Halog-E Cream (Halcinonide Cream) Drug Information: Description, User Reviews, Drug Side Effects, Interactions

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February 10, 2012

Halog-E Cream

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Halog-E Cream

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HALOG-E® CREAM
(halcinonide) Cream, USP 0.1%

For Topical Use Only.
Not For Ophthalmic Use.

DRUG DESCRIPTION

The topical corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as antiinflammatory and antipruritic agents. The steroids in this class include halcinonide. Halcinonide is designated chemically as 21-Chloro-9-fluoro-11β,16α, 17-trihydroxy-pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione cyclic 16,17-acetal with acetone. Graphic formula:

HALOG-E CREAM (Halcinonide) Structural Formula Illustration

C₂₄H₃₂ClFO₅, MW 454.96, CAS-3093-35-4

Each gram of 0.1% HALOG-E® CREAM (Halcinonide Cream, USP) contains 1 mg halcinonide in a hydrophilic vanishing cream base consisting of castor oil, ceteareth-20 (and) cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone 350, propylene glycol, propylene glycol stearate, purified water, and white petrolatum. This formulation is water-washable, greaseless, and nonstaining, with moisturizing and emollient properties.

What are the possible side effects of halcinonide topical (Halog, Halog-E)?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have severe irritation of any treated skin, or if you show signs of absorbing halcinonide topical through your skin, such as: