Triamcinolonedrug info
triamcinolone acetonide 0.147 MG/ML Topical Spray
What it is used for
Triamcinolone Acetonide Topical Aerosol USP, 0.147 mg/g is indicated for relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective May 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
The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents. The steroids in this class include triamcinolone acetonide. Triamcinolone acetonide is designated chemically as 9-fluoro-11β, 16α, 17, 21-tetrahydroxypregna-1, 4-diene-3, 20-dione cyclic 16, 17-acetal with acetone.
The structural formula is: A two-second application, which covers an area approximately the size of the hand, delivers an amount of triamcinolone acetonide not exceeding 0.2 mg. After spraying, the nonvolatile vehicle remaining on the skin contains approximately 0.2% triamcinolone acetonide. Each gram of spray provides 0.147 mg triamcinolone acetonide in a vehicle of isopropyl palmitate, dehydrated alcohol (10.3%), and isobutane propellant. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective May 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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