Product Description.

Locoid Crelo contains the active substance hydrocortisone butyrate. This is a corticosteroid which when made up as an emulsion is for use on the skin. This is known as topical application. Topical corticosteroids are ranked as mildly potent, moderately potent, potent and very potent; Locoid Crelo is classed as potent. Topical corticosteroids are able to reduce the inflammation caused by a variety of skin conditions, and so allow it to get better. They can also affect the cause of the condition, which can lead to its healing.

How to use.

Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if you are not sure. If your skin problem does not improve, you should go back to your doctor.

Side Effects.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. A small number of people may be hypersensitive (allergic) to the constituents of Locoid Crelo. If your skin condition seems to get worse, the skin becomes red, itchy or irritated, tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if this becomes troublesome.