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Medicines betamethasone dipropionate + calcipotriol monohydrateQuestion & answer

betamethasone dipropionate + calcipotriol monohydrate · Medicine question

Can children use it?

iatroX medicinesMedicine guide reviewed 19 August 2026

The answer

Answer

Safety and efficacy have not been established below 18 years, so paediatric use requires specialist assessment.

Sources for this answer

Calcipotriol/Betamethasone 50 micrograms/g + 0.5 mg/g gel — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
Enstilar Cutaneous Foam — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics

Dovobet Ointment — Current selected SmPC

emc · Summary of Product Characteristics

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