Doxepindrug info
doxepin hydrochloride 50 MG/ML Topical Cream
What it is used for
Doxepin hydrochloride cream, 5% is indicated for the short-term (up to 8 days) management of moderate pruritus in adult patients with atopic dermatitis or lichen simplex chronicus (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ).
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 1, 2021. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Doxepin hydrochloride cream, 5% is a topical cream. Each gram contains: 50 mg of doxepin hydrochloride, USP (equivalent to 44.3 mg of doxepin). Doxepin hydrochloride, USP is one of a class of agents known as dibenzoxepin tricyclic antidepressant compounds. It is an isomeric mixture of N,N-dimethyldibenz[ b,e ]oxepin-∆ 11(6H),γ -propylaminehydrochloride. Doxepin hydrochloride, USP has a molecular formula of C 19 H 21 NO
HCl and a molecular weight of 315.84. Doxepin hydrochloride cream, 5% is a white cream and contains the following inactive ingredients: sorbitol solution, cetyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, white petrolatum, benzyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, and purified water. 1
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 1, 2021. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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