SPL Set ID: cd5d8268-77ff-41c0-8699-b583e52da30c
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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 an almost odorless white to creamy white crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol. Each gram of fluocinonide cream USP, 0.1% contains 1 mg micronized fluocinonide in a cream base of carbomer 940 (carbopol 980), ceteareth-20, citric acid, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (transcutol P), polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitan monostearate, and trolamine. Chemical Structure