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calcipotriene

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Also known as Dovonex®, MC903

Calcipotriol, also known as calcipotriene and sold under the brand name Dovonex among others, is a synthetic derivative of calcitriol, a form of vitamin D. It is used in the treatment of psoriasis.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
459992907
Drug.image
Calcipotriol.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.image2
Calcipotriol-from-xtal-Mercury-3D-balls-thin.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.USAN
calcipotriene
Drug.tradename
Daivonex, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a608018
Drug.DailyMedID
Calcipotriene
Drug.pregnancy_AU
B3
Drug.routes_of_administration
topical
Drug.ATC_prefix
D05
Drug.ATC_suffix
AX02
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
C27H40O3
Molecular weight
412.6 g/mol
IUPAC name
trans-(1R,3S,5Z)-5-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-1-[(E,2R,5S)-5-cyclopropyl-5-hydroxypent-3-en-2-yl]-7a-methyl-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexane-1,3-diol
SMILES
C[C@H](/C=C/[C@H](C1CC1)O)[C@H]2CC[C@@H]\3[C@@]2(CCC/C3=C\C=C/4\C[C@H](C[C@@H](C4=C)O)O)C
InChIKey
LWQQLNNNIPYSNX-UROSTWAQSA-N
XLogP
4.3
Polar surface area
60.7 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Adverse effects
  • Interactions
  • Pharmacology
  • Mechanism of action
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Society and culture
  • Brand names
  • References

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