Topical Steroids Potency Chart, Adult Advanced Life Support - A4Medicine

Steroid Cream Potency UK - A4medicine

Topical Steroid Potency Chart A simple visual to aid prescribing of topical corticosteroids for healthcare professionals.

Mild- Hydrocortisone 0.1 % Hydrocortisone 0.5 % Hydrocortisone 1 % Hydrocortisone 2.5 % Synalar® 1 in 10 dilution – fluocinolone acetonide 0.00625 % With topical local anasethetic and antipruritic Eurax®- hydrocortisone ( HC 0.25 % , crotamiton 10 % ) With ANTIFUNGAL Timodine® HC 0.5 % + Nystatin 100,000 units/g + benzalkonium chloride solution 0.2 % Canesten HC® – HC 1 % + clotrimazole 1 % Daktacort® HC 1% + Miconazole nitrate 2 % Nystaform-HC® HC 0.5% + Nystatin 100 000 units/g + chlorhexidine 1 % WITH ANTIBACTERIALS Fucidin H® –> HC acetate 1 % + fusidic acid 2 % Terra- Cortil HC 1 % + Oxytetracycline 3 % ( contraindicated in pregnancy , lactation infants and small children )

With TAR- used in psoriasis Alphosyl HC® – Alcoholic coal tar extract 5 % + HC 0.5 % + Allantoin 2 % Mildison® Lipocream 1% HC Dioderm® HC 0.1% cream ( comparable with HC 1 % ) Efcortelan® – HC 0.5 % Moderate potency Betamethasone valerate 0.025 % Clobetasone butyrate 0.05 % Fludroxycortide 0.0125 % Aclometasone dipropionate 0.05 % Fluocinolone acetonide 0.00625 % Fluocortolone hexanoate 0.25 Trimovate® Clobetasone butyrate 0.05 % + oxytetraycline 3 % + Nysyatin 100 000 units/g Alphaderm® HC 1 % + urea 10 % Hydromol Intensive HC® HC 1% + urea 10 % Calmurid HC® HC 1 % + urea 10 % + lactic acid 5 % Eumovate® – clobetasone butyrate 0.05 % Betnovate RD® – betamethasone valerate 0.025 % cream / ointment Modrasone® – aclometasone dipropionate 0.05 % cream/ ointment Haelan® -fludroxycortide 0.0125 % Haelan® tape – impregnated with fludroxycortide 14mcg/cm2 Synalar® 1 in 4 dilution – flucinolone acetonide 0.00625 % Ultralanum Plain® fluorocortilone caproate 0.25 % , fluocortolone pivalate 0.25 % Very potent topical steroids –Clobaderm® 0.05 % cream / ointment clobetasol propionate Dermovate® – clobetasol propionate 0.05 % Nerisone Forte®- diflucortolone valerate 0.3 % Halciderm Topical® halcinodine 0.1 % Etrivex shampoo® clobetasol propionate Clarelux Foam® clobetasol propionate

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