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BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE (UNII: 826Y60901U) (BETAMETHASONE - UNII:9842X06Q6M)
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
BETAMETHASONE 0.5 mg in 1 g
TOPICAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Betamethasone dipropionate cream is a medium-potency corticosteroid indicated for relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in patients 13 years and older. Betamethasone dipropionate cream is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to betamethasone dipropionate, to other corticosteroids, or to any ingredient in this preparation.
Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream, USP, 0. 05% is available in: Store between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F). Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA Rev.A 9/2019
Abbreviated New Drug Application
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE- BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE CREAM ACTAVIS PHARMA, INC. ---------- BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE CREAM, USP 0.05% (POTENCY EXPRESSED AS BETAMETHASONE) FOR DERMATOLOGIC USE ONLY – NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC USE RX ONLY DESCRIPTION Betamethasone dipropionate cream contains betamethasone dipropionate, USP, a synthetic adrenocorticosteroid, for dermatologic use. Betamethasone, an analog of prednisolone, has high corticosteroid activity and slight mineral-ocorticoid activity. Betamethasone dipropionate is the 17,21- dipropionate ester of betamethasone. Chemically, betamethasone dipropionate is 9-Fluoro-11 β, 17,21-trihydroxy-16β-methylpregna-1,4- diene-3,20-dione 17,21-dipropionate, with the empirical formula C H FO , a molecular weight of 504.6, and the following structural formula: Betamethasone dipropionate is a white to creamy white, odorless crystalline powder, insoluble in water. Each gram of betamethasone dipropionate cream 0.05% contains: 0.64 mg betamethasone dipropionate USP (equivalent to 0.5 mg betamethasone) in a hydrophilic cream base consisting of purified water, mineral oil, white petrolatum, polyethylene glycol 1000 monocetyl ether, cetostearyl alcohol, monobasic sodium phosphate, propylene glycol, phosphoric acid and/or sodium hydroxide for pH adjustment and chlorocresol as a preservative. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY The corticosteroids are a class of compounds comprising steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex and their synthetic analogs. In pharmacologic doses corticosteroids are used primarily for their anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressive effects. Topical corticosteroids, such as betamethasone dipropionate, are effective in the treatment of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses primarily because of their anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive actions. However, while the physiologic, pharmacologic, and clinical effects of the corticosteroids are well known, the exact mechanisms of their actions in each disease are uncertain. 28 37 7 Betamethasone dipropion Les hele dokumentet