| DESCRIPTION
CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE OINTMENT USP, 0.05%
and TEMOVATE & (Clobetasol Propionate Emollient Cream)
EMOLLIENT USP, 0.05%
For External Use Only - Not for Ophthalmic, Oral, or Intravaginal
Use.
Chemically, clobetasol propionate is (11b,16b)-21-chloro-9-fluoro-11-hydroxy-16-methyl-17-
(1-oxopropoxy) pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, it has the
following molecular formula C25H32ClFO5 and a molecular
weight of 467.
Ointment: Clobetasol Propionate Ointment
USP contains the active compound clobetasol propionate,
a synthetic corticosteroid, for topical dermatologic use.
Clobetasol, an analog of prednisolone, has a high degree
of glucocorticoid activity and a slight degree of mineralocorticoid
activity.
It is a white to cream-colored crystalline powder insoluble
in water. Each gram of Clobetasol Propionate Ointment
USP, 0.05% contains 0.5 mg clobetasol propionate in an
ointment base of propylene glycol, sorbitan sesquioleate,
and white petrolatum.
Temovate & Emollient: Temovate &
Emollient contains the active compound clobetasol propionate,
a synthetic corticosteroid, for topical dermatologic use.
Clobetasol, an analog of prednisolone, has a high degree
of glucocorticoid activity and a slight degree of mineralocorticoid
activity.
Temovate & Emollient contains clobetasol propionate
0.5 mg/g in an emollient base of cetostearyl alcohol,
isopropyl myristate, propylene glycol, cetomacrogol 1000,
dimethicone 360, citric acid, sodium citrate, purified
water, and imidurea as a preservative.
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