desonide
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
25 FDA-registered drug labelers
Aarti Pharmalabs Limited
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cintex Services, LLC
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Encore Dermatology Inc
Encube Ethicals, Inc.
Farmabios S.p.A.
Hubei Gedian Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
MEDISCA Inc.
NEWCHEM SPA
NORTHSTAR RX LLC
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA
Proficient Rx LP
Sicor S.r.l.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Symbiotec Pharmalab Limited
SYMBIOTICA SPECIALITY INGREDIENTS SDN.BHD
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Desonide
- •Desonide Ointment, 0.05%
- •Tridesilon Cream
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No Shortage
Shortage History
Each row is a separate manufacturer's FDA shortage filing — not a timeline for the drug as a whole. Multiple "current" entries are normal: each manufacturer/NDC files independently. Status reflects the manufacturer's report; reason describes their supply situation (Available, Unavailable, or to be discontinued).
to be discontinued
Desonide Cream
05/28/2025to be discontinued
Desonide Lotion
09/18/2025Chemical Identity
CAS638-94-8
PubChem CID5311066
DTXSIDDTXSID7046756
FormulaC24H32O6
Mol. Weight416.5 g/mol
SMILESCC1(OC2CC3C4CCC5=CC(=O)C=CC5(C4C(CC3(C2(O1)C(=O)CO)C)O)C)C
Data Sources
53110662026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/desonide/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/desonide.json
CAS 638-94-82026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 638-94-82026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json