SPL Set ID: 7055d0d3-b148-4ab3-b423-9fc417204b0a
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Fluocinonide cream USP, 0.1% contains fluocinonide, a synthetic corticosteroid for topical dermatologic use. The corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used topically as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents. Fluocinonide has the chemical name 6 alpha, 9 alpha- difluoro-11 beta, 21-dihydroxy-16 alpha, 17 alpha- isopropylidenedioxypregna-1, 4-diene-3, 20-dione 21-acetate. Its chemical formula is C 26 H 32 F 2 O 7 and it has a molecular weight of 494.58. It has the following chemical structure: Fluocinonide, USP is white or almost white microcrystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water, very slightly soluble in ether, slightly soluble in ethanol, methanol and dioxane, sparingly soluble in acetone and chloroform. Each gram of fluocinonide cream, USP contains 1 mg micronized fluocinonide in a cream base of anhydrous citric acid, carbomer homopolymer type C, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diisopropanolamine, glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl stearate/PEG-100 stearate, propylene glycol and purified water.