Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution

Name: Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution

Side effects

The following local adverse reactions are reported infrequently with topical corticosteroids but may occur more frequently with the use of occlusive dressings. These reactions are listed in an approximate decreasing order of occurrence: burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneiform eruptions, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration of the skin, secondary infection, skin atrophy, striae, and miliaria.

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Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution Description

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution, 0.1% contains the topical corticosteroid, hydrocortisone butyrate, a non-fluorinated hydrocortisone ester. It has the chemical name: 11β,17,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione 17-butyrate; the molecular formula: C25H36O6; the molecular weight: 432.54; and the CAS registry number: 13609-67-1.

Its structural formula is:

Each mL of Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution contains 1 mg of hydrocortisone butyrate in a vehicle consisting of isopropyl alcohol (50% v/v), glycerin, povidone, anhydrous citric acid, sodium citrate and purified water.

Indications and usage

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution, 0.1% is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of seborrheic dermatitis.

Storage

Store at controlled temperature between 5° to 25°C (41° to 77°F).

Rx only

Manufactured for:
Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, a division of
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA

By:

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc.
Ferndale, MI 48220 USA

Locoid is a registered trademark of
Astellas Pharma Europe B.V. used under license.

©Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC

Revised: 11/2015

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PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

NDC 68682-273-61

Rx only

Hydrocortisone
Butyrate
Solution, 0.1%

For topical use only.

Not for ophthalmic use.

60 mL

OCEANSIDE®
PHARMACEUTICALS

HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE 
Hydrocortisone Butyrate Solution
Product Information
Product Type HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL Item Code (Source) NDC:68682-273
Route of Administration TOPICAL DEA Schedule     
Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
Ingredient Name Basis of Strength Strength
HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE (HYDROCORTISONE) HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE 1 mg  in 1 mL
Inactive Ingredients
Ingredient Name Strength
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL  
GLYCERIN  
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID  
SODIUM CITRATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM  
WATER  
POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED  
Packaging
# Item Code Package Description
1 NDC:68682-273-61 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON
1 60 mL in 1 BOTTLE
Marketing Information
Marketing Category Application Number or Monograph Citation Marketing Start Date Marketing End Date
NDA authorized generic NDA019116 02/25/1987
Labeler - Oceanside Pharmaceuticals (832011691)
Establishment
Name Address ID/FEI Operations
Ferndale Laboratories, Inc. 005320536 MANUFACTURE(68682-273)
Revised: 11/2015   Oceanside Pharmaceuticals
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