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corticosteroid cream
<drug, pharmacology> This is a large group of trade name medications that contain an anti-inflammatory steroid. These cream based medications all contain either hydrocortisone in varying concentrations or a synthetic steroid with much greater potency. This type of medications is useful in the treatment of a large number of inflammatory rashes. Caution: higher potency creams can cause side effects.

Examples include hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, flunisolide, fluocinonide, fluprednisolone, Aclovate, Alphatrex, Aristocort, Betatrex, Cortone, Diprolene, Valisone, Halog, Hytone, Kenalog, Lidex, Lotrisone, Synalar, Synemol, Topicort, Vytone, Westcort and Vioform.