What Is Flurandrenolide Tape Used For?

An Overview of Uses for Flurandrenolide Tape

Flurandrenolide tape (Cordran^® Tape ) is a prescription skin medication used to treat inflammation and itching due to a wide variety of conditions. It is a topical steroid that comes in the form of a tape. For people who do not prefer the tape, lotion and cream forms are also available. Flurandrenolide tape provides a steroid with a built-in barrier to increase the drug's potency, hold in moisture, and protect the skin.

 

Some of the conditions that flurandrenolide tape is useful for treating include but are not limited to:

 

Specifically, flurandrenolide tape is approved to treat any skin condition that is responsive to corticosteroids. This is a very broad indication. Given the nature of the tape, it is most suitable for treating small, dry, scaly areas of the skin.

 

Although using a steroid with a barrier improves effectiveness, the absorption (and thus the risk of serious side effects) also increases. As with other steroids, long-term, continuous use should be avoided if possible, due to the risk of serious flurandrenolide tape side effects.

 

How Does It Work?

Flurandrenolide tape is part of a group of medications known as glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids are a type of corticosteroid, or "steroid" for short. Although glucocorticoids have numerous effects in the body, they are used mostly for their anti-inflammatory or immune-suppressing properties. Flurandrenolide tape works for most conditions by decreasing inflammation or suppressing an overactive immune system.