Oxymetazolinedrug info
oxymetazoline hydrochloride 10 MG/ML Topical Cream [Rhofade]
What it is used for
Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride Cream, 1% is indicated for the topical treatment of persistent facial erythema associated with rosacea in adults. Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride Cream is an alpha 1A adrenoceptor agonist indicated for the topical treatment of persistent facial erythema associated with rosacea in adults.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 13, 2026. 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
Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride Cream, 1% contains oxymetazoline hydrochloride, an alpha 1A adrenoceptor agonist. Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride Cream is a white to off-white cream. It has a chemical name of 3-[(4,5-Dihydro1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)- 2,4-dimethyl-phenol hydrochloride and a molecular weight of 296.8. It is freely soluble in water and ethanol and has a partition coefficient of 0.1 in 1-octanol/water. The molecular formula of oxymetazoline HCl is C 16 H 25 ClN 2 O and its structural formula is: Each gram of Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride Cream, 1% contains 10 mg (1%) oxymetazoline hydrochloride, equivalent to 8.8 mg (0.88%) of oxymetazoline free base. The cream contains the following inactive ingredients: sodium citrate dihydrate, citric acid anhydrous, disodium edetate dihydrate, butylated hydroxytoluene, anhydrous lanolin, medium chain triglycerides, diisopropyl adipate, oleyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol 300, PEG-6 stearate, glycol stearate, PEG-32 stearate, cetostearyl alcohol, ceteareth-6, stearyl alcohol, ceteareth-25, methylparaben, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, and purified water. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 13, 2026. 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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