Ciclopiroxdrug info
ciclopirox 7.7 MG/ML Topical Lotion
What it is used for
Ciclopirox Topical Suspension USP, 0.77% (w/w) (Lotion) is indicated for the topical treatment of the following dermal infections: tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis due to Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis; cutaneous candidiasis (moniliasis) due to Candida albicans; and tinea (pityriasis) versicolor due to Malassezia furfur.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 24, 2025. 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
Ciclopirox Topical Suspension USP, 0.77% (w/w) (Lotion) is for topical use. Each gram of Ciclopirox Topical Suspension USP, 0.77% (w/w) (Lotion) contains 7.70 mg of ciclopirox (as ciclopirox olamine) in a water miscible suspension base consisting of benzyl alcohol (1% as a preservative), cetyl alcohol, lactic acid, light mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, polysorbate 60, purified water, sorbitan monostearate, and stearyl alcohol. Ciclopirox Topical Suspension USP, 0.77% (w/w) (Lotion) contains a synthetic, broad-spectrum, antifungal agent ciclopirox (as ciclopirox olamine). The chemical name is 6-cyclohexyl-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(1 H )-pyridone, 2-aminoethanol salt. The CAS Registry Number is 41621-49-2. Ciclopirox Topical Suspension USP, 0.77% (w/w) (Lotion) has a pH of 7. The chemical structure is:
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 24, 2025. 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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