TSW Syndrome and Resources for Doctors

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This page is a resource for Healthcare Providers seeking answers from the experts about Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome – also known as Topical Steroid Addiction and Red Skin Syndrome. 

Press release from GOV.UK – New drug safety update on the risk of Topical Steroid Withdrawal reactions to topical steroid medication from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

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Please see the joint position statement on Topical Steroid Withdrawal by the National Eczema Society (United Kingdom) and British Association of Dermatologists:


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Please read this article on how to recognize Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome, published by the National Eczema Association. Includes insight from eczema experts Dr. Lawrence Eichenfield, Dr. Eric Simpson, and Dr. Peter Lio.

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