Class 1—Superpotent |
Betamethasone dipropionate* | Diprolene lotion/gel/ointment, 0.05% |
Clobetasol propionate* | Temovate cream/emollient base cream/gel/ointment, 0.05%; Clobex ointment/lotion/shampoo/spray aerosol, 0.05%; Cormax ointment/solution 0.05%: Olux foam aerosol 0.05% |
Diflorasone diacetate | Psorcon or ApexiCon ointment, 0.05% |
Halobetasol propionate | Ultravate cream/ointment, 0.05% |
Fluocinonide | Vanos cream 0.1% |
Flurandrenolide | Cordran Tape 4 mcg/cm2 |
Class 2—Potent |
Amcinonide | Cyclocort or Amcort ointment, 0.1% |
Betamethasone dipropionate | Diprosone ointment/augmented cream 0.05% |
Desoximetasone | Topicort cream/ointment, 0.25%; gel, 0.05% |
Diflorasone diacetate | ApexiCon cream/ointment, 0.05% Florone ointment, 0.05%; Psorcon cream/ointment, 0.05% |
Fluocinonide | Lidex cream/ointment/gel/solution, Fluone cream, 0.05% |
Halcinonide | Halog cream/ointment/cream/solution, 0.1% |
Triamcinolone acetonide | Kenalog ointment, 0.5% |
Class 3—Upper Mid-Strength |
Amcinonide | Amcort cream//lotion 0.1%; Cyclocort cream 0.1% |
Betamethasone dipropionate† | Diprosone cream or hydrophilic emollient, 0.05% |
Betamethasone valerate† | Valisone or Betatrex ointment, 0.1%; Luxiq foam, 0.12% |
Diflorasone diacetate† | Generic cream/ointment/lotion, 0.1% |
Diflorasone diacetate | Maxiflor, Florone, Psorcon cream, 0.05% |
Fluticasone propionate† | Generic cream/ointment, 0.05% |
Fluocinonide† | Cutivate ointment 0.005% |
Mometasone furoate† | Lidex-E cream, aqueous emollient, 0.05% |
Triamcinolone acetonide | |
Elocon cream/ointment, 0.1% | Kenalog ointment 0.5% Aristocort cream 0.05%, ointment, 0.1% |
Class 4—Mid-Strength |
Clocortolone pivalate | Cloderm cream, 0.1% |
Desoximetasone | Topicort LP cream, 0.05% |
Fluocinolone acetonide† | Synalar-HP, Synalar ointment, 0.025% |
Flurandrenolide | Cordran ointment, 0.05% |
Hydrocortisone valerate | Westcort ointment, 0.2% |
Mometasone furoate† | Elocon cream, lotion, solution 0.1% Momexin cream, 0.1% |
Triamcinolone acetonide | Kenalog cream, ointment, spray 0.1% Kenonel cream 0.1% |
Class 5—Lower Mid-Strength |
Betamethasone dipropionate | Diprosone lotion, 0.05% |
Betamethasone valerate | Valisone, Beta-Val, Betatrex cream, 0.1% |
Desonide | DesOwen Tridesilon ointment, 0.05% Desonate gel 0.05% |
Fluocinolone acetonide | Synalar cream, 0.025% |
Flurandrenolide | Cordran cream, lotion, 0.05% |
Fluticasone propionate | Cutivate cream, lotion, solution, 0.05% Cortizone 10 lotion, spray, 0.1% |
Hydrocortisone butyrate | Locoid cream, ointment, 0.1% |
Hydrocortisone probutate | Pandel cream 0.1% |
Hydrocortisone valerate | Westcort cream, 0.2% |
Prednicarbate | Dermatop emollient cream, ointment, 0.1% |
Triamcinolone acetonide‡ | Kenalog lotion, 0.1%, ointment 0.025% |
Class 6—Mild |
Alclometasone dipropionate† | Aclovate cream/ointment, 0.05% |
Betamethasone valerate | Valisone or Beta-Val lotion, 0.1% |
Desonide | DesOwen cream, lotion, 0.05% Tridesilon cream 0.05% LoKara lotion 0.05% Verdeso foam 0.05% |
Fluocinolone acetonide | Synalar cream/solution, 0.01%; Capex shampoo, Derma-Smoothe oil, 0.01% |
Triamcinolone acetonide | Aristocort cream, 0.1% Kenalog cream, lotion, 0.025% |
Class 7—Least Potent |
Hydrocortisone§ | Hytone, Cortate, Unicort, other nonprescription cream/lotion/foam 0.5% to 2.5% |