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Elocon Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Mometasone Furoate
Elocon Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Mometasone Furoate
DESCRIPTION
For Dermatologic Use Only
Not for Ophthalmic Use
Elocon products contain mometasone furoate for dermatologic use. Mometasone
furoate is a synthetic corticosteroid
with anti-inflammatory activity.
Chemically, mometasone furoate is 9a, 21-Dichloro-11b,17-dihydroxy-16a-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione
17-(2-furoate), with the empirical
formula C27H30Cl2O6,
and a molecular weight of 521.4 and the following structual formula:
Mometasone furoate is a white
to off-white powder practically
insoluble in water, slightly soluble
in octanol, and moderately soluble
in ethyl alcohol.
Each gram of Elocon Cream
0.1% contains: 1 mg mometasone furoate in a cream
base of hexylene glycol, phosphoric
acid, propylene glycol stearate,
stearyl alcohol and ceteareth-20,
titanium dioxide, aluminum
starch ocetenylsuccinate, white
wax, white petrolatum
and purified water.
Each gram of Elocon Ointment
0.1% contains: 1 mg mometasone furoate in an ointment
base of hexylene glycol, phosphoric
acid, propylene glycol stearate, white
wax, white petrolatum
and purified water.
Each gram of Elocon Lotion
0.1% contains: 1 mg of mometasone furoate in a lotion
base of isopropyl alcohol
(40%), propylene glycol, hydroxypropylcellulose, sodium phosphate
and water. May also contain phosphoric acid
and sodium hydroxide used to adjust the pH
to approximately 4.5.
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