What the label lists and what reports show

Halcinonide side effects

Halcinonide's FDA label lists its adverse reactions in its own words. FAERS holds 193 reports naming it through July 30, 2026; the reaction reported most often, leaving out the conditions it is used for, product-use terms and outcomes, is psoriasis (19 reports).

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Check it at the source: the halcinonide FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 15, 2025, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.); the FDA FAERS public dashboard.

What does the label list?

From the label: adverse reactions
The following local adverse reactions are reported infrequently with topical corticosteroids, but may occur more frequently with the use of occlusive dressings (reactions are listed in an approximate decreasing order of occurrence): burning, itching, irritation, dryness, folliculitis, hypertrichosis, acneiform eruptions, hypopigmentation, perioral dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, maceration of the skin, secondary infection, skin atrophy, striae, and miliaria.

Source: FDA drug label, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., effective October 15, 2025 (SPL set aed461bb-e49e-44c4-b42f-b5b261c072a0), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What do FAERS reports show?

193 reports list halcinonide among the medicines taken, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 8 are coded as a death and 31 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is. Of the 21 reactions below, none is named by the same term (in US spelling) in the label's adverse reactions, warnings or patient leaflet; a reaction the label does not name may still be there under another word, and a report does not show that the medicine caused it.

The 25 most reported reactions

Drug Ineffective (a use or a product term, not a reaction)23
Psoriasis19
Rash16
Pain13
Pruritus13
Arthralgia12
Diarrhoea10
Headache10
Nausea10
Fatigue9
Off Label Use (a use or a product term, not a reaction)9
Condition Aggravated (a use or a product term, not a reaction)7
Depression7
Weight Decreased7
Dyspnoea6
Erythema6
Feeling Abnormal6
Gastrointestinal Disorder6
Injection Site Pain6
Insomnia6
Anxiety5
Hypersensitivity5
Inappropriate Schedule Of Product Administration (a use or a product term, not a reaction)5
Muscular Weakness5
Pain In Extremity5

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026; reactions as MedDRA preferred terms

What next?

Halcinonide: the full record: label, generics, price, shortages, recalls
Report a side effect to the FDA: MedWatch
Side effects hub: the most reported medicines and reactions