Drug Information for Betamethasone Valerate Cream USP, 0.1% (Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.): DESCRIPTION

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  • Betamethasone Valerate Cream USP, 0.1% contains a topical corticosteroid, betamethasone valerate. The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents.

    Betamethasone valerate is chemically designated as Pregna-1, 4-diene-3, 20-dione, 9-fluoro-11, 21-dihydroxy-16-methyl-17 [(1-oxopentyl) oxy], (11β, 16β)-.

    MF: C27H37FO6MW: 476.58

    Each gram of Betamethasone Valerate Cream USP, 0.1% contains: 1.2 mg betamethasone valerate USP (equivalent to 1.0 mg betamethasone) with mineral oil, white petrolatum, ceteth-20, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, propylene glycol, phosphoric acid, sodium phosphate monobasic, sodium hydroxide, purified water and 4-chloro-m-cresol as a preservative.

  • Drug Information Provided by National Library of Medicine (NLM).
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