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LOPROX® Lotion (ciclopirox) 0.77% is for topical use.

Each gram of LOPROX® Lotion contains 7.70 mg of ciclopirox (as ciclopirox olamine) in a water miscible lotion base consisting of Purified Water USP, Cocamide DEA, Octyldodecanol NF, Mineral Oil USP, Stearyl Alcohol NF, Cetyl Alcohol NF, Polysorbate 60 NF, Myristyl Alcohol NF, Sorbitan Monostearate NF, Lactic Acid USP, and Benzyl Alcohol NF (1%) as preservative.

LOPROX® Lotion (ciclopirox lotion) contains a synthetic, broad-spectrum, antifungal agent ciclopirox (as ciclopirox olamine). The chemical name is 6-cyclohexyl-1 -hydroxy-4-methyl-2(1H)-pyridone, 2-aminoethanol salt.

The CAS Registry Number is 41621-49-2.

The chemical structure is:

LOPROX® Lotion (ciclopirox lotion) has a pH of 7.

Last reviewed on RxList: 11/6/2008
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