Product	Dosing frequency	Common adverse effects	Cost for generic (brand)*
Topical antifungals
Ciclopirox 0.77% gel or cream (Ciclodan)	Twice daily for up to four weeks	Burning, contact dermatitis, pruritus	$58 ($58) for 90-g tube of cream, $36 for 30-g tube of gel
Ketoconazole 2% cream, foam (Extina), or gel (Xolegel)	Twice daily for eight weeks, then as needed	Burning, irritation, photosensitivity	$15 for 30-g tube of cream ($355 for 50-g can of Extina, $495 for 45-g tube of Xolegel)
Sertaconazole 2% cream (Ertaczo)	Twice daily for up to four weeks	Contact dermatitis, tenderness, xeroderma	NA ($423 for 60 g)
Topical calcineurin inhibitors†
Pimecrolimus 1% cream (Elidel)	Twice daily	Burning, headache, upper respiratory infection	NA ($204 for 30 g)
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment (Protopic)	Twice daily	Burning, influenza-like symptoms, pruritus	NA ($234 for 30 g)
Topical corticosteroids
Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream (Beta-Val) or lotion	Once or twice daily	Hypopigmentation, skin atrophy, stinging, telangiectasia	$13 ($7) for 15-g tube of cream; $25 ($13) for 60-mL bottle of lotion
Desonide 0.05% cream, foam (Verdeso), gel (Desonate), lotion (Lokara), or ointment (Desowen)	Once or twice daily	Burning, hypopigmentation, skin atrophy, stinging, upper respiratory symptoms	$15 for 15-g tube of cream; ($295 for 50-g can of Verdeso); ($419 for 60-g tube of Desonate); $73 ($73) for 59-mL bottle of lotion; $13 ($28) for 15-g tube of ointment
Fluocinolone 0.01% cream, oil (Derma Smoothe), or solution (Synalar)	Once or twice daily	Burning, cough, dryness, fever, hypopigmentation, irritation, pruritus, rhinorrhea, skin atrophy	$23 for 15-g tube of cream; $84 ($210) for 118-mL bottle of oil; $32 ($289) for 60-mL bottle of solution
Hydrocortisone 1% cream or ointment	Once or twice daily	Burning, hypopigmentation, pruritus, skin atrophy	$4 for 28-g tube of cream; $7 for 28-g tube of ointment