Betamethasone valerate is a potent topical corticosteroid indicated for adults, elderly and children over 1 year for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of steroid responsive dermatoses.These include the following:Atopic dermatitis (including infantile atopic dermatitis)Nummular dermatitis (discoid eczema)Prurigo nodularisPsoriasis (excluding widespread plaque psoriasis)Lichen simplex chronicus (neurodermatitis) and lichen planusSeborrhoeic dermatitisIrritant or allergic contact dermatitisDiscoid lupus erythematosusAdjunct to systemic steroid therapy in generalised erythroderma