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fluticasone propionate 0.5 MG/ML Topical Cream
What it is used for
Fluticasone Propionate Cream, 0.05% is a medium potency corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses. Fluticasone Propionate Cream, 0.05% may be used with caution in pediatric patients 3 months of age or older. The safety and efficacy of drug use for longer than 4 weeks in this population have not been established. The safety and efficacy of Fluticasone Propionate Cream, 0.05% in pediatric patients below 3 months of age have not been established.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 17, 2023. 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
Fluticasone Propionate Cream, 0.05% contains fluticasone propionate [(6α,11β,16α,17α)-6,9,-difluoro-11-hydroxy-16-methyl-3-oxo-17-(1-oxopropoxy)androsta-1,4-diene-17-carbothioic acid, S-fluoromethyl ester], a synthetic fluorinated corticosteroid, for topical dermatologic use. The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents. Chemically, fluticasone propionate is C 25 H 31 F 3 O 5 S. It has the following structural formula: Fluticasone propionate has a molecular weight of 500.6. It is a white to off-white powder and is insoluble in water. Each gram of Fluticasone Propionate Cream, 0.05% contains fluticasone propionate 0.5 mg in a base of ceteth-20, cetostearyl alcohol, citric acid, dibasic sodium phosphate, isopropyl myristate, mineral oil, propylene glycol, and purified water, with imidurea as a preservative. Structural Formula
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 17, 2023. 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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