List of corticosteroid esters explained

This is a list of corticosteroid esters, including esters of steroidal glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Esters of natural corticosteroids

Desoxycortone esters

See also: 11-Deoxycorticosterone.

• Desoxycortone acetate (deoxycortone acetate; desoxycorticosterone acetate)
• Desoxycortone cypionate (deoxycortone cypionate; desoxycorticosterone cypionate)^[4]
• Desoxycortone enanthate (deoxycortone enanthate; deoxycorticosterone enanthate)
• Desoxycortone glucoside (deoxycortone glucoside; deoxycorticosterone glucoside)
• Desoxycortone pivalate (deoxycortone pivalate; deoxycorticosterone pivalate)

Hydrocortisone esters

See also: Cortisol and Hydrocortisone.

• Benzodrocortisone (hydrocortisone 17-benzoate)
• Hydrocortamate (hydrocortisone 21-(diethylamino)acetate)
• Hydrocortisone aceponate (hydrocortisone 21-acetate 17α-propionate)
• Hydrocortisone acetate
• Hydrocortisone bendazac
• Hydrocortisone buteprate (hydrocortisone 17α-butyrate 21-propionate)
• Hydrocortisone butyrate (hydrocortisone 17α-butyrate)
• Hydrocortisone 21-butyrate
• Hydrocortisone cypionate (hydrocortisone cyclopentanepropionate)
• Hydrocortisone phosphate
• Hydrocortisone succinate (hydrocortisone hemisuccinate)
• Hydrocortisone tebutate
• Hydrocortisone valerate
• Hydrocortisone xanthogenic acid

Esters of other natural corticosteroids

See also: 11-Dehydrocorticosterone, 11-Deoxycortisol, Cortisone and Corticosterone.

• 11-Dehydrocorticosterone acetate
• Cortifen (cortodoxone chlorphenacyl ester)
• Cortisone acetate
• Corticosterone acetate
• Corticosterone benzoate
• Cortodoxone acetate

Esters of synthetic corticosteroids

Beclometasone esters

See also: Beclometasone.

• Beclometasone dipropionate (beclomethasone dipropionate)
• Beclometasone salicylate
• Beclometasone valeroacetate

Betamethasone esters

See also: Betamethasone.

• Betamethasone acetate
• Betamethasone acibutate (betamethasone 21-acetate 17α-isobutyrate)
• Betamethasone adamantoate
• Betamethasone benzoate
• Betamethasone dipropionate
• Betamethasone divalerate
• Betamethasone phosphate (betamethasone phosphate)
• Betamethasone succinate
• Betamethasone valerate
• Betamethasone valeroacetate (betamethasone 21-acetate 17α-valerate)
• Cortobenzolone (betamethasone salicylate)

Clocortolone esters

See also: Clocortolone.

• Clocortolone acetate
• Clocortolone caproate
• Clocortolone pivalate

Dexamethasone esters

See also: Dexamethasone.

• Dexamethasone acefurate
• Dexamethasone acetate (flumeprednisolone)
• Dexamethasone cipecilate
• Dexamethasone diethylaminoacetate
• Dexamethasone dipropionate
• Dexamethasone isonicotinate
• Dexamethasone linoleate
• Dexamethasone metasulphobenzoate
• Dexamethasone palmitate
• Dexamethasone phosphate
• Dexamethasone pivalate
• Dexamethasone succinate
• Dexamethasone sulfate
• Dexamethasone tebutate (dexamethasone tert-butylacetate)
• Dexamethasone troxundate
• Dexamethasone valerate

Fluocinolone acetonide esters

See also: Fluocinolone acetonide.

• Ciprocinonide (fluocinolone acetonide cyclopropylcarboxylate)
• Fluocinonide (fluocinolone acetonide 21-acetate)
• Procinonide (fluocinolone acetonide propionate)

Fluocortolone esters

See also: Fluocortolone.

• Fluocortin (fluocortolone-21-carboxylate)
• Fluocortin butyl (fluocortolone-21-carboxylate 21-butylate)
• Fluocortolone caproate
• Fluocortolone pivalate

Fluprednisolone esters

See also: Fluprednisolone.

• Fluprednisolone acetate
• Fluprednisolone succinate (fluprednisolone hemisuccinate)
• Fluprednisolone valerate

Methylprednisolone esters

See also: Methylprednisolone.

• Methylprednisolone aceponate
• Methylprednisolone acetate
• Methylprednisolone cyclopentylpropionate
• Methylprednisolone phosphate
• Methylprednisolone succinate (methylprednisolone hemisuccinate)
• Methylprednisolone suleptanate

Prednisolone esters

See also: Prednisolone.

• Prednazate (prednisolone succinate and perphenazine compound)
• Prednazoline (prednisolone phosphate and fenoxazoline compound)
• Prednicarbate (prednisolone 17-(ethyl carbonate) 21-propionate)
• Prednimustine (prednisolone chlorambucil ester)
• Prednisolamate (prednisolone diethylaminoacetate)
• Prednisolone acetate
• Prednisolone hexanoate
• Prednisolone metasulphobenzoate (prednisolone 21-(3-sulfobenzoate))
• Prednisolone palmitate
• Prednisolone phosphate
• Prednisolone piperidinoacetate
• Prednisolone pivalate
• Prednisolone steaglate (prednisolone stearoyl-glycolate)
• Prednisolone stearoylglycolate
• Prednisolone succinate (prednisolone hemisuccinate)
• Prednisolone sulfate
• Prednisolone tebutate (prednisolone tert-butylacetate)
• Prednisolone tetrahydrophthalate
• Prednisolone valerate
• Prednisolone valeroacetate

Prednisone esters

See also: Prednisone.

• Prednisone acetate
• Prednisone palmitate
• Prednisone succinate

Tixocortol esters

See also: Tixocortol.

• Butixocort (tixocortol butyrate)
• Butixocort propionate (tixocortol butyrate propionate)
• Tixocortol pivalate

Triamcinolone acetonide esters

See also: Triamcinolone acetonide.

• Flupamesone (triamcinolone acetonide metembonate)
• Triamcinolone acetonide phosphate
• Triamcinolone acetonide succinate (triamcinolone acetonide hemisuccinate)
• Triamcinolone benetonide (triamcinolone acetonide 21-(benzoyl-β-aminoisobutyrate))
• Triamcinolone furetonide (triamcinolone acetonide 21-(2-benzofurancarboxylate))
• Triamcinolone hexacetonide (triamcinolone acetonide 21-(tert-butylacetate))

Esters of other synthetic corticosteroids

• Δ⁷-Prednisolone 21-acetate
• Alclometasone dipropionate
• Amcinonide (triamcinolone acetate cyclopentanonide)
• Chloroprednisone acetate
• Ciclometasone (a corticosteroid 21-[4-[(acetylamino)methyl]cyclohexyl]carboxylate ester)
• Clobetasol propionate
• Clobetasone butyrate
• Cloprednol acetate
• Cormetasone acetate
• Cortivazol (a corticosteroid 21-acetate ester)
• Cloticasone propionate
• Deflazacort (a corticosteroid 21-acetate ester)
• Deprodone propionate
• Desonide phosphate
• Desonide pivalate
• Dichlorisone acetate
• Dichlorisone diacetate
• Diflorasone diacetate
• Diflucortolone pivalate
• Diflucortolone valerate
• Difluprednate (difluoroprednisolone butyrate acetate)
• Dimesone acetate
• Drocinonide phosphate
• Etiprednol dicloacetate
• Fluazacort (a corticosteroid 21-acetate ester)
• Fludrocortisone acetate
• Flumetasone acetate
• Flumetasone pivalate
• Flunisolide acetate
• Fluorometholone acetate
• Fluperolone acetate
• Fluprednidene acetate
• Fluticasone furoate
• Fluticasone propionate
• Formocortal (a corticosteroid 21-acetate ester)
• Halopredone acetate (halopredone diacetate)
• Icometasone enbutate
• Isoflupredone acetate
• Locicortolone dicibate
• Loteprednol etabonate
• Meclorisone dibutyrate
• Meprednisone acetate
• Meprednisone succinate (meprednisone hemisuccinate)
• Mometasone furoate
• Nicocortonide (a corticosteroid 21-isonicotinate ester)
• Nicocortonide acetate
• Paramethasone acetate
• Paramethasone phosphate
• Prebediolone acetate
• Prednylidene diethylaminoacetate
• Rofleponide palmitate
• Ticabesone propionate
• Timobesone acetate
• Triamcinolone aminobenzal benzamidoisobutyrate
• Triamcinolone diacetate
• Ulobetasol propionate (halobetasol propionate)

See also

• Steroid ester
• List of corticosteroid cyclic ketals
• List of corticosteroids
• List of steroid esters

Notes and References

1. Book: J. Elks. The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. 14 November 2014. Springer. 978-1-4757-2085-3.
2. Book: Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. 2000. Taylor & Francis. 978-3-88763-075-1.
3. Web site: The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances . WHO . 2013 .
4. Book: J. Elks. The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. 14 November 2014. Springer. 978-1-4757-2085-3. 665–.