Further studies are needed to evaluate which topical corticosteroid with regards to potency is most effective for patients to use during radiotherapy.

While topical corticosteroids work well and are much cheaper, they do come with limitations. Lower to moderate potency topical corticosteroids are safer, but they don’t work as well. When ...

A low or medium potency topical corticosteroid should be applied to all of the areas affected by atopic dermatitis, applying it in the direction of hair growth. A non-medicated emollient should ...

Topical corticosteroids come in varying degrees of strength — with 1 being the most powerful and 7 being the weakest. For example, the ultra-high-potency steroid clobetasol is a class 1 ...