Indicated for the relief of pain, fever and inflammation of a variety of conditions such as influenza, common cold, low back and neck pain, dysmenorrhea, headache, toothache, sprains and strains, fractures, myositis, neuralgia, synovitis, arthritis, bursitis, burns, injuries, following surgical and dental procedures
Appropriate for the topical treatment of the following when caused by sensitive strains of staphylococcus and streptococcus species: impetigo, superficially infected dermatoses and lesions which are moist and weeping
Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate and Betamethasone Acetate Injectable Suspension, USP
Anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic and antiallergic effects in the treatment of corticosteroid-responsive disorders : prompt therapeutic activity is achieved by betamethasone sodium phosphate, which is absorbed quickly after injection and sustained activity is provided by betamethasone acetate, which is only slightly soluble and becomes a repository for slow absorption, thereby controlling symptoms over a prolonged period
