Temovate Cream

Generic name:clobetasol propionate
Dosage form: cream
Drug class:Topical steroids

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jun 21, 2021.

Rx only

FOR DERMATOLOGIC USE ONLY -

NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC, ORAL, OR INTRAVAGINAL USE

Temovate Cream Description

TEMOVATE E® (clobetasol propionate emollient cream) Emollient, 0.05% contains the active compound clobetasol propionate, a synthetic corticosteroid, for topical dermatologic use. Clobetasol, an analog of prednisolone, has a high degree of glucocorticoid activity and a slight degree of mineralocorticoid activity.

Chemically, clobetasol propionate is (11β,16β)-21-chloro-9-fluoro-11-hydroxy-16-methyl-17-(1-oxopropoxy)-pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, and it has the following structural formula:

Clobetasol propionate has the molecular formula C25H32ClFO5 and a molecular weight of 467. It is a white to cream-colored crystalline powder insoluble in water.

TEMOVATE E® Emollient contains: clobetasol propionate 0.5 mg/g in an emollient base of cetostearyl alcohol, isopropyl myrist...