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prednisolone

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prednisolone

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Also known as DELTA.1-Cortisol, Orapred®, Pediapred®, 1,4-pregnadiene-11beta,17alpha,21-triol-3,20-dione, 1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione-11beta,17alpha,21-triol, 3,20-dioxo-11beta,17alpha,21-trihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene, metacortandralone, Delta(1)-dehydrocortisol

alt=3D space-filling model of Prednisolone under physiological conditions (pH 7.4) and in ALPB solvent Wetoctanol.|thumb|3D space-filling model of prednisolone under physiological conditions (pH 7.4) and in a solvent model

Key facts

Drug.image
Prednisolone-2D-skeletal.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.image2
Prednisolone-from-xtal-3D-bs-17.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Sterane, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a615042
Drug.DailyMedID
Prednisolone
Drug.pregnancy_AU
A
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic
Drug.class
Glucocorticoid
Drug.ATC_prefix
A07
Drug.ATC_suffix
EA01
Drug.ATC_supplemental
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.elimination_half life
2–3.5 hours
Drug.excretion
urine

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
C21H28O5
Molecular weight
360.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
SMILES
C[C@]12C[C@@H]([C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(C(=O)CO)O)CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C)O
InChIKey
OIGNJSKKLXVSLS-VWUMJDOOSA-N
XLogP
1.6
Polar surface area
94.8 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

via PubChem

Research

73,175 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Systemic use
  • Topical use
  • Adverse effects
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Local adverse effects in the eye
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Prednisone
  • Chemistry
  • Interactions
  • Special populations
  • Children
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Society and culture
  • Dosage forms
  • Athletics
  • Veterinary uses
  • References
  • External links

alt=3D space-filling model of Prednisolone under physiological conditions (pH 7.4) and in ALPB solvent Wetoctanol.|thumb|3D space-filling model of prednisolone under physiological conditions (pH 7.4) and in a solvent model

Prednisolone is a corticosteroid, a steroid hormone used to treat certain types of allergies, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, and cancers, electrolyte imbalances, and skin conditions. Some of these conditions include adrenocortical insufficiency, high blood calcium, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatitis, eye inflammation, asthma, multiple sclerosis, and phimosis. It can be taken by mouth, injected into a vein, used topically as a skin cream, or as eye drops.

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