HYDROCORTISONE LOTION, USP 2.5%   

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals

DESCRIPTION

Each mL of Hydrocortisone Lotion 2.5% contains 25 mg of hydrocortisone in a vehicle consisting of carbomer 940, cetyl alcohol, cholesterol, isopropyl myristate, polysorbate 40, propylene glycol, propylene glycol monostearate, purified water, simethicone, sorbic acid, sorbitan palmitate, trolamine.

Chemically, hydrocortisone is [Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11, 17, 21-trihydroxy-, (11?)-] with the molecular formula (C21H30O5) 

 The topical corticosteroids, including hydrocortisone, constitute a class of primarily synthetic steroids used as anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agents.