medicines for eczema
The following medicines are used to treat eczema.
Over-the-counter medicine. Medicine can be bought without a prescription.
A
- Aciclovir
- Alitretinoin (a generic version of Toctino)
- Alphaderm (a brand of hydrocortisone/urea)
- Aquadrate (a brand of urea)
- Atarax (a brand of hydroxyzine hydrochloride)
- Azathioprine
B
- Bactroban
- Benzalkonium chloride/Dimeticone 350/Hydrocortisone/Nystatin
- Betacap (a brand of betamethasone valerate)
- Betamethasone dipropionate
- Betamethasone dipropionate/Salicylic acid
- Betamethasone Valerate
- Betamethasone Valerate/Clioquinol
- Betamethasone Valerate/Fusidic Acid (a generic version of Fucibet)
- Betamethasone valerate/Neomycin sulphate
- Betnovate
- Betnovate-C (a brand of betamethasone valerate/clioquinol)
- Betnovate-N (a brand of betamethasone valerate/neomycin sulphate)
- Bettamousse (a brand of betamethasone valerate)
C
- Calmurid HC (a brand of hydrocortisone/lactic acid/urea)
- Canesten HC (a brand of clotrimazole/hydrocortisone)
- Chlorphenamine maleate
- Ciclosporin (a generic version of Neoral)
- Clarelux (a brand of clobetasol propionate)
- Clemastine
- Clobetasol propionate
- Clobetasone butyrate (a generic version of Eumovate)
- Clobetasone butyrate/Nystatin/Oxytetracycline calcium (a generic version of Trimovate)
- Clotrimazole/Hydrocortisone
- Crotamiton/Hydrocortisone (a generic version of Eurax Hydrocortisone)
- Cutivate
- Cyproheptadine
D
- Daktacort
- Dermovate
- Dioderm (a brand of hydrocortisone)
- Diprosalic (a brand of betamethasone dipropionate/salicylic acid)
- Diprosone (a brand of betamethasone dipropionate)
E
- Elidel
- Elocon (a brand of mometasone furoate)
- Erythromycin
- Eumovate
- Eurax Hydrocortisone
F
- Fluticasone propionate
- Fucibet
- Fucidin cream
- Fucidin H
- Fucidin H ointment
- Fucidin ointment
- Fusidic Acid (a generic version of Fucidin cream)
- Fusidic acid/Hydrocortisone acetate (a generic version of Fucidin H)
H
- Hydrocortisone
- Hydrocortisone acetate/Sodium fusidate (a generic version of Fucidin H ointment)
- Hydrocortisone butyrate
- Hydrocortisone/Lactic Acid/Urea
- Hydrocortisone/Miconazole nitrate (a generic version of Daktacort)
- Hydrocortisone/Urea
- Hydroxyzine hydrochloride
K
L
- Locoid (a brand of hydrocortisone butyrate)
- Lotriderm (a brand of betamethasone dipropionate/clotrimazole)
M
- Medrone
- Mildison Lipocream (a brand of hydrocortisone)
- Modrasone (a brand of alclometasone dipropionate)
- Mometasone furoate
- Mupirocin calcium (a generic version of Bactroban)
N
P
- Periactin
(a brand of Cyproheptadine) - Pimecrolimus (a generic version of Elidel)
- Piriton (a brand of chlorphenamine maleate)
- Prednisolone
- Propaderm (a brand of beclometasone dipropionate)
- Protopic (a brand of tacrolimus monohydrate)
S
T
- Tacrolimus monohydrate
- Timodine (a brand of benzalkonium chloride/dimeticone 350/hydrocortisone/nystatin)
- Toctino
- Tri-Adcortyl
- Triamcinolone
- Trimovate
U
Your doctor may also recommend
The following medicines do not have a UK license to be used for this particular condition. However, your doctor may recommend them if there is evidence to suggest they may help. If you have been prescribed an unlicensed medicine and have any questions, please contact your doctor or pharmacist, or call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.
- Mycophenolate mofetil
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Last Reviewed: 10 November 2010
Next Review Date: 3 August 2011
