Generic name:hydroquinone
Dosage form: cream
Drug class:Topical depigmenting agents
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Glytone
HYDROQUINONE USP, 4%
Skin Lightening Cream
Rx Only
FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY
NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC USE
I. DESCRIPTION
Each gram of Glytone Hydroquinone USP, 4% Skin Lightening Cream contains 40 mg of Hydroquinone USP in a cream base of Cetostearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, Propylene Glycol, Purified Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Metabisulfite, and Sorbic Acid. The chemical name for hydroquinon is: 1,4-benzenediol. The molecular formula is C 6H 6O 2 and molecular weight is 110.11. Hydroquinone has the following structural formula:
