Tasoprol

Generic name: clobetasol propionate
Dosage form: cream
Drug class:Topical steroids

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Nov 1, 2020.

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Rx only

FOR TOPICAL DERMATOLOGIC USE ONLY - NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC, ORAL, OR INTRAVAGINAL USE.

Tasoprol Description

Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05% contains the active compound clobetasol propionate, a synthetic corticosteroid, for topical dermatologic use. Clobetasol, an analog of prednisolone, has a high degree of glucocorticoid activity and a slight degree of mineralocorticoid activity.

Chemically, clobetasol propionate is (11ß,16ß)-21-chloro-9- fluoro-11-hydroxy-16-methyl-17-(1-oxopropoxy)-pregna-1,4- diene-3,20-dione, and it has the following structural formula:

Clobetasol propionate has the molecular formula C 25H 32CIFO 5 and a molecular weight of 467. It is a white to cream-colored crystalline powder...