Topical Drugs
Topical medications are applied directly on the sores to relieve pain and discomfort. For example, doctors prescribe:
- rinses
- gels
- ointments
Creams are used to treat skin and genital sores. These medicines may include;
- topical corticosteroids
- topical anti-inflammatory drugs
- topical anesthetics
Oral Medications
Doctors also prescribe medicines taken by mouth to:
- reduce inflammation throughout the body
- suppress the overactive immune system
- relieve symptoms
Doctors may prescribe one or more of the drugs described below to treat the various symptoms of Behcet's disease.
Combination Therapy
In addition, a combination drug therapy can be used (sometimes cyclosporine is used with azathioprine when one alone fails or prednisone along with an immunosuppressive is used in combination).
