Rejected petition Recognise topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) as a medical condition.

We urge Parliament to officially recognize Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) as a medical condition, ensure mandatory warnings on topical steroid prescriptions, fund research into safer eczema treatments, and provide medical training and support services for TSW sufferers.

More details

Thousands suffer from TSW misdiagnosis, experiencing severe withdrawal, pain, and disability. Patients are not warned about the risks, and doctors lack training to recognize TSW. Without recognition, sufferers are dismissed. Official recognition would lead to better treatment, research, and patient support.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The Government is not responsible for determining what constitutes a medical condition.

Diagnosis and treatment of patients is a matter for the NHS and individual clinicians.

You may wish to sign the following petition:

Review the prescribing and sale of topical corticosteroids
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702135

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 6 March 2025
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.