SPL Set ID: c8bda9a8-4dec-4084-84e5-4b4623390bd8
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Betamethasone dipropionate ointment USP (augmented), 0.05% contains betamethasone dipropionate USP, a synthetic adrenocorticosteroid, for topical use. Betamethasone, an analog of prednisolone, has a high degree of corticosteroid activity and a slight degree of mineralocorticoid activity. Betamethasone dipropionate is the 17, 21-dipropionate ester of betamethasone. Chemically, betamethasone dipropionate is 9-fluoro-11β, 17,21-trihydroxy-16β -methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21-dipropionate, with the molecular formula C 28 H 37 FO 7 , a molecular weight of 504.6 and the following structural formula: It is a white or almost white, crystalline powder practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in acetone and in methylene chloride, sparingly soluble in alcohol. Each gram of betamethasone dipropionate ointment USP (augmented), 0.05% contains 0.643 mg betamethasone dipropionate USP (equivalent to 0.5 mg betamethasone), in a white to off-white ointment base of propylene glycol, propylene glycol monopalmitostearate, white petrolatum, and white wax. str