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Fusidic acid
Betamethasone valerate
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Fucicort tackles eczema Fucicort Cream
®
colonised by S. aureus Fucicort ®
contains fusidic
acid – an antibiotic
that inhibits S.
• Patients with eczema have high aureus population 4
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levels of S. aureus colonisation 1 Fucicort contains
betamethasone
• As a superantigen-producing valerate – a topical
pathogen, S. aureus also steroid that blocks
inflammatory
contributes to exacerbation of mediators 6
eczema 2
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Fucicort dual therapy
helps disrupt this vicious
cycle 5
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Fucicort achieves effective relief
from infected eczema 3
References: 1. Goodyear HM et al. Clin Exp Dermatol 1993;18:300-304. 2. McFadden JP et al. Br J Dermatol
1993;128(6):631-632. 3. Hill VA et al. J Dermatol Treat 1998;9:15-19. 4. Chu AC. Acta Derm Venereol 2008;Suppl 216:28-
34. 5. Leung DYM. Acta Derm Venereol 2008;Suppl 216:21- 6. Spergel JM. Amer J Clin Derm 2008; 9(4):233-44.
