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Corticosteroids Low Potency (Topical)

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Description

Topical corticosteroids (kor-ti-ko-STER-oyds) are used to help relieve redness, swelling, itching, and discomfort of many skin problems. These medicines are like cortisone. They belong to the general family of medicines called steroids.

Most corticosteroids are available only with your doctor's prescription. Some strengths of hydrocortisone are available without a prescription. However, your doctor may have special instructions on the proper use for your medical condition.

Topical corticosteroids are available in the following dosage forms:

Topical

Alclometasone
- Cream (U.S.)
- Ointment (U.S.)
Clocortolone
- Cream (U.S.)
Desonide
- Cream (U.S. and Canada)
- Lotion (U.S.)
- Ointment (U.S. and Canada)
Dexamethasone
- Cream (U.S.)
- Gel (U.S.)
- Topical aerosol (U.S.)
Flumethasone
- Cream (Canada)
- Ointment (Canada)
Flurandrenolide
- Cream 0.0125% (Canada)
- Ointment 0.0125% (Canada)
Hydrocortisone
- Cream (U.S. and Canada)
- Lotion (U.S. and Canada)
- Ointment (U.S. and Canada)
- Topical solution (U.S. and Canada)
Hydrocortisone acetate
- Cream (U.S. and Canada)
- Topical aerosol foam (U.S.)
- Lotion (U.S.)
- Ointment (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Aclovate ¹
Acticort 100 ⁷
Aeroseb-Dex ⁴
Aeroseb-HC ⁷
Ala-Cort ⁷
Ala-Scalp HP ⁷
Allercort ⁷
Alphaderm ⁷
Bactine ⁷
Beta-HC ⁷
CaldeCORT Anti-Itch ⁸
CaldeCORT Light ⁹
Carmol-HC ⁹
Cetacort ⁷
Cloderm ²
Cortaid ⁸
Cort-Dome ⁷
Cortef Feminine Itch ⁹
Corticaine ⁹
Cortifair ⁷
Cortril ⁷
Decaderm ⁴
Decadron ⁴
Decaspray ⁴
Delacort ⁷
Dermacort ⁷
Dermarest DriCort ⁷
DermiCort ⁷
Dermtex HC ⁷
DesOwen ³
Epifoam ⁹
FoilleCort ⁹
Gly-Cort ⁷
Gynecort ⁹
Gynecort 10 ⁹
Hi-Cor 1.0 ⁷
Hi-Cor 2.5 ⁷
Hydro-Tex ⁷
Hytone ⁷
LactiCare-HC ⁷
Lanacort ⁹
Lanacort 10 ⁹
Lemoderm ⁷
Maximum Strength Cortaid ⁷
MyCort ⁷
9-1-1 ⁹
Nutracort ⁷
Penecort ⁷
Pentacort ⁷
Pharma-Cort ⁹
Rederm ⁷
Rhulicort ⁹
S-T Cort ⁷
Synacort ⁷
Texacort ⁷
Tridesilon ³

In Canada -

Barriere-HC ⁷
Cortacet ⁹
Cortate ⁷
Cortef ⁸
Corticreme ⁹
Cortoderm ⁹
Drenison-1/4 ⁶
Emo-Cort ⁷
Emo-Cort Scalp Solution ⁷
Hyderm ⁹
Locacorten ⁵
Novohydrocort ⁹
Prevex HC ⁷
Sarna HC 1.0% ⁷
Sential ⁷
Tridesilon ³
Unicort ⁷

Other commonly used names are:

Cortisol
Fludroxycortide
Flumetasone

Note:

For quick reference, the following low potency corticosteroids are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Alclometasone (al-kloe-MET-a-sone)†
2.	Clocortolone (kloe-KOR-toe-lone)†
3.	Desonide (DESS-oh-nide)‡
4.	Dexamethasone (dex-a-METH-a-sone)†
5.	Flumethasone (floo-METH-a-sone)*
6.	Flurandrenolide (flure-an-DREN-oh-lide) (Drenison-1/4only)
7.	Hydrocortisone (hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone)‡
8.	Hydrocortisone or hydrocortisone acetate (hye-droe-KOR-ti-son or hye-droe-KOR-ti-sonee AS-a-tate)‡
9.	Hydrocortisone acetate (hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone AS-a-tate)‡
* Not commercially available in the U.S.
† Not commercially available in Canada
‡ Generic name product may be available in the U.S.

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Corticosteroids Low Potency (Topical)

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