LOCOID

This brand name is authorized in Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug LOCOID contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Hydrocortisone butyrate UNII 05RMF7YPWN - HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE

Hydrocortisone butyrate is the butyrate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects. Binding and activation of the glucocorticoid receptor results in the activation of lipocortin that in turn inhibits cytosolic phospholipase A2. Read about Hydrocortisone butyrate

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
LOCOID Cream	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC
LOCOID Lotion, 0.1%	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
D07AB02	Hydrocortisone butyrate	D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AB Corticosteroids, moderately potent (group II)
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 080456, 114761, 140013, 196889, 380922, 400422, 426573, 438591, 443227, 504502, 563799
Country: FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	Identifier(s): 60676481, 63947112, 66423894, 66841235, 67369944
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 180625, 21707, 33564, 33574, 37791, 40194
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 19933, 63932, 65927, 65935
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 2646717M1096, 2646717N1083
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): MA1456/00301, MA1456/00302, PI908/03603A, PI908/03604A
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 77056
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard	Identifier(s): 12130648, 12130699, 12357707, 12895385, 13814214
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	Identifier(s): 39187, 6076, 63053, 63061
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 2123, 2124, 2126, 2128
Country: PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	Identifier(s): 100039476, 100039482, 100039499, 100246620, 100361404, 100399424, 100451183
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W67758001, W67759001
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 16781-382, 16781-384, 16781-391, 16781-392
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 34/13.4.1/0221, H/13.4.1/107, H/13.4.1/108, H/13.4.1/109, W/13.4.1/355