Dermatologic Meds

Question 1

What is the brand name and relevant information for Betamethasone dipropionate/valerate

Answer 1

Diprolene(multiple brands)
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 2

Clobetasol

Answer 2

Temovate(multiple brands)
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 3

Desonide

Answer 3

Desowen(multiple brands)
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 4

Fluocinolone

Answer 4

Synalar(multiple brands)
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 5

Fluocinonide

Answer 5

Lidex(multiple brands)

Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 6

Hydrocortisone (various salt forms)

Answer 6

Cortizone(multiple brands)
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 💊🧴💉
Warning ⚠️:
Beers med (oral and injectable) 🛂⛔️🧓
May cause adrenal suppression, high blood sugar, and weight gain with prolonged oral dose ‼️☠️
Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site
Take oral with food 🍔

Question 7

Methylprednisolone

Answer 7

Medrol(multiple brands)

Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 💊💉
Warning ⚠️:
Beers med: 🛂⛔️🧓
May cause adrenal suppression, high blood sugar, and weight gain with prolonged oral dose ‼️☠️
Take oral dose with food 🍔

Question 8

Mometasone

Answer 8

Elocon
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 9

Predisone

Answer 9

Deltasone(multiple brands)

Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 💊🥛
Warning ⚠️:
Beers med: 🛂⛔️🧓
May cause adrenal suppression, high blood sugar, and weight gain with prolonged oral dose ‼️☠️
Take oral dose with food 🍔

Question 10

Triamcinolone(various salt forms

Answer 10

Kenalog(multiple brands)
Class: Corticosteroids
Use: Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴💉
Warning ⚠️: Excessive use can lead to impaired wound healing and skin thinning.
May cause dryness at application site

Question 11

Tazarotene

Answer 11

Tazorac(multiple brands)

Class: Retinoid
Use: Psoriasis
Dosage:🧴
Warning ⚠️: Reproductive Hazard. Negative pregnancy test required within 2 weeks of starting
Do not apply to face or eyes

Question 12

Calcipotriene

Answer 12

Dovonex(multiple brands)

Class: Vitman D3 analogues
Use: Psoriasis
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: May cause skin rashes and irritation at application site.
Do not apply to face or eyes.

Question 13

Pimecrolimus

Answer 13

Elidel

Class: Calcineurin Inhibitors
Use: Eczema, Psoriasis (off label)
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: May cause skin irritation at application site.
Avoid face or eyes

Question 14

Tacrilomus

Answer 14

Protopic(multiple brands)
Class: Calcineurin Inhibitors
Use: Eczema, Psoriasis (off label)
Dosage: 💊🧴
Warning ⚠️: ☠️ May cause skin irritation and drying at the application site (topical)
NIOSH(oral) ☠️
Should not apply Topical to face or eyes

Question 15

Apremilast

Answer 15

Otezla
Class: Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor
Use: Psoriasis
Dosage: 💊
Warning ⚠️: High interactivity 🛂‼️(carbamazepine, rifampin, etc.)

Question 16

Crisaborole

Answer 16

Eucrisa
Class: Phosphodiesterase-4(PDE4) Inhibitor
Use: Eczema
Dosage: 🧴
Warning ⚠️: May cause skin irritation at the application site

Question 17

Dupilumab

Answer 17

Dupixent
Class: Interleukin-4(IL-4) Inhibitors
Use: Eczema
Dosage: 💉
Warning ⚠️: ☣️Warning may cause imunosupression ‼️ Avoid live vaccines (LAIV, MMR, etc.)

Question 18

Adalimumab

Answer 18

Humira
Class: Tumor Necrosis Factor(TNF)Inhibitor
Use: Psoriasis
Dosage: 💉
Warning ⚠️:
BW: High Alert Med ‼️🛂 May cause imunosupresssion ‼️☣️🛂
Live vaccines should be avoided
TB tests required

Question 19

Etanercept

Answer 19

Enbrel(multiple brands)
Class: TNF Inhibitor
Use: Psoriasis
Dosage: 💉
Warning ⚠️:
BW: High Alert Med ‼️🛂 May cause imunosupresssion ‼️☣️🛂
Live vaccines should be avoided
TB tests required

Question 20

Calcipotriene/betamethasone dipropionate

Answer 20

Talconex(multiple brands)
Class/Use: Combo steroid and Vitman D3 analogue for topical use in Psoriasis patients
see individual meds for concerns and warnings