LOCOID

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, South Africa, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug LOCOID contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII 05RMF7YPWN - HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE
 

Hydrocortisone butyrate is the butyrate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects. Binding and activation of the glucocorticoid receptor results in the activation of lipocortin that in turn inhibits cytosolic phospholipase A2.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 LOCOID Cream MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 LOCOID Lotion, 0.1% MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
D07AB02 Hydrocortisone butyrate D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AB Corticosteroids, moderately potent (group II)
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 080456, 114761, 140013, 196889, 380922, 400422, 426573, 438591, 443227, 504502, 563799
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60676481, 63947112, 66423894, 66841235, 67369944
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 180625, 21707, 33564, 33574, 37791, 40194
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 19933, 63932, 65927, 65935
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 2646717M1096, 2646717N1083
MT Medicines Authority MA1456/00301, MA1456/00302, PI908/03603A, PI908/03604A
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 77056
NL Z-Index G-Standaard 12130648, 12130699, 12357707, 12895385, 13814214
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 39187, 6076, 63053, 63061
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 2123, 2124, 2126, 2128
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100039476, 100039482, 100039499, 100246620, 100361404, 100399424, 100451183
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W67758001, W67759001
US FDA, National Drug Code 16781-382, 16781-384, 16781-391, 16781-392
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 34/13.4.1/0221, H/13.4.1/107, H/13.4.1/108, H/13.4.1/109, W/13.4.1/355

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