SPL Set ID: 75d70e76-023c-4a00-954d-79a697bed80f
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Betamethasone valerate foam, 0.12% contains betamethasone valerate, a synthetic corticosteroid, for topical dermatologic use. The corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used topically as anti-inflammatory agents. Betamethasone valerate is 9α-fluoro-11ß,17,21-trihydroxy-16ß-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione-17-valerate, with the empirical formula C 27 H 37 FO 6 , a molecular weight of 476.58. The following is the chemical structure: Betamethasone valerate Betamethasone valerate, USP is a white to almost-white, crystalline powder, and is practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in acetone and in chloroform, soluble in alcohol, and slightly soluble in benzene and in ether. Betamethasone valerate foam, 0.12%, contains 1.2 mg betamethasone valerate, USP, per gram in a thermolabile hydroethanolic foam vehicle consisting of cetyl alcohol, citric acid, ethanol (60.4%), polysorbate 60, potassium citrate, propylene glycol, purified water, and stearyl alcohol pressurized with a hydrocarbon (propane/butane) propellant. Image