Calcipotriene Cream

Dosage form: cream
Drug class:Topical antipsoriatics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 1, 2021.

Rx only

FOR TOPICAL DERMATOLOGIC USE ONLY.

Not for Ophthalmic, Oral or Intravaginal Use.

Calcipotriene Cream Description

Calcipotriene Cream, 0.005% contains calcipotriene, USP, a synthetic vitamin D 3 derivative, for topical dermatological use.

Chemically, calcipotriene, USP is (5Z,7E,22E,24S)-24-cyclopropyl-9,10-secochola-5,7,10(19),22-tetraene-1α,3β,24-triol, with the empirical formula C 27H 40O 3, a molecular weight of 412.62 g/mol and the following structural formula:

Calcipotriene, USP is a white or almost white crystalline powder. Calcipotriene Cream, 0.005% contains 50 mcg/g anhydrous calcipotriene, USP in a cream base of benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, ceteth-20, cetostearyl alcohol, disodium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, glycerin, medium chain triglycerides, mineral oil, monosodium phosphate monohydrate, purified water and white petrolatum.