Talk:Topical steroid

This page is basically just a list of US and New Zealand classification systems plus redundant (and incomplete) information already contained in the steroids and corticosteroids articles.

What's the point? LSD (talk) 01:58, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

The point?

The 4 groups of topical steroids are important in the diagnosis of contact allergic dermatitis, and equally important in systemic allergic reaction to steroids. I just haven't got the time to extrapolate.

Second, the side effect of topical steroids are very important in clinical medicine, again, I have not had time to extrapolate.

The US and New Zealand classification are just 2 of the many classification system... Also, I've not had time to extrapolate.

Hopefully, when done... it will be an important resource for patients and doctors alike.

Will you contribute? The framework is there.--Northerncedar (talk) 23:10, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Corticosteroids not steroids
I think that the title "topical steroids" is highly uncorrect and misleading because steroids are a huge category of coumponds whith (only) a similar chemical structure. Cortisol, estrogens, testosterone, androsterone, digoxigenin, activated vitamin D are steroids, even if they often have opposite effects (i.e. cortisol and testosterone).

I know how it is common the word "steroids" in medicine (even if usually it is used for corticosteroids), but anyway it is blantantly uncorrect.

I think it should be better to call the article "Topical corticosteroids" or "Topical glucocorticoids".--Testosterone vs diabetes (talk) 16:49, 28 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Whilst "steroid" in general non-expert usage probably applies only to gluticorticoids medicines (cream or tablets) or anabolic steroids (injected) in sports (the general public do not refer to contraceptive pills as steroids), the qualifier of "topical" would generally make this exclusively about topical glucocorticoids. Topical testosterone or contraceptive gels are more recent formulation developments and are far less commonly encountered than hydrocortsone and its fellows for eczema treament. The general usage term is of "topical steroid" and I suspect also this currently predominates in medical usage too... but as the other items become more prevalent then yes might need consider a name change (term used in medical practice is of "Topical corticosteroids" rather than "Topical glucocorticoids" eg per British National Formulary chapter 13.4). For now, though I do not see a need to change, per titling of Steroid Medicines from UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (using "steroid" rather than a more specific term). David Ruben Talk 04:08, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

I know that. but I think that Wikipedia must not use common or noncommon terms, but just right terms, and actually "topical steroids" is not. I think the term "topical corticosteroids" is more correct and it is better for Wikipedia. However do as you want--Testosterone vs diabetes (talk) 17:59, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

This is probably demonstably untrue.
"There are numerous topical steroid products, and the number increases daily."

I'm removing the and clause. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.233.237.153 (talk) 08:43, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

articles for each drug that is a topical steroid, should list the class / group the steroid is in
I just went to the triamcinolone article and didn't see the class listed. please start adding the class / group to each individual article of each drug that is classified as a topical steroid. http://dermatology.about.com/cs/medications/a/steroidgroups.htm

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.247.31.43 (talk) 07:30, 17 August 2011 (UTC)