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‘Life-threatening’ side effects: Topical steroids to feature potency labels

 
• By Kate Bowie

The medicines watchdog has instructed pharmacists to advise patients on “when to stop treatment” with topical steroids as part of new regulations aiming to reduce “serious” reactions and topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). 

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Topical steroid side effects include skin thinning, generalised pustular psoriasis and Cushing’s syndrome
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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