DIPROSONE LOTION

Country: Canada

Language: English

Source: Health Canada

Active ingredient:

BETAMETHASONE (BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE)

Available from:

ORGANON CANADA INC.

ATC code:

D07AC01

INN (International Name):

BETAMETHASONE

Dosage:

0.05%

Pharmaceutical form:

LOTION

Composition:

BETAMETHASONE (BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE) 0.05%

Administration route:

TOPICAL

Units in package:

15G/50G

Prescription type:

Prescription

Therapeutic area:

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

Product summary:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0106299002; AHFS:

Authorization status:

APPROVED

Authorization date:

2011-02-08

Summary of Product characteristics

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PRODUCT MONOGRAPH
INCLUDING PATIENT MEDICATION INFORMATION
DIPROSONE
®
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE CREAM, ORGANON STANDARD,
0.05% W/W BETAMETHASONE (AS DIPROPIONATE)
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE OINTMENT, ORGANON STANDARD,
0.05% W/W BETAMETHASONE (AS DIPROPIONATE)
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE LOTION, USP,
0.05% W/W BETAMETHASONE (AS DIPROPIONATE)
Topical Corticosteroid
ORGANON CANADA INC.
16766 route Transcanadienne
Kirkland, Quebec
H9H 4M7
www.organon.ca
Date of Initial Approval:
NOV 07, 1974
Date of Revision:
April 7, 2021
Submission Control No.: 249884
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
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1
INDICATIONS
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1.1
Pediatrics
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1.2
Geriatrics
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2
CONTRAINDICATIONS
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3
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
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3.1
Dosing Considerations
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3.2
Administration
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4
MISSED DOSE
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5
OVERDOSAGE
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6
DOSAGE FORMS, STRENGTHS, COMPOSITION AND PACKAGING ................4
7
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
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