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    Classification of Topical Corticosteroid Potency Lotion

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    This document classifies topical corticosteroid potency into four categories: very high, high, medium, and low potency. It lists specific corticosteroid ingredients and their common dosage forms and brands for each category. For example, it indicates that very high potency includes ingredients like clobetasol propionate and halobetasol propionate in cream, ointment, lotion, solution, foam, and shampoo forms.

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    This document classifies topical corticosteroid potency into four categories: very high, high, medium, and low potency. It lists specific corticosteroid ingredients and their common dosage forms and brands for each category. For example, it indicates that very high potency includes ingredients like clobetasol propionate and halobetasol propionate in cream, ointment, lotion, solution, foam, and shampoo forms.

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    This document classifies topical corticosteroid potency into four categories: very high, high, medium, and low potency. It lists specific corticosteroid ingredients and their common dosage forms and brands for each category. For example, it indicates that very high potency includes ingredients like clobetasol propionate and halobetasol propionate in cream, ointment, lotion, solution, foam, and shampoo forms.

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    Classification of Topical Corticosteroid Potency Lotion

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    CLASSIFICATION OF TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROID POTENCY

    Dosage Form Very high potency Cream, Ointment Augmented betamethasone dipropionate Clobetasol propionate Diflorasone diacetate, Halobetasol propionate *Ultravate PAC Kit (halobetasol propionate 0.05% oint/ammonium lactate 12% lotion) Generic (Preferred) Brand Only (Non-Preferred)

    I. Very high potency

    Lotion, Solution, Foam, Shampoo

    Clobestasol foam 0.05%

    Clobex (clobetasol 0.05%) Olux-E Foam (clobetasol 0.05%) Olux/Olux-E Complete Pack (clobetasol 0.05%) Brand Only (Non-Preferred)

    Dosage Form High potency Cream, Ointment, Gel

    Generic (Preferred)

    Lotion

    Amcinonide Augmented betamethasone dipropionate Betamethasone dipropionate Betamethasone valerate Desoximetasone Diflorasone diacetate Fluocinolone acetonide Fluocinonide Halcinonide (0.1% Cream) Triamcinolone acetonide Amcinonide None- use other formulations

    II. High potency

    Halog (Halcinonide 0.1% Ointment) Psorcon E Cream 0.05% (Diflorasone diacetate) Vanos Cream 0.1% (Fluocinonide)

    Aerosol, Foam, Oil, Shampoo Dosage Form Medium potency Cream, Ointment, Lotion, Gel

    Generic (Preferred)

    Diprolene (Augmented betamethasone diprionate 0.05%- Generic just launched) Luxiq (Betamethasone valerate 0.1% Foam) Capex & Synalar (Fluocinolone acetonide 0.01% Shampoo & Oil) Brand Only (Non-Preferred)

    III. Medium potency

    Betamethasone benzoate Betamethasone dipropionate Betamethasone valerate Desoximetasone Fluocinolone acetonide Flurandrenolide (0.05% Cream and Ointment) Fluticasone propionate Hydrocortisone butyrate Hydrocortisone valerate Mometasone furoate Triamcinolone acetonide

    Tape Spray

    None- use other formulations None- use other formulations

    Cordran (Flurandrenolide 0.025% Cream and Ointment, Lotion) Cloderm (Clocortolone pivalate 0.1% Cream) Cutivate Lotion 0.05% (Fluticasone propionate) Locoid Lipocream 0.1% (Hydrocortisone butyrate) Locoid Lotion 0.1% (Hydrocortisone butyrate) Pandel Cream 0.1% (Hydrocortisone probutate) Zytopic Kit 0.1% (Triamcinolone acetonide cream) Cordran (Flurandrenolide 0.025% Tape) Kenalog Aerosol Spray (Triamcinolone acetonide)

    Dosage Form Low potency

    Generic (Preferred)

    Brand Only (Non-Preferred)

    IV. Low potency

    Cream, Ointment, Lotion, Solution

    Aclometasone dipropionate Desonide (Cream or lotion) Dexamethasone sodium phosphate Fluocinolone acetonide Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone acetate None- use other formulations None- use other formulations

    Oil Gel, Foam

    Texacort Solution 2.5% (hydrocortisone) Desowen Kit (desonide lotion 0.05% with moisturizing cream; desonide ointment 0.05% with moisturizing lotion; desonide cream 0.05% with moisturizing lotion)) Derma-Smoothe Oil/FS (fluocinolone acetonide) Desonate Gel 0.05% (desonide) Verdeso (Desonide 0.05%)

    Ultravate PAC (Kit) has separate PA criteria.

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