Structured Summary
Abstract
An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C22H29FO5
- Molecular Weight
- 392.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 50-02-2
- IUPAC Name
- (8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,16R,17R)-9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13,16-trimethyl-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
- InChIKey
- UREBDLICKHMUKA-CXSFZGCWSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@@]4([C@]3([C@H](C[C@@]2([C@]1(C(=O)CO)O)C)O)F)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D003907
- Source
- PubChem CID 5743
MeSH Record
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Hexadecadrol
- Methylfluorprednisolone
- Decaject
- Decaject-L.A.
- Decameth
- Decaspray
- Dexasone
- Dexpak
- Hexadrol
- Maxidex
- Millicorten
- Oradexon
- Decaject L.A.
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dexamethasone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003907. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003907
- Dexamethasone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexamethasone
- Dexamethasone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422252
- Dexamethasone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5743. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5743