Hydrocortisone Butyrate

Dosage form: cream, ointment, topical solution
Drug class:Topical steroids

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Apr 1, 2021.

Rx only.

FOR TOPICAL USE ONLY.

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Description

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Ointment, Cream and Topical Solution contain 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:

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Ointment, 0.1%

Each gram of Hydrocortisone Butyrate ointment contains 1 mg of Hydrocortisone Butyrate in a base consisting of mineral oil and polyethylene.

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Cream USP, 0.1%

Each gram of Hydrocortisone Butyrate cream contains 1 mg of Hydrocortisone Butyrate in a hydrophilic base consisting of anhydrous citric acid, cetomacrogol 1000, cetostearyl alcohol, light mineral oil, propylparaben and butylparaben (preservatives), purified water, sodium citrate anhydrous and white petrolatum.

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Topical Solution, 0.1%

Each mL of Hydrocortisone Butyrate topical...