Halcinonide is a high potency
corticosteroid, in group II (second most potent group) under US classification.
It is used
topical
A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body. Most often topical medication means application to body surfaces such as the skin or mucous membranes to treat ailments via a large range of classes ...
ly (in a 0.05% cream provided as Halog) in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
References
Acetonides
Secondary alcohols
Chloroarenes
Corticosteroid cyclic ketals
Corticosteroids
Diketones
Fluoroarenes
Glucocorticoids
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