Aclovate

Aclovate

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Uses

ACLOVATE® Cream and Ointment are low to medium potency corticosteroids indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses. ACLOVATE® Cream and Ointment may be used in pediatric patients 1 year of age or older, although the safety and efficacy of drug use for longer than 3 weeks have not been established (see PRECAUTIONS: Pediatric Use). Since the safety and efficacy of ACLOVATE® Cream and Ointment have not been established in pediatric patients below 1 year of age, their use in this age-group is not recommended.

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Other Information

ACLOVATE® (alclometasone dipropionate cream) Cream, 0.05% and ACLOVATE® (alclometasone dipropionate ointment) Ointment, 0.05% contain alclometasone dipropionate (7α-chloro-11β,17,21 -trihydroxy-16α-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21 -dipropionate), a synthetic corticosteroid for topical dermatologic use. The corticosteroids constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used topically as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents.

Chemically, alclometasone dipropionate is C28H37CIO7. It has the following structural formula:

Chemical Structure

Alclometasone dipropionate has the molecular weight of 521. It is a white powder insoluble in water, slightly soluble in propylene glycol, and moderately soluble in hexylene glycol.

Each gram of ACLOVATE® Cream contains 0.5 mg of alclometasone dipropionate in a hydrophilic, emollient cream base of propylene glycol, white petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, PEG 100 stearate, Ceteth-20, monobasic sodium phosphate, chlorocresol, phosphoric acid, and purified water.

Each gram of ACLOVATE® Ointment contains 0.5 mg of alclometasone dipropionate in an ointment base of hexylene glycol, white wax, propylene glycol stearate, and white petrolatum.

Aclovate Manufacturers


  • Pharmaderm, A Division Of Nycomed Us Inc.
    Aclovate (Alclometasone Dipropionate) Cream Aclovate (Alclometasone Dipropionate) Ointment [ Pharmaderm, A Division Of Nycomed Us Inc.]

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