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calcipotriene
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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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Research
1,844 papers- Spotlight on calcipotriene/betamethasone dipropionate in psoriasis vulgaris of the trunk, limbs, and scalp.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2011
- The use of topical calcipotriene/calcipotriol in conditions other than plaque-type psoriasis.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1997
- Clinical Utility of Various Formulations of Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Patients Aged 12 Years or Older.Drug design, development and therapy · 2024
- Calcipotriol/calcipotriene (Dovonex/Daivonex) in combination with phototherapy: a review.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1997
- Topical application of calcipotriene and corticosteroids: combination regimens.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1997
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Interactions
- Pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Pharmacokinetics
- Society and culture
- Brand names
- References
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