You must only apply a very small think layer and rub the cream completely
• Do not cover the affected area with tight clothing or bandage unless your doctor tells

After you apply the cream wait until it dries completely before you dress. If you are treating for jock itch, you must wear loose fitting clothes. If you are using this cream to treat athlete’s foot, always wear clean pair of cotton socks and maintain your feet dry always.

While using lotrisone cream, it might take a week or two for the condition or improve. To get the better results from the medicine, use it for the complete prescribed length as given by your doctor. There are possibilities to see improvement in your symptoms even before the infection cures. You must not skip doses and use it regularly as mentioned by the doctor as it will only increase the risk of creating additional infection which will resist the cream.

In case your groin symptoms do not improve even after a week’s treatment and your foot symptoms do not improve in two weeks, inform your doctor

Store this cream at room temperature and away from heat and moisture. Always when the cream is not in use, tightly close the cap of the bottle or tube

There are possibilities for the steroid cream to be absorbed by your skin that might go on to affect adrenal gland. Therefore, in case you have any of these severe side effects of lotrisone cream, get immediate medical assistance:

• Muscle weakness
• Severe dizziness, vomiting, nausea
• Feeling irritable, depressed mood
• Tired feeling
• Weight loss

Here are the other common side effects of lotrisone cream:

• Rash
• Tingling or burning in the affected skin
• Swelling

There are not many possibilities for other drugs you take orally or inject through IV to have any effects on this topically applied clortrimazol and betamethasone (lotrisone cream). However there are possibilities for many drugs to interact with this antifungal cream. Therefore, it is important for you tell each of the doctors you visit, about all the medical conditions, allergies you are suffering from and all the medications you are taking at the moment which includes over the counter medicines, herbal products or supplements, vitamins or even prescribed medicines.