Drug details

Epifoam (pramoxine hydrochloride and hydrocortisone acetate aerosol foam)

type of Anesthetics, Topical, Corticosteroids, Rectal

Epifoam (pramoxine hydrochloride and hydrocortisone acetate aerosol, foam) is a topical aerosol foam containing a corticosteroid used as an anti-inflammatory/anti-itch agent and a local anesthetic used to relieve inflammatory and itching manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive skin conditions (dermatoses).

This drug may have the following side effects:

• itching,
• acne,
• skin irritation,
• skin burning,
• allergic contact dermatitis,
• secondary infection,
• rash around the mouth,
• skin atrophy,
• stretch marks, and
• skin dryness,
• inflammation of hair follicles (folliculitis),
• abnormal/excess hair growth,
• loss of skin pigmentation,
• skin breakdown,
• "sweat rash" (miliaria)

The following drugs are related to Epifoam, either as a replacement or used together:

• Atarax (hydroxyzine hydrochloride)
• Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
• Benadryl Injection (diphenhydramine injection)
• Diprolene AF (betamethasone)
• Diprolene Lotion (betamethasone dipropionate)
• Diprolene Ointment (betamethasone dipropionate)
• Chlor-Trimeton (chlorpheniramine maleate)
• Eurax (crotamiton cream, lotion)
• Cutivate Cream (fluticasone topical)
• Cutivate Lotion (fluticasone propionate lotion)
• Cutivate Ointment (fluticasone propionate ointment)
• Elocon (mometasone furoate)
• Elocon Lotion (mometasone furoate lotion)
• Elocon Ointment (mometasone furoate ointment)
• Lidex (fluocinonide)
• Ultravate Cream (halobetasol propionate)
• Ultravate X Cream (halobetasol propionate)
• Ultravate Ointment (halobetasol propionate ointment)
• Pramosone (hydrocortisone acetate 1% pramoxine hydrochloride 1% cream)