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Dexamethasone
- CAS number
- 50-02-2
- Molecular formula
- C22H29FO5
- Molecular weight
- 392.5 g/mol
About this molecule
Dexamethasone, or MK-125, is a corticosteroid fluorinated at position 9 used to treat endocrine, rheumatic, collagen, dermatologic, allergic, ophthalmic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, hematologic, neoplastic, edematous, and other conditions. Developed in 1957, it is structurally similar to other corticosteroids like [hydrocortisone] and [prednisolone]. Dexamethasone was granted FDA approval on 30 October 1958. In a press release for the Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial on 16 June 2020, dexamethasone was recommended for use in COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory symptoms. Dexamethasone reduced deaths by approximately one third in patients requiring ventilation and by one fifth in those requiring oxygen.
Source: DrugBank, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- 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
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 23495-06-9 · 1050677-47-8
- PubChem CID
- 5743
Also known as
dexamethasone · Decadron · Aeroseb-Dex · Cortisumman · Calonat · Decaderm · Dexacortal · Dexacortin
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