Brief Answer:
Nystatin is for fungal skin rashes (in moist folds of body)

Detailed Answer:
The Nystatin is used to treat or prevent yeast and fungal skin overgrowths on the skin. These usually happen in warm moist places such as in skin folds and under the breasts. Usually you need to use it twice a day for 14 days, but your doctor may want you to use it for longer. This is a pretty safe medication.

Clean and thoroughly dry the area to be treated before you put the powder on and lightly coat the area in question and some of the surrounding skin. Wearing loose cotton clothing can be helpful too (rather than polyester or tight clothes).

Clotrimazole-Betamethasone cream is also for skin fungal rashes - particularly when they are angry and flaring up. It contains an anitfungal (clotrimazole) with a topical corticosteroid (betamethasone). The betamethasone decreases inflammation and itching, but if used for a long time may suppress the local immunity in that part of your skin so that can be more prone to infection. The corticosteroid can also cause some skin thinning if used for a long time. Your doctor probably prescribed it because of inflammation, redness or itching.

Zinc cream can help heal wounds.

I hope this helps sort things out for you. If you need further clarification or information on this subject, please let me know.

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Brief Answer:
Zinc if the skin is raw or wound like.

Detailed Answer:
I am not familiar with the layering scenario that your doctor recommended, but I imagine that he/she had their reason. The only way to know why your doctor instructed this specifically would be to ask your doctor.

The zinc would be used, usually, if the skin needs to heal such as if it has been scratched raw or is breaking down.

Maybe your doc wants to combine the anti-inflammatory properties of betamethasone, the anti fungal properties of clotrimazole, and the healing properties of zinc.

Best regards to you, and I hope your skin is feeling better soon.

Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, MD

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