Data updated: Mar 10, 2026
DESONIDE
DESONIDE
Approved 1972-01-04
20
Indications
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Phase 3 Trials
54
Years on Market
Details
- Status
- Discontinued
- First Approved
- 1972-01-04
- Routes
- TOPICAL
- Dosage Forms
- OINTMENT, CREAM, GEL, LOTION
Companies
GLENMARK PHARMS LTD CADILA ALEMBIC SUN PHARMA CANADA PAI HOLDINGS PHARM SENORES PHARMS GLENMARK SPECLT ENCUBE ETHICALS TARO COSETTE FOUGERA PHARMS PADAGIS US Hikma
Active Ingredient: DESONIDE
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DESONIDE Approval History
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What DESONIDE Treats
20 FDA approvalsOriginally approved for its first indication in 1972 . Covers 20 distinct patient populations.
- Other (20)
Other
(20 approvals)- • Approved indication (Jan 1972)
- • Approved indication (Nov 1974)
- • Approved indication (Jun 1992)
- • Approved indication (Sep 1992)
- • Approved indication (Aug 1994)
- • Approved indication (Mar 2001)Letter
- • Approved indication (Mar 2002)Letter
- • Approved indication (Oct 2014)Letter
- • Approved indication (Mar 2017)
- • Approved indication (Jul 2017)
- • Approved indication (Sep 2017)
- • Approved indication (Sep 2017)
- • Approved indication (Sep 2017)
- • Approved indication (Jan 2019)
- • Approved indication (Mar 2019)
- • Approved indication (Oct 2019)
- • Approved indication (Nov 2019)
- • Approved indication (May 2020)Letter
- • Approved indication (Aug 2020)
- • Approved indication (Dec 2022)
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Trial Timeline
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Understanding FDA Approval Types
| Count | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| - | ORIG | Original approval - drug first enters market |
| - | SUPPL - Efficacy | New indication (new disease/condition approved) |
| - | SUPPL - Labeling | Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates) |
| - | SUPPL - Manufacturing | Production changes (new facility) |
| - | SUPPL - Chemistry | Formulation changes (new dosage strength) |
Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.
DESONIDE FDA Label Details
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