Source: Web Search Revision Year: 2020 Publisher: Taro International Ltd., 14 Hakitor St., Haifa Bay 2624761, Israel
Oracort.
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Topical paste. |
Triamcinolone Acetonide Topical Paste, 0.1%.
Excipients: Mineral oil, fine gelatin powder, pectin, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyethylene.
Oracort (triamcinolone acetonide topical paste, 0.1%), contains the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide in an adhesive vehicle suitable for application to oral tissues. Triamcinolone acetonide is designated chemically as 9-fluoro-11β, 16α, 17, 21-tetrahydroxypregna-1, 4-diene-3, 20- dione cyclic 16, 17-acetal with acetone. The structural formula of triamcinolone acetonide is as follows:
Each gram of Oracort contains 1 mg triamcinolone acetonide in an emollient dental paste containing gelatin, pectin, and carboxymethylcellulose sodium in a plasticized hydrocarbon gel (a Oracort SPC – 12.2020 polyethylene and mineral oil gel base).
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| Triamcinolone |
Triamcinolone acetonide is a more potent derivative of triamcinolone and is approximately 8 times more potent than prednisone. Although the precise mechanism of corticosteroid anti-allergic action is unknown, corticosteroids are very effective in the treatment of allergic diseases in man. Also, local injections are thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect. |
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Oracort (triamcinolone acetonide topical paste, 0.1%) is supplied in tubes containing 5 g of dental paste.
Light, beige, odorless paste with fine gritty texture, having no lumps.
Taro International Ltd., 14 Hakitor St., Haifa Bay 2624761, Israel
Oracort 016-08-24803-21
| Drug | Countries | |
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| ORACORT | Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand |
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