Class | Potency | Generic Name and Strength | Brand Name and Formulation |
Class I | Very Potent | Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% | Dermovate Cream / Ointment / Scalp Application |
Diflucortolone Valerate 0.3% | Nerisone Forte Oily Cream / Ointment | ||
Class II | Potent | Beclometasone Dipropionate 0.025% | Generic Beclometasone Dipropionate Cream / Ointment |
Betamethasone Valerate 0.1% | Betnovate Cream / Ointment / Lotion / Scalp Application | ||
Betamethasone Dipropionate 0.05% | Diprosone Cream / Ointment / Lotion | ||
Diflucortolone Valerate 0.1% | Nerisone Cream / Oily Cream / Ointment | ||
Fluocinolone Acetonide 0.025% | Synalar Cream / Ointment / Gel | ||
Fluocinonide 0.05% | Metosyn FAPG Cream / Ointment | ||
Fluticasone Propionate 0.05% | Cutivate Cream | ||
Fluticasone Propionate 0.005% | Cutivate Ointment | ||
Hydrocortisone Butyrate 0.1% | Locoid Cream / Ointment / Scalp Lotion Locoid Crelo Emulsion |
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Mometasone Furoate 0.1% | Elocon Cream / Ointment / Scalp Lotion | ||
Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.1% | Aureocort Ointment * | ||
Class III | Moderate | Alclometasone Dipropionate 0.05% | Modrasone Cream |
Betamethasone Valerate 0.025% | Betnovate-RD Cream / Ointment | ||
Clobetasone Butyrate 0.05% | Eumovate Cream / Ointment | ||
Fludroxycortide 0.0125% | Haelan Cream / Ointment | ||
Fluocinolone Acetonide 0.00625% | Synalar 1 in 4 Dilution Cream / Ointment | ||
Fluocortolone 0.25% | Ultralanum Plain Cream / Ointment | ||
Class IV | Mild | Hydrocortisone 0.1-2.5% | Generic Hydrocortisone Cream / Ointment Dioderm Cream |
Fluocinolone Acetonide 0.0025% | Synalar 1 in 10 Dilution Cream |
* Compound preparation (also contains chlortetracycline hydrochloride 3%)
Notes
List of brand names and formulation is not exhaustive.
Generic and brand name data from:
1. Joint Formulary Committee. BNF (British National Formulary) 69. 69th ed. London: British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; March 2015.
2. electronic Medicines Compendium – Summaries of Product Characteristics. Available at http://www.medicines.org.uk [Accessed on 29/07/15].