Fluticasone

Not to be confused with fluconazole.
Fluticasone
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
Pregnancy
category
  • C for Intranasal and Inhaled
Routes of
administration
Intranasal, inhaled, topical cream or ointment
ATC code D07AC17 (WHO) R01AD08 (WHO) R03BA05 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
  • CA: ℞-only
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: OTC (intranasal), RX-only (other preparations)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 0.51% (Intranasal)
Protein binding 91%
Metabolism Intranasal
Hepatic (CYP3A4-mediated)
Biological half-life 10 hours
Excretion Renal
Identifiers
CAS Number 90566-53-3 N
PubChem (CID) 5311101
IUPHAR/BPS 6699
DrugBank DB00588 N
ChemSpider 4470631 YesY
UNII CUT2W21N7U YesY
KEGG D07981 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:5134 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201396 N
Chemical and physical data
Formula C22H27F3O4S
Molar mass 444.508 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Fluticasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid.[1] Both the furoate and propanoate esters, fluticasone furoate and fluticasone propionate, are used as topical anti-inflammatories[2] and inhaled corticosteroids.

References

  1. Briggs, Gerald G.; Freeman, Roger K.; Yaffe, Sumner J. (2012), Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, p. 600, ISBN 1451153597.
  2. Spratto, George R.; Woods, Adrienne L. (2012), Delmar Nurse's Drug Handbook 2012, Cengage Learning, p. 748, ISBN 1111310653.
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