Difluprednate

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Difluprednate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
[(6S,8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,17R)-17-(2-acetyloxyacetyl)-6,9-difluoro-11-hydr

oxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenant hren-17-yl] butanoate

Identifiers
CAS number 23674-86-4
ATC code D07AC19
PubChem 32037
Chemical data
Formula C27H34F2O7 
Mol. mass 508.551
Pharmacokinetic data
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Therapeutic considerations
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Legal status
Routes topical dermatologic

Difluprednate is a corticosteroid, a derivative of prednisolone obtained by fluorination at the 6- and 9-positions, followed by esterification of the 17 and 21-hydroxyl groups with butyric acid and acetic acid, respectively (see figure). Accordingly, difluprednate is sometimes abbreviated DFBA, for difluoroprednisolone butyrate acetate.