A 33-year-old member asked:

My doctor prescribed me with 30 grams of hydrocortisone cream to treat my eczema rashes, how much of it do i put on?

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Enough to cover: Not like peanut butter. A thin film of steroid to cover the area of rash.

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A 23-year-old female asked:

Good day, I struggle with really bad eczema on my uper lip just under my nose. The skin is very dry, irritated, flaky and inflammed. I have been to a doctor and I have used so many creams, cortisone creams etc. Is there something I can do about it?

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A 34-year-old member asked:

What is hydrocortisone valerate cream used for besides eczema; can I put it on a sunburn?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

I have lip eczema. Used hydrocortisone no use. Doc prescribed mometasone. Eczema is gone but my lips are starting to flare up after a week of stopping.Mometasone being a strong steroid, in a dilemma whether to use it or not. What to do now?

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A 24-year-old female asked:

My 4 month son having eczema gp prescribed fatty cream and hydrocortisone cream till when i used hydrocortisone it healed after stopping flair up agai?

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A 29-year-old female asked:

Itching, red, spreading rash appeared between my breasts, on cleavage.Now i can't go to doc for it, what ovc cream could i find for this, except cortizone (hydrocortisone)?

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