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Does betnesol forte 1 mg tablet taken twice a week causes weight gain? How does it help in stimulating hair growth in alopecia?
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It can cause weight gain alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition in which your body is recognising your hair as foreign n attacking it. Steroid (betnesol); is preventing your body cells from attacking your hair.
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