Corticosteroids Low Potency

Corticosteroids Low Potency - Topical

Description and Brand Names *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Description Drug

Topical corticosteroids - kor-ti-ko-STER-oyds are using to help relieve redness, swelling, itching and discomfort of many skin problems. These medication are like cortisone. They belong to the general family of medication called steroids.

Most corticosteroids are available only with your family doctor's prescription. Some strengths of hydrocortisone are available without a prescription. However, your family doctor may have special instructions on the How to Use for your medical condition.

Topical corticosteroids are available in the following dosage forms:

Topical

Alclometasone
- Cream - USA
- Ointment - USA
Clocortolone
- Cream - USA
Desonide
- Cream - USA and Canada
- Lotion - USA
- Ointment - USA and Canada
Dexamethasone
- Cream - USA
- Gel - USA
- Topical aerosol - USA
Flumethasone
- Cream - Canada
- Ointment - Canada
Flurandrenolide
- Cream 0.0125% - Canada
- Ointment 0.0125% - Canada
Hydrocortisone
- Cream - USA and Canada
- Lotion - USA and Canada
- Ointment - USA and Canada
- Topical solution - USA and Canada
Hydrocortisone acetate
- Cream - USA and Canada
- Topical aerosol foam - USA
- Lotion - USA
- Ointment - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

Aclovate
Acticort 100 ⁷
Aeroseb-Dex ⁴
Aeroseb-HC ⁷
Ala-Cort ⁷
Ala-Scalp HP ⁷
Allercort ⁷
Alphaderm ⁷
Bactine ⁷
Beta-HC ⁷
CaldeCORT Anti-Itch ⁸
CaldeCORT Light ⁹
Carmol-HC ⁹
Cetacort ⁷
Cloderm
Cortaid ⁸
Cort-Dome ⁷
Cortef Feminine Itch ⁹
Corticaine ⁹
Cortifair ⁷
Cortril ⁷
Decaderm ⁴
Decadron ⁴
Decaspray ⁴
Delacort ⁷
Dermacort ⁷
Dermarest DriCort ⁷
DermiCort ⁷
Dermtex HC ⁷
DesOwen
Epifoam ⁹
FoilleCort ⁹
Gly-Cort ⁷
Gynecort ⁹
Gynecort 10 ⁹
Hi-Cor 1.0 ⁷
Hi-Cor 2.5 ⁷
Hydro-Tex ⁷
Hytone ⁷
LactiCare-HC ⁷
Lanacort ⁹
Lanacort 10 ⁹
Lemoderm ⁷
Maximum Strength Cortaid ⁷
MyCort ⁷
9-1-1 ⁹
Nutracort ⁷
Penecort ⁷
Pentacort ⁷
Pharma-Cort ⁹
Rederm ⁷
Rhulicort ⁹
S-T Cort ⁷
Synacort ⁷
Texacort ⁷
Tridesilon

In Canada

Barriere-HC ⁷
Cortacet ⁹
Cortate ⁷
Cortef ⁸
Corticreme ⁹
Cortoderm ⁹
Drenison-1/4 ⁶
Emo-Cort ⁷
Emo-Cort Scalp Solution ⁷
Hyderm ⁹
Locacorten ⁵
Novohydrocort ⁹
Prevex HC ⁷
Sarna HC 1.0% ⁷
Sential ⁷
Tridesilon
Unicort ⁷

Other commonly using names are:

Cortisol
Fludroxycortide
Flumetasone

Note:

For quick reference, the following low potency corticosteroids are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medication: 1. Alclometasone - al-kloe-MET-a-sone† 2. Clocortolone - kloe-KOR-toe-lone† 3. Desonide - DESS-oh-nide 4. Dexamethasone - dex-a-METH-a-sone† 5. Flumethasone - floo-METH-a-sone* 6. Flurandrenolide - flure-an-DREN-oh-lide - Drenison-1/4only 7. Hydrocortisone - hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone 8. Hydrocortisone or hydrocortisone acetate - hye-droe-KOR-ti-son or hye-droe-KOR-ti-sonee AS-a-tate 9. Hydrocortisone acetate - hye-droe-KOR-ti-sone AS-a-tate * Not commercially available in the USA † Not commercially available in Canada Generic name product may be available in the USA