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flumetasone
Sign in to saveAlso known as Flumetasonum, Flumethasone, Flumétasone, Flumetasona, 6alpha,9-Difluoro-11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-16alpha-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione
Flumetasone, also known as flumethasone, is a corticosteroid for topical use. It has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties, and it is approved for human and animal use for a variety of medical conditions.
Key facts
- Drug.tradename
- Flucort
- Drug.Verifiedfields
- changed
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 407198225
- Drug.image
- Flumetasone.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Topical
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- D07
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AB03
- Drug.ATC_supplemental
- , (combinations),
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.metabolism
- Liver, CYP3A4-mediated
- Drug.CAS_number
- 2135-17-3
- Drug.PubChem
- 16490
- Drug.UNII
- LR3CD8SX89
- Drug.KEGG
- D04208
- Drug.ChEMBL
- 1201392
- Drug.synonyms
- Flumethasone (USAN)
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C22H28F2O5
- Molecular weight
- 410.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (6S,8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,16R,17R)-6,9-difluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13,16-trimethyl-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
- SMILES
- C[C@@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H]3C[C@@H](C4=CC(=O)C=C[C@@]4([C@]3([C@H](C[C@@]2([C@]1(C(=O)CO)O)C)O)F)C)F
- InChIKey
- WXURHACBFYSXBI-GQKYHHCASA-N
- XLogP
- 1.9
- Polar surface area
- 94.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
390 papers- Pharmacokinetics of intravenous flumetasone and effects on plasma hydrocortisone concentrations and inflammatory mediators in the horse.Equine veterinary journal · 2019
- [Effect of cotton-moxibustion on chronic eczema and quality of life].Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion · 2021
- Application of EPR Spectroscopy to Examination of Free Radical Formation in Thermally Sterilized Flumetasone.Applied magnetic resonance · 2013
- Clinical efficacy of flumetasone/salicylic acid ointment combined with 308-nm excimer laser for treatment of psoriasis vulgaris.Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine · 2012
- The effect of steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the cellular immunity of calves with experimentally-induced local lung inflammation.Veterinary immunology and immunopathology · 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 410.19048
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- chemical formula
- C₂₂H₂₈F₂O₅
- canonical SMILES
- CC1CC2C3CC(C4=CC(=O)C=CC4(C3(C(CC2(C1(C(=O)CO)O)C)O)F)C)F
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H]3C[C@H](F)C4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]4(C)[C@@]3(F)[C@@H](O)C[C@]2(C)[C@@]1(O)C(=O)CO
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C65717
- subject has role
- glucocorticoid
- stereoisomer of
- diflorasone
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Chemistry and mechanism of action
- Society and culture
- Names
- Veterinary uses
- References
Flumetasone, also known as flumethasone, is a corticosteroid for topical use. It has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties, and it is approved for human and animal use for a variety of medical conditions.
It was patented in 1951 and approved for medical use in 1964.
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