Mometasone Furoate by is a Prescription medication manufactured, distributed, or labeled by NORTHSTAR RX LLC, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Sterling Spa. Drug facts, warnings, and ingredients follow.
Warnings and Precautions
Mometasone furoate cream, 0.1% is a corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in patients ≥ 2 years of age. (1)
Mometasone furoate cream, 0.1% is contraindicated in those patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components in the preparation. (4)
Most common adverse reactions are: burning, pruritus, and skin atrophy. (6)
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Northstar Rx LLC at 1800-206-7821 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION and FDA-approved patient labeling.
Revised: 5/2019
Mometasone Furoate Cream USP, 0.1% contains mometasone furoate, USP for topical use. Mometasone furoate, USP is a synthetic corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory activity.
Chemically, mometasone furoate, USP is 9α,21-dichloro-11β,17-dihydroxy-16α-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17-(2-furoate), with the empirical formula C27H30Cl2O6, a molecular weight of 521.43 and the following structural formula:
Mometasone furoate, USP is a white to off-white powder, soluble in acetone and methylene chloride.
Each gram of Mometasone Furoate Cream USP, 0.1% contains: 1 mg mometasone furoate, USP in a cream base of aluminum starch octenyl succinate (Dry-Flo Plus (Pure)), hexylene glycol, phospholipon 90 H, phosphoric acid, purified water, titanium dioxide, white petrolatum, and white wax.
Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Avoid excessive heat.
Manufactured for:
Northstar Rx LLC
Memphis, TN 38141.
Manufactured by:
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Village: Kishanpura, Baddi Nalagarh Road,
Dist: Solan, Himachal Pradesh - 173205, India.
May 2019
Mometasone Furoate (moe-MET-a-sone-FYOOR-oh-ate)
Cream, 0.1%
Important information: Mometasone furoate cream is for use on skin only. Do not use mometasone furoate cream in your eyes, mouth, or vagina.
What is Mometasone furoate cream?
Do not use mometasone furoate cream if you are allergic to mometasone furoate or any of the ingredients in mometasone furoate cream, 0.1%. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients in mometasone furoate cream.
Before using mometasone furoate cream, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take other corticosteroid medicines by mouth or use other products on your skin or scalp that contain corticosteroids.
How should I use mometasone furoate cream?
What are the possible side effects of mometasone furoate cream?
Mometasone furoate cream may cause serious side effects, including:
The most common side effects of mometasone furoate cream include burning, itching, and thinning of the skin (atrophy). These are not all the possible side effects of mometasone furoate cream.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store mometasone furoate cream?
General information about the safe and effective use of mometasone furoate cream.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use mometasone furoate cream for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give mometasone furoate cream to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about mometasone furoate cream that is written for health professionals.
What are the ingredients in mometasone furoate cream, 0.1%?
Active ingredient: mometasone furoate
Inactive ingredients: aluminum starch octenyl succinate (Dry-Flo Plus(Pure)), hexylene glycol, phospholipon 90 H, phosphoric acid, purified water, titanium dioxide, white petrolatum, and white wax.
Manufactured for:
Northstar Rx LLC
Memphis, TN 38141.
Manufactured by:
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Village: Kishanpura, Baddi Nalagarh Road,
Dist: Solan, Himachal Pradesh - 173205, India.
May 2019
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Labeler - NORTHSTAR RX LLC (830546433) |
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Name | Address | ID/FEI | Business Operations |
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited | 676115028 | ANALYSIS(16714-974) , MANUFACTURE(16714-974) |
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Sterling Spa | 338689703 | API MANUFACTURE(16714-974) |