HALOG-E® CREAM
(Halcinonide Cream, USP) 0.1%
For Topical Use Only.
Not For Ophthalmic Use.
DESCRIPTION
The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents. The steroids in this class include halcinonide. Halcinonide is designated chemically as 21-Chloro-9-fluoro-11β,16α, 17-trihydroxy-pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione cyclic 16,17-acetal with acetone. Graphic formula:
Each gram of 0.1% HALOG-E® CREAM (Halcinonide Cream, USP) contains 1 mg halcinonide in a hydrophilic vanishing cream base consisting of castor oil, ceteareth-20 (and) cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone 350, propylene glycol, propylene glycol stearate, purified water, and white petrolatum. This formulation is water-washable, greaseless, and nonstaining, with moisturizing and emollient properties.
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