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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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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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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