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PEDIATRICS Vol. 106 No. 6 December 2000, pp. 1519-1519
Adverse Effects of Lotrisone Cream Used in Infants
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To the Editor.
In keeping with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's)
mission to promote and protect public health by assuring the safety and
effectiveness of drugs, we write to advise pediatricians and other
health practitioners of important adverse events associated with the
use of Lotrisone cream in children. Lotrisone cream was approved by the
FDA for use in the United States in July 1984. It is marketed by
Schering and is a combination of clotrimazole, USP, a synthetic
antifungal agent, and betamethasone dipropionate, USP, a synthetic
corticosteroid, for dermatologic use. It is labeled for twice-daily use
for 2 weeks in tinea cruris and tinea corporis and 4 weeks




