Topical Steroids from High to Low Potency* ========================================== Group Generic Trade Strength (%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Betamethasone in Diprolene cream, ointment, lotion 0.05 optimized vehicle Clobetasol propionate Temovate cream, ointment 0.05# [Diflorasone diacetate Psorcon ointment 0.05] [Halobetasol propionate Ultravate cream, ointment 0.05] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ II Amcinonide Cyclocort 0.1 Betamethasone diproprionate Diprosone oint. 0.05+ Diflorasone diacetate Florone/Maxiflor oint. 0.05 Halcinonide Halog cream/ointment/solution 0.1 Fluocinonide Lidex cream/oint. 0.05+ Desoximetasone Topicort cream/oint/gel 0.05% 0.25# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ III Triamcinolone acetonide Aristocort cream (HP) 0.5+ Betamethasone diproprionate Diprosone cream 0.05 Diflorasone diacetate Florone/Maxiflor cream 0.05 Betamethasone valerate Valisone ointment 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IV Triamcinolone acetonide Aristocort/Kenalog oint. 0.1 Betamethasone benzoate Benisone oint. 0.025 Flurandrenolide Cordran oint. 0.05 Fluocinolone acetonide Synalar-HP cream 0.2 Synalar oint. 0.025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V Betamethasone benzoate Benisone/[Uticort] cream 0.025 Fluandrenolide Cordran cream/lotion 0.05 Betamethasone diproprionate Diprosone lotion 0.02 Triamcinolone acetonide Kenalog/[Aristocort] cream, ointment, lotion 0.1+# cream, ointment 0.5# 0.1+ Hydrocortisone butyrate Locoid cream 0.1 Fluocinolone acetonide Synalar cream 0.025+ Betamethasone valerate Valisone cream/lotion 0.1+ Hydrocortisone valerate Westcort cream 0.2 [Desoximetasone Topicort LP cream 0.05] [Mometasone furoate Elocon cream/ointment 0.1] [Halcinonide Halog cream/ointment/lotion 0.1] [Fluticasone propionate Cutivate ointment 0.005] ["" "" cream 0.05] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VI Desonide Tridesilon/[Desowen] cream/lot. 0.05# Flumethasone pivalate Locorten cream 0.03 Fluocinolone acetonide Synalar solution 0.01 [Betamethasone valerate Valisone cream 0.01] [Clocortolone Cloderm cream 0.1] [Fluandrenolide Cordran cream/ointment 0.025] [Triamcinolone acetonide Aristocort/Kenalog cream/oint/lotion 0.025]+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VII Hydrocortisone Hytone cream/lotion/oint. 2.5+ Hytone, Penecort, Synacort, Cort-Dome, Nutracort 1.0+ (Mercy carries 0.5, 1 and 2.5% cream, 1, 2.5% lotion) Hydrocortisone/pramoxine Pramosone 2.5# [Dexamethasone Decadron Phosphate 0.1] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Scientific American Medicine, 1/90, page III-9 ** [additions from Med Ltr 33(857), Nov 15 1991] + cheap generic available # available at Mercy, 3/97