Prescribing practices of topical corticosteroids in the outpatient dermatology department of a rural tertiary care teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Suvarna S Rathod (Author), Vijay M Motghare (Author), Vinod S Deshmukh (Author), Rushikesh P Deshpande (Author), Chetanraj G Bhamare (Author), Jyoti R Patil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Inappropriate or excessive use of topical corticosteroids can lead to cutaneous and systemic adverse effects which occur more commonly with the use of very potent steroids. Monitoring and analysis of the prescription practices of topical steroids can help to achieve rational prescription...