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Uses
Based on a review of a related drug by the National Research Council and subsequent FDA classification for that drug, the indications are as follows: “Possibly” Effective: Contact or atopic dermatitis; impetiginized eczema; nummular eczema; endogenous chronic infectious dermatitis; stasis dermatitis; pyoderma; nuchal eczema and chronic eczematoid otitis externa; acne urticata; localized or disseminated neurodermatitis; lichen simplex chronicus; anogenital pruritus (vulvae, scroti, ani); folliculitis; bacterial dermatoses; mycotic dermatoses such as tinea (capitis, cruris, corporis, pedis); monliasis; intertrigo. Final classification of the less-than-effective indications requires further investigation.
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Other Information
Contents: Each gram of ALCORTIN A contains 2.0% (20 mg) Hydrocortisone Acetate, 1.0% (10 mg) Iodoquinol and 1.0% (10 mg) Aloe Polysaccharides. Other Ingredients: Purified Water, Carbopol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether, Aminomethyl Propanol, Propylene Glycol, Glycerine, Benzyl Alcohol, SD Alcohol 40 B, Biopeptide, Hydrochloric Acid, FD&C Blue #1 and D&C Yellow #10.
Iodoquinol
Iodoquinol is an antifungal and antibacterial agent. Chemically, Iodoquinol is [5,7-diiodo-8-quinolinol] with the molecular formula (C9H5I2NO) and is represented by the following structural formula:
Hydrocortisone Acetate
Hydrocortisone Acetate is an anti-inflammatory and antipruritic agent. Chemically, Hydrocortisone Acetate is [Pregn-4-ene-3, 20-dione, 21-(acetyloxy)-11, 17-dihydroxy-, (11ß)-] with the molecular formula (C23H32O6) and is represented by the following structural formula:
Aloe Polysaccharides
Aloe Polysaccharides are a concentrated, water soluble subcomponent of Aloe vera with a mono-sugar ratio of Man : Gal : Glc: 40 : 1.4 : 1.0, linkage of 1-4 β – linkage, O-Acetyl group of 25% of sugar units, and specific rotation of [α]D= -3.98° at 23.2 °C. Average molecular weight is 80,000 daltons. Chemically, Aloe Polysaccharides is represented by the following structural formula:
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