Sulfacetamidedrug info
sulfacetamide sodium 100 MG/ML Topical Lotion
What it is used for
INDICATIONS Sulfacetamide Sodium Topical Suspension USP, 10% (Lotion) is indicated in the topical treatment of acne vulgaris.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 1, 2023. 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
Each mL of Sulfacetamide Sodium Topical Suspension USP, 10% (Lotion) contains 100 mg of sulfacetamide sodium in a vehicle consisting of diethanolamine; EDTA; hydroxyethyl cellulose; lauramide DEA; methylparaben; polyethylene glycol 400, monolaurate; propylene glycol; purified water; simethicone; sodium chloride; sodium metabisulfite and xanthan gum. Sulfacetamide sodium is a sulfonamide with antibacterial activity. Chemically, sulfacetamide sodium is N'-[(4-aminophenyl) sulfonyl]-acetamide, monosodium salt, monohydrate.
The structural formula is: Image 1
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 1, 2023. 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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