Mometasone Furoate Cream: Dermonex

1. Introduction of Mometasone Cream

Mometasone is a steroid cream, which is also known as Mometasone Furoate Cream. It is a medicine of the C  category. Mometasone cream is used to treat several skin problems.

2. Brand Name of Mometasone Cream

It is also available by its generic name, mometasone furoate cream, but the brand name is given by Pharma company. If one pharma company has given its particular name, other companies cannot copy it. In the market, this cream is available under different brand names; some examples of Brand names are given below

MMS Cream

Momate Cream

Cutizone Cream

Elocon Cream 

hhsone Cream

Cutizone Cream

Dermonex Cream  

Dermanex Cream

Besides this, you can also get mometasone cream by different names in the medical shop. Its brand names are different according to area. States, country.

3. Uses of Mometasone Cream

Now, we will discuss the uses of Mometasone Cream, which diseases it is used for, and its benefits. As you know, it is a steroid cream that uses different kinds of skin diseases. In inflammatory skin diseases, there is a disease known as atopic eczema, where swelling and itching occur on the skin. 

The other disease is allergic contact dermatitis. Skin gets infected simply by using soap, jewelry, face cream, and hair color, and symptoms like redness, itching, and blisters appear in the particular area. Another disease is called Lichen Simples, which infects the skin. The skin becomes thick, mainly when we start itching in the same area for a long time.

The next disease is Seborrheic Dermatitis, in which symptoms like red and white color patches occur in the head, and itching and swelling appear. Psoriasis is another disease in which redness-like patches appear on the face, chest, and legs. Cystic Acne is a disease that is seen in teenagers, and adults it shows symptoms like yellow-white bumps appearing on the face which may cause pain. It is also used in Alopecia Aerate which is a disease in which hairfall occurs due to skin infection. Sometimes it is also used in nail infections.

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Atopic Eczema

Allergic Contact Dermatitis

 Lichen Simples

 Seborreic Dermatitis

Psoriasis

Cystic Acne

Alopecia Aerate

nail infection.

Beside this doctor also suggest in other many disease according his/her experiance

4. How to apply Mometasone Cream?

Everybody knows how to apply the cream. It is so easy. First, take some doses of cream on the fingertips, then apply a thin layer to the infected area. After applying, wash your hands and do not go outside in the sunlight so that it can work properly.

This cream is mainly used in the night and mainly doctor advice to use one in a day, you may use twice in a day but never use more than two times. The duration is of 2 weeks {14 days].

It can be used by all ages {child, old, adult] patients.

This cream shows effects differently according to the area of the body. it shows a faster effect on the face's skin due to the thin layer but penetrates slowly through thick skin like the knee and thigh.

5. Side Effects

Every medicine has side effects; the most common side effects patients face are

-swelling occurs in the infected area

-itching, burning, and dryness on that site

-changes in the skin color

-skin becomes thin due to longer time use of this  cream 

Patients may get other unusual side effects. Then stop using cream and consult your doctor for further treatment.

6. Warning/Precaution

Before using any medicine, patients should take precautions. It is medicine category C so do not use this cream;-

-If you are a Cataract or Glaucoma patient, then avoid this cream

-if you are hypersensitive to any steroid cream

-In cut skin, damaged skin

-Be away from sunlight rays

7. Prices of cream

It is available in 10mg and 30 mg. The price of 10 mg is about Rs.200 to 250, and 30 mg is about Rs 450 to 500. The price may increase, but I have told you the average price.

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