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Drug

Fluocinonide

Established medicine
ClassGlucocorticoid receptor agonistResearchOngoing clinical research
Also known as Dermacin, Fluex, Licon, Lidex+4 more

Dermacin, Fluex, Licon, Lidex, Vanos, Fluocinonida, Fluocinonido, Fluocinonidum.

Glucocorticoid receptor
Primary target
1
Regulatory events
Latest activity
beta

Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Fluocinonide
Aliases & brands
DermacinFluexLiconLidexVanosFluocinonidaFluocinonidoFluocinonidum
RxNorm CUI
4462
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1501
ATC codes
C05AA11D07AC08
UNII
2W4A77YPAN
Primary mechanism
Glucocorticoid receptor agonist
Regulatory jurisdictions
fda

Pharmacology & targets

1 target

Known molecular targets and mechanisms supported by curated pharmacology databases.

AGONISTGlucocorticoid receptor agonist

Regulatory timeline

1 event

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Authorities
FDA
Total events
1
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 1 event
2026-03-25RecallSafety
Recall (Class II): FLUOCINONIDE
Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Clinical trials

1 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
1
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2010
1
Late-stage (III+)
1
Completed
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 1
Phase 41

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.