Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2021 Publisher: Organon Pharma (UK) Limited, Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9BU, UK
LOTRIDERM 0.05% w/w /1.0% w/w Cream.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
|---|
|
Cream. Smooth, uniform, white to off-white cream. |
Betamethasone dipropionate 0.064% w/w* (* equivalent to 0.05% betamethasone)
Clotrimazole 1.0% w/w
Excipients with known effect:
Cetostearyl alcohol,
Propylene glycol, 100mg/g of cream
Benzyl alcohol, 10mg/g of cream
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone |
Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid which is about eight to ten times as active as prednisolone on a weight-for-weight basis. Betamethasone has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. |
|
| Clotrimazole |
Clotrimazole acts against fungi by inhibiting ergosterol synthesis. Inhibition of ergosterol synthesis leads to structural and functional impairment of the fungal cytoplasmic membrane. Clotrimazole has a broad antimycotic spectrum of action in vitro and in vivo, which includes dermatophytes, yeasts, moulds, etc. |
| List of Excipients |
|---|
|
Liquid paraffin |
The product will be marketed in standard epoxy-lined aluminium tubes with low density polyethylene caps. Tubes will contain 2g or 5g (Professional Sample Packs), 15g, 30g or 50g.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Organon Pharma (UK) Limited, Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9BU, UK
PL 00025/0568
October 1992 / July 2007
| Drug | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| LOTRIDERM | Canada, Ecuador, Poland, United Kingdom, South Africa |
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