ALCLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE IS A CORTICOSTEROID USED TOPICALLY FOR ITS GLUCOCORTICOID ACTIVITY IN THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS SKIN DISORDERS.
WHEN APPLIED TOPICALLY, PARTICULARLY TO LARGE AREAS, WHEN THE SKIN IS BROKEN, OR UNDER OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS, CORTICOSTEROIDS MAY BE ABSORBED IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS TO CAUSE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.