Fluocinolone acetonide
Corticosteroid anti-inflammatory drug / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fluocinolone acetonide is a corticosteroid primarily used in dermatology to reduce skin inflammation and relieve itching.[citation needed] It is a synthetic hydrocortisone derivative. The fluorine substitution at position 9 in the steroid nucleus greatly enhances its activity. It was first synthesized in 1959 in the Research Department of Syntex Laboratories S.A. Mexico City.[2] Preparations containing it were first marketed under the name Synalar. A typical dosage strength used in dermatology is 0.01–0.025%. One such cream is sold under the brand name Flucort-N and includes the antibiotic neomycin.
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Trade names | Synalar, Iluvien, others |
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Routes of administration | Topical, ophthalmic intravitreal injection |
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Metabolism | Liver, CYP3A4-mediated |
Elimination half-life | 1.3 to 1.7 hours |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.607 |
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Formula | C24H30F2O6 |
Molar mass | 452.495 g·mol−1 |
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Fluocinolone acetonide was also found to strongly potentiate TGF-β-associated chondrogenesis of bone marrow mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells, by increasing the levels of collagen type II by more than 100 fold compared to the widely used dexamethasone.[3]
Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implants have been used to treat non-infectious uveitis. A systematic review could not determine with any confidence whether fluocinolone acetonide implants are superior to standard of care treatment for uveitis.[4] A fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant with the brand name Iluvien is sold by biopharmaceutical company Alimera Sciences to treat diabetic macular edema (DME).[5]
It was approved for medical use in 1961.[6]