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Brand names: Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate
12.1 Mechanism of Action Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate Ointment combines the pharmacological effects of calcipotriene as a synthetic vitamin D 3 analogue and betamethasone dipropionate as a synthetic corticosteroid. However, while their pharmacologic and clinical effects are known, the exact mechanisms of their actions in plaque psoriasis are unknown.
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35 Female I have always struggled with daytime sleepiness. I easily fall asleep during lectures, movies, driving and at my desk at work. Basically, most (but not all) the time I stop moving I feel sleepy. The urge is particularly strong between 8am and 10am. In the evenings I perk up significantly a
I am a 24 year old male, my height is 71 inches and weight currently is around 280 lbs, I'm Caucasian and this has been going on for several months since late July with an increasing ramp up in worsening symptoms. So basically this problem started out as a case of stomach cramp followed by hives, th
Hey all, Im an 18 year old male, I eat healthy and excessive regularly, with no other health problems I’m aware of. I’ve had a rash on my arm for around 2 or 3 years that has now spread to my sides, armpit, thighs, and opposite arm. A few months back it was diagnosed to be granuloma annulare. It’s
Hello all (30M). (Longer post tl;dr at the bottom) I have had a problem with fungal rashes/infections. But I'm big so it has been coming back for years. I always take Nystatin USP 100,000UPG and have for 10 years now Recently this week I had another break out so I did my routine of keeping it clea
57 year old female, 5'2", 120 pounds, ileostomate with psoriasis.Take antihistamines, vitamins, loperamide, apply calcipotriene and estradiol and, since the abscess was drained and packed on Friday, antibiotics. Ileostomy and APR surgery were done in July because of small adenocarcinoma in a very ba
52 yo female seronegative Myasthenia Gravis, Lupus SLE, Sjogren's, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome hypermobility POTS, Grover's dz by bx.shoulder surgery 5/27/25. New neurologist d/c IVIG because of stroke hx 2007 and switched from 500ng cellcept to 2000 mg cellcept 15 mg prednisone mestinon 150 mg Thank you
Hello - I'll try to be brief in my history and list the things I've tried in hopes that you can help. My dandruff and scalp irritation has been noticeable but manageable since I was a teen. I now realize that my father also has seb derm although I don't believe he's ever officially been diagnosed. I
Hi all! Long time follower, first time poster. 39 year old female, overweight, PCOS, allergies, allergy induced asthma, very rare panic attacks. Also weird facial lesions/patches that randomly pop up and never leave. Medications: Hormonal IUD, Spironolactone, Effexor XR, Zyzal, Vit D3, and montul
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