Check with your doctor if your symptoms do not improve within 1 week or if your condition gets worse.

Avoid using tight-fitting diapers or plastic pants on a child if DIPROLENE is being used on the child's diaper area. Plastic pants or tight-fitting diapers may increase the chance of absorption of the medicine through the skin and the chance of side effects.

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:

• Less frequent or rare
  • Blood-containing blisters on skin;  burning and itching of skin;  increased skin sensitivity (for some brands of betamethasone lotion);  lack of healing of skin condition;  loss of top skin layer (for tape dosage forms);  numbness in fingers;  painful, red or itchy, pus-containing blisters in hair follicles ;  raised, dark red, wart-like spots on skin, especially when used on the face;  skin infection;  thinning of skin with easy bruising 
  
  

Additional side effects may occur if you use DIPROLENE improperly or for a long time. Check with your doctor if any of the following side effects occur:

• Rare
  • Acne or oily skin;  backache;  blurring or loss of vision (occurs gradually if certain products have been used near the eye);  burning and itching of skin with pinhead-sized red blisters;  eye pain (if certain products have been used near the eye);  filling or rounding out of the face;  increased blood pressure;  irregular heartbeat;  irregular menstrual periods;  irritability;  irritation of skin around mouth;  loss of appetite;  mental depression;  muscle cramps, pain, or weakness;  nausea;  rapid weight gain or loss;  reddish purple lines (stretch marks) on arms, face, legs, trunk, or groin;  skin color changes;  softening of skin;  stomach bloating, burning, cramping, or pain;  swelling of feet or lower legs;  tearing of the skin ;  unusual bruising;  unusual decrease in sexual desire or ability (in men);  unusual increase in hair growth, especially on the face;  unusual loss of hair, especially on the scalp;  unusual tiredness or weakness;  vomiting;  weakness of the arms, legs, or trunk (severe);  worsening of infections 
  
  

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. However, check with your doctor if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome:

• Less frequent or rare--usually mild and transient
  • Burning, dryness, irritation, itching, or redness of skin;  increased redness or scaling of skin sores;  skin rash 
  
  

When the foam, gel, lotion, solution, or aerosol form of DIPROLENE is applied, a mild, temporary stinging may be expected.

Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your doctor.

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in product labeling, topical corticosteroids may be used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Phimosis