Halobet Cream Product Details:
- Product Type: Halobet Cream is a human prescription drug.
- Active Ingredient: The active ingredient in Halobet Cream is halobetasol propionate, a synthetic corticosteroid.
- Potency: Halobet Cream is a super-high potency corticosteroid.
- Indication: It is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.
- Dosage: Treatment beyond two consecutive weeks is not recommended, and the total dosage should not exceed 50 g/week.
- Mechanism of Action: Halobetasol propionate has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive actions.
Positive Effects:
- Helps reduce itching, redness, and swelling caused by certain skin conditions.
Negative Effects:
- Common side effects may include irritation, burning, stinging, itching, dryness, peeling, redness, or pain at the application site.
- Treatment beyond two consecutive weeks is not recommended due to the potential for the drug to suppress the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
Ingredients:
Each gram of Halobet Cream, 0.05%, contains 0.5 mg of halobetasol propionate in a cream base of the following ingredients:
- Cetyl alcohol
- Diazolidinyl urea
- Glycerin
- Isopropyl isostearate
- Isopropyl palmitate
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Steareth-21
- Water.
