Fluticasonedrug info
fluticasone propionate 0.5 MG/ML Topical Lotion
What it is used for
Fluticasone propionate lotion is a corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of atopic dermatitis in patients 3 months of age or older. Fluticasone propionate lotion is a corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of atopic dermatitis in patients 3 year of age and older.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 1, 2020. 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 lotion USP, 0.05% contains fluticasone propionate USP S -Fluoromethyl 6α,9α-difluoro-11β-hydroxy-16α-methyl-3-oxo-17α-propionyloxyandrosta-1,4-diene-17β-carbothioate, a synthetic fluorinated corticosteroid, for topical use. The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents. Chemically, fluticasone propionate USP is C 25 H 31 F 3 O 5 S. It has the following structural formula: Fluticasone propionate USP is a white or almost white powder with a molecular weight of 500.6 g/mol. It is freely soluble in dimethylformamide; slightly soluble in alcohol; sparingly soluble in acetone and in dichloromethane; insoluble in water. Each gram of fluticasone propionate lotion USP contains 0.5 mg fluticasone propionate USP in a base of cetostearyl alcohol, polyoxyl 20 cetostearyl ether, citric acid anhydrous, dimethicone 360, isopropyl myristate, light mineral oil, propylene glycol, sodium citrate anhydrous, sorbitan monostearate, and purified water, with imidurea, methylparaben, and propylparaben as preservatives. chemical-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 1, 2020. 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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