Fluocortolone indications
Oral
Corticosteroid therapy
Adult: As free alcohol: 5-100 mg daily.
Topical/Cutaneous
Corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses
Adult: As cream/oint containing 0.25% of the caproate or 0.25% of the free alcohol or pivalate ester. Apply thinly once daily-bid.
Fluocortolone description
Fluocortolone is a glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory activity used topically for various skin disorders.
Fluocortolone dosage
Oral
Corticosteroid therapy
Adult: As free alcohol: 5-100 mg daily.
Topical/Cutaneous
Corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses
Adult: As cream/oint containing 0.25% of the caproate or 0.25% of the free alcohol or pivalate ester. Apply thinly once daily-bid.
Fluocortolone interactions
The patient has to tell the doctor or pharmacist of all prescription or nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: corticosteroids taken by mouth (e.g., prednisone), other corticosteroids applied to the skin (e.g., hydrocortisone), drugs that lower the immune system (e.g., cyclosporine).
Fluocortolone side effects
Severe pituitary-adrenal-axis suppression, Cushing's syndrome, worsening of untreated infections, thinning of the skin, irreversible striae atrophicae and telangiectasia, dermatitis, acne, mild depigmentation, atrophy.
Potentially Fatal: Hypersensitivity.
Fluocortolone contraindications
Systemic infection; widespread plaque psoriasis, untreated fungal or viral skin lesions; infants <1 yr. Rosacea; perioral dermatitis and acne vulgaris.
Active ingredient matches for Fluocortolone:
Fluocortolone
List of Fluocortolone substitutes (brand and generic names) | Sort by popularity |
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Nerisone C 1% (Egypt) | |
| Omnilan (Austria) | |
| Pilison (Austria) | |
| Syracort (Germany) | |
| Ultracur (Germany) | |
| Ultracur S (Argentina) | |
| Ointment; Topical; Fluocortolone 0.25%; Fluocortolone Caproate 0.25% (Schering) | |
| Ultradil (Italy, Ireland) | |
| Ultradil Plain (United Kingdom) | |
| Ultralan (Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Turkey) | |
| Cream; Topical; Fluocinonide Trimethylacetate 0.25%; Fluocortolone Caproate 0.25% (Bayer) | |
| Lotion; Topical; Fluocinonide Trimethylacetate 0.25%; Fluocortolone Caproate 0.25% (Bayer) | |
| Ointment, Fatty; Topical; Fluocinonide Trimethylacetate 0.25%; Fluocortolone Caproate 0.25% (Bayer) | |
|
sponsored
| |
| Ointment; Topical; Fluocinonide Trimethylacetate 0.25%; Fluocortolone Caproate 0.25% (Bayer) | |
| Ultralan 30 g (Bayer) | |
| Ultralan oint 30 g x 1's (Bayer) | |
| Ultralan Cream (Italy, Romania, Turkey) | |
| Ultralan M (Spain) | |
| Ultralan Ointment (Hong Kong, Italy, Romania, Turkey) | |
| Ultralan Tablets (Cyprus, Germany, Turkey) | |
| Tablet; Oral; Fluocortolone | |
| Ultralan-M (Spain) | |
| Ultralan-M 0.2% (Spain) | |
| Ultralanum (Sweden) | |
| Ultralanum Plain (United Kingdom) | |
| Ultralanum Plain Cream (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen) | |
| Ultralanum Plain Ointment (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen) | |
References
- PubChem. "FLUOCORTOLONE". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- DrugBank. "Fluocortolone". http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB08971 (accessed September 17, 2018).
- MeSH. "Anti-Inflammatory Agents". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68... (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Fluocortolone are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Fluocortolone. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
1 consumer reported useful
Was the Fluocortolone drug useful in terms of decreasing the symptom or the disease?According to the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, the below mentioned percentages of users say the drug is useful / not useful to them in decreasing their symptoms/disease. The usefulness of the drug depends on many factors, like severity of the disease, perception of symptom, or disease by the patient, brand name used [matters only to a certain extent], other associated conditions of the patient. If the drug is not effective or useful in your case, you need to meet the doctor to get re-evaluated about your symptoms/disease, and he will prescribe an alternative drug.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Useful | 1 | 100.0% | |
Consumer reported price estimates
No survey data has been collected yetConsumer reported time for results
No survey data has been collected yetConsumer reported age
No survey data has been collected yetConsumer reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first to write one! |
Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
