Chemicals and Drugs

Fluorometholone

A glucocorticoid employed, usually as eye drops, in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory conditions of the eye. It has also been used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p732)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A glucocorticoid employed, usually as eye drops, in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory conditions of the eye. It has also been used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p732)

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C22H29FO4
Molecular Weight
376.5 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
426-13-1
IUPAC Name
(6S,8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-6,10,13-trimethyl-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
InChIKey
FAOZLTXFLGPHNG-KNAQIMQKSA-N
SMILES
C[C@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC[C@@]([C@]3(C[C@@H]([C@@]2([C@@]4(C1=CC(=O)C=C4)C)F)O)C)(C(=O)C)O
MeSH Unique ID
D005469
Source
PubChem CID 9878

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Cortisdin
  • Efflumidex
  • FML
  • FML Forte
  • FML Liquifilm
  • Flucon
  • Fluor-Op
  • Fluoro-Ophtal
  • Fluoropos
  • Isopto Flucon
  • PMS-Fluorometholone
  • Flucon, Isopto
  • Fluor Op
  • Fluoro Ophtal
  • PMS Fluorometholone

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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.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D04w.210.500w.745.432w.719.349w
  2. D04w.210.500w.908.431w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fluorometholone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005469. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005469
  2. Fluorometholone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorometholone
  3. Fluorometholone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607349
  4. Fluorometholone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 9878. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9878