Topical corticosteroids to come with warning about withdrawal effects following MHRA review

摘要

Packs of topical corticosteroid (https://bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summary/topical-corticosteroids.html) will now include information about potential withdrawal reactions, following a review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/topical-steroid-withdrawal-reactions-a-review-of-the-evidence/topical-steroid-withdrawal-reactions-a-review-of-the-evidence) (MHRA). The MHRA’s comprehensive evidence review, which looked at the risk of topical steroid withdrawal reactions, was triggered by an enquiry from a patient representative to the Yellow Card scheme.