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Also 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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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
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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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