Hydrocortisonedrug info
hydrocortisone valerate 0.002 MG/MG Topical Ointment
What it is used for
Hydrocortisone valerate ointment, 0.2% is a medium potency corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses in adult patients.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 5, 2019. 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
Hydrocortisone Valerate Ointment USP, 0.2% contains hydrocortisone valerate, USP, pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,21-dihydroxy-17-[(1-oxopentyl)oxy]-, (11β)-;cortisol 17-valerate or 11β,17,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione 17-valerate, a synthetic corticosteroid for topical dermatologic use. The corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used topically as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents. Chemically, hydrocortisone valerate, USP is C 26 H 38 O 6. It has the following structural formula: Hydrocortisone valerate, USP has a molecular weight of 446.58. It is a white or almost white crystalline powder, freely soluble in acetone and dichloromethane; soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water. Each gram of Hydrocortisone Valerate Ointment, USP, 0.2% contains 2 mg hydrocortisone valerate, USP in a hydrophilic base composed of citric acid monohydrate, methyl paraben, mineral oil, polyoxyl stearyl ether, propylene glycol, sepineo P 600, steareth 100, stearyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate, white petrolatum and purified water. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 5, 2019. 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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