Medrysone

Medrysone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(6S,8S,9S,10R,11S,13R,14S,17S)- 17-acetyl-11-hydroxy-6,10,13-trimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,
11,12,14,15,16,17- dodecahydrocyclopenta[a] phenanthren-3-one
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
MedlinePlus a606003
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Legal status
  • US: Discontinued
Routes of
administration
Eye drops
Identifiers
CAS Number 2668-66-8 YesY
ATC code S01BA08
PubChem CID 247839
IUPHAR/BPS 7086
DrugBank DB00253 N
ChemSpider 216968 N
UNII D2UFC189XF N
KEGG D02289 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201173 N
Chemical data
Formula C22H32O3
Molar mass 344.488 g/mol
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Medrysone is a corticosteroid that has been used in optometry, and in ophthalmology for the treatment of eye inflammations.[1][2] It has been discontinued in the US.[2]

See also

References

  1. Rastogi, R. K.; Mathur, A.; Raizada, I. N. (1985). "Efficacy of medrysone as anti-inflammatory agent". Indian journal of ophthalmology 33 (5): 295–297. PMID 3843339.
  2. 1 2 Medrysone Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information



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