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• Beclomethasone may mask signs of infection.‍‍‍‍‍‍​​​‍​​​​​​ It can make patients more likely to get infections or may worsen any current infections. • • Patients are advised to wash their hands after skin application • Caution is advised in patients with diabetes, stomach and intestinal ulcer, high blood pressure, osteoporosis , mental problems like depression, glaucoma, cataract and seizures, since beclomethasone can worsen these conditions • Caution is also advised in patients with kidney and liver disease, myasthenia gravis , heart attack and hypoadrenalism • The nasal spray should be avoided in patients with recent nasal septal ulcers • Beclomethasone should not be used following trauma or surgery since it delays wound healing • Use with caution in pregnancy, breastfeeding women and in children