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Background: The choice of specific corticosteroid is determined by various factors such as accuracy of diagnosis, age, socioeconomic status of the patients and personal experienced of the clinician. Drug therapy is considered to be a major component of patient’s management in health care setting, including primary health care. Although the benefits gained by patient from pharmacological intervention are valuable.

Methods: Specific Desgined Quistionare based performa were desgined for the study

Results: Total 100 Prescription were analysed to judge the pattern of corticosteroid therapy. Maximum patients were male (52) . maximum patients were from age group 21-40 yr. The present study showed Betamethasone was prescribed in 55% of prescription. Methyl prednisolone in 22.5%, Betamethasone Valerate 8.33%, Chlobetasol Propionate 7.5% and Hydrocortisone 6.67% respectively . Average no. of drug prescribed were 2.95. Topical preparation of Corticosteroid was most common prescribed drug.

Conclusion: Our results provide some suggestion for professional groups for developing clinical guideline. In summary we have found that clinician mostly prescribed topical corticosteroids, which have high glucocorticoid potency and low minaralocorticoid potency. They rarely use injectable and oral preparation to avoid systemic side effect. Prescription by brand name was matter of concern.