COMPARISON OF REPRESENTATIVE TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROID PREPARATIONS (CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE US SYSTEM) COMPARISON OF REPRESENTATIVE TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROID PREPARATIONS (CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE US SYSTEM) Available Strength(s), Potency groupa Corticosteroid Vehicle Type/Form Brand Names (United States) Percent (Except as Noted) Betamethasone dipropionate, Gel, lotion, ointment Diprolene 0.05 augmented (optimized) Cream, gel, ointment, solution Temovate 0.05 (scalp) Cream, emollient base Temovate E 0.05 Clobetasol propionate Lotion, shampoo, spray Clobex 0.05 aerosol Super-high potency (group 1) Foam aerosol Olux-E, Tovet 0.05 Solution (scalp) Cormax 0.05 Diflucortolone valerate (not Nerisone Forte (United Ointment, oily cream 0.3 available in United States) Kingdom, others) Fluocinonide Cream Vanos 0.1 Flurandrenolide Tape (roll) Cordran 4 mcg/cm2 Halobetasol propionate Cream, lotion, ointment Ultravate 0.05 Amcinonide Ointment Cyclocortb, Amcortb 0.1 Ointment Diprosoneb 0.05 Betamethasone dipropionate Cream, augmented Diprolene AF 0.05 formulation (AF) Clobetasol propionate Cream Impoyz 0.025 Cream, ointment, spray Topicort 0.25 High potency (group 2) Desoximetasone Gel Topicort 0.05 Ointment ApexiConb, Floroneb 0.05 Diflorasone diacetate Cream, emollient ApexiCon E 0.05 Fluocinonide Cream, gel, ointment, solution Lidexb 0.05 Halcinonide Cream, ointment, solution Halog 0.1 Halobetasol propionate Lotion Bryhali 0.01 Cream Cyclocortb, Amcortb 0.1 Amcinonide Lotion Amcortb 0.1 Betamethasone dipropionate Cream, hydrophilic emollient Diprosoneb 0.05 Ointment Valisoneb 0.1 Betamethasone valerate Foam Luxiq 0.12 Desoximetasone Cream Topicort LPb 0.05 b High potency (group 3) Diflorasone diacetate Cream Florone 0.05 Diflucortolone valerate (not Nerisone (Canada, United Cream, oily cream, ointment 0.1 available in United States) Kingdom, others) Fluocinonide Cream aqueous emollient Lidex-Eb 0.05 Fluticasone propionate Ointment Cutivate 0.005 Mometasone furoate Ointment Elocon 0.1 Aristocort HPb, Kenalogb, Triamcinolone acetonide Cream, ointment 0.5 Triderm Betamethasone dipropionate Spray Sernivo 0.05 Clocortolone pivalate Cream Cloderm 0.1 Fluocinolone acetonide Ointment Synalarb 0.025 Flurandrenolide Ointment Cordran 0.05 Hydrocortisone valerate Ointment Westcort 0.2 Medium potency (group 4) Mometasone furoate Cream, lotion, ointment, Eloconb 0.1 solution Cream Kenalogb, Triderm 0.1 Ointment Kenalogb 0.1 Triamcinolone acetonide Ointment Trianex 0.05 Aerosol spray Kenalog 0.2 mg per 2-second spray Dental paste Oralone 0.1 Betamethasone dipropionate Lotion Diprosoneb 0.05 Betamethasone valerate Cream Beta-Val, Valisoneb 0.1 Ointment DesOwen, Tridesilonb 0.05 Desonide Gel Desonate 0.05 Fluocinolone acetonide Cream Synalarb 0.025 Flurandrenolide Cream, lotion Cordran 0.05 Fluticasone propionate Cream, lotion Cutivate 0.05 Lower-mid potency (group 5) Cream, lotion, ointment, Hydrocortisone butyrate Locoid, Locoid Lipocream 0.1 solution Hydrocortisone probutate Cream Pandel 0.1 Hydrocortisone valerate Cream Westcortb 0.2 Prednicarbate Cream (emollient), ointment Dermatop 0.1 Lotion Kenalogb 0.1 Triamcinolone acetonide Ointment Kenalogb 0.025 Alclometasone dipropionate Cream, ointment Aclovate 0.05 Betamethasone valerate Lotion Beta-Valb, Valisoneb 0.1 Cream DesOwen, Tridesilonb 0.05 Desonide Lotion DesOwen, LoKara 0.05 Foam Verdeso 0.05 Low potency (group 6) Cream, solution Synalarb 0.01 Fluocinolone acetonide Shampoo Capex 0.01 c Derma-Smoothe/FS Body, Oil 0.01 Derma-Smoothe/FS Scalp Triamcinolone acetonide Cream, lotion Kenalogb, Aristocortb 0.025 2690.