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Meprednisone Systematic (IUPAC) name (16β)-17,21-dihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names Pregnancy cat. ? Legal status ? Identifiers CAS number 1247-42-3 ATC code H02AB15 PubChem CID 5284587 ChemSpider 4447637 UNII 67U96J8P35 KEGG D06673 ChEMBL CHEMBL1201148 Chemical data Formula C22H28O5 Mol. mass 372.455 g/mol SMILES eMolecules & PubChem (what is this?) (verify) Meprednisone is a glucocorticoid. It is a methylated derivative of prednisone.
Corticosteroids – glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids (H02)
(also A07EA, C05AA, D07, D10AA, R01AD, R03BA, S01BA, S02B, and S03B)Mineralocorticoids
(3-one, 4-ene,
no FG at 16)Glucocorticoids
(3-one, 4-ene,
11-FG,
17-hydroxy)PregnenePregnenedione
(+20-one)HYDROCORTISONE/CORTISOL# (Hydrocortisone aceponate, Hydrocortisone buteprate, Hydrocortisone butyrate) • Budesonide • Ciclesonide • Deflazacort • Medrysone • Tixocortol • HALOGENATED AT 6: Cloprednol • HALOGENATED, WITH FG AT 16: HalcinonidePregnadiene (+1-ene)Rimexolone • HALOGENATED, WITH FG AT 16: Flunisolide • Triamcinolone • Amcinonide • Fluocinolone acetonide (Fluocinonide)Pregnadienediol
(+21-hydroxy)Prednisone (Meprednisone) • HALOGENATED AT 9: Fluorometholone • HALOGENATED, WITH FG AT 16: Fluocortolone (Clocortolone, Diflucortolone, Fluocortin) • DesoximetasonePregnadienetriol
(+11-hydroxy)Prednisolone# (Methylprednisolone, Methylprednisolone aceponate, Prednicarbate, Prednylidene) • Desonide • HALOGENATED: Fluprednisolone (Difluprednate, Fluperolone) • HALOGENATED, WITH FG AT 16: Dexamethasone# • Betamethasone (Clobetasol, Clobetasone, Diflorasone, Halometasone, Ulobetasol) • Beclometasone • Paramethasone • Alclometasone • Fluclorolone • Flumetasone • FluprednidenePregnatriene
(+2-ene)HALOGENATED, WITH FG AT 16: Fluticasone (Fluticasone propionate, Fluticasone furoate)Other/ungroupedHALOGENATED: Loteprednol • HALOGENATED, WITH FG AT 16: Fludroxycortide • Formocortal • Mometasone furoateAldosterone antagonists Synthesis modifiers This hormonal preparation article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.