BETACAP

This brand name is authorized in Ireland, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug BETACAP contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Betamethasone UNII 9842X06Q6M - BETAMETHASONE

Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid which is about eight to ten times as active as prednisolone on a weight-for-weight basis. Betamethasone has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. Read about Betamethasone

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
BETACAP Cutaneous solution	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
D07AC01	Betamethasone	D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AC Corticosteroids, potent (group III)
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 28185
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 14702, 14774