AboutDr Alan Galbraith Expertise I can answer most questions on most drugs. Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.
Experience I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.
Organizations Institute of Biology, London.
Publications Author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 5th Edition published in November 2007 by Pearson Education, Australia.
I had asked you recently several queries for my psoriasis disease. I alwayys visit
dermatologist once in a mnoth. He prescribes clobetasol with salicylic
acid for 2 weeks. Then he would continue it for 2 weeks.
Then he would prescribe mometasone with salicylic acid for 2 weeks
followed by another 2 weeks. Then Betamethasone with Salicylic acid for
two weeks +another two weeks.
When I asked dermatologist who is very senior and old fellow as to why he
keeps on changing creams every month. He told me that he would start with
more potent steroid and tapering down to less potent ones so that I may
not have side effects
Answer Dear Harsvadan
This could make sense even though I am not familiar with this protocol. (Not being a dermatologist) This will not guarantee no adverse effects (but see my last responses) and I would ask him when if he could precribe a cheaper type rather than the mometasone of which there should be severae of similar potency available in India.
