Triamcinolone
Nasal preparations: Nasacort Allergy 24HR, Nasal Allergy 24 Hour, and generics
Topical preparations: Triderm, Kenalog, Oralone, Trianex, Tritocin, and generics
Injection preparations: Kenalog-10, Kenalog-40, Kenalog-80, generics, and others in kits
Corticosteroid
| C/D | 2 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Key |
- Nasal spray:
- Nasacort Allergy 24HR, Nasal Allergy 24 Hour, and generics [OTC]: 55 mCg/actuation (60 actuations per 10.8 mL, 120 actuations per 16.9 mL); contains benzalkonium chloride, polysorbate 80, and EDTA
- Cream:
- Triderm and generics: 0.1% (15, 28.4, 30, 80, 454 g); contains propylene glycol
- Generics: 0.025% (15, 80, 454 g), 0.5% (15 g)
- Ointment:
- Generics: 0.025%, 0.1% (15, 80, 454 g), 0.5% (15 g)
- Trianex, Tritocin, and generics: 0.05% (110, 430 g)
- Lotion: 0.025%, 0.1% (60 mL)
- Topical aerosol:
- Kenalog and generics: 0.2 mg/2 second spray; each g of spray contains 0.147 mg triamcinolone acetate (63, 100 g); contains 10.3% alcohol
- Dental paste:
- Oralone and generics: 0.1% (5 g)
- See Chapter 10 for potency rankings and sizes of topical preparations.
- Injection as acetonide: 10 mg/mL (Kenalog-10 and generics) (5 mL), 40 mg/mL (Kenalog-40 and generics) (1, 5, 10 mL), 80 mg/mL (Kenalog-80) (1, 5 mL); all strengths contains benzyl alcohol and polysorbate 80
- Kits (all contain benzyl alcohol and polysorbate 80):
- P-Care K40, Pod-Care 100K: 40 mg/mL (1 × 1 mL)
- P-Care K80, Pro-C-Dure 5: 40 mg/mL (2 × 1 mL)
- Pro-C-Dure 6: 40 mg/mL (3 × 1 mL)
- Kits (all contain benzyl alcohol and polysorbate 80):
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Triamcinolone." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309749/2/Triamcinolone.
Triamcinolone. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309749/2/Triamcinolone. Accessed April 30, 2026.
Triamcinolone. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309749/2/Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, editors. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 April 30]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309749/2/Triamcinolone.
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