Description / Application
Budesonide is a glucocorticoid steroid having a highly oxygenated pregna-1,4-diene structure. It is used mainly in the treatment of asthma and non-infectious rhinitis and for treatment and prevention of nasal polyposis. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory drug, a bronchodilator agent and a drug allergen. It is a primary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a glucocorticoid, a 21-hydroxy steroid, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid, a 20-oxo steroid, a cyclic acetal and a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid. It derives from a hydride of a pregnane.
Identities
| Alternative Name | 16,17-Butylidenebis(oxy)-11,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione; Rhinocort; Pulmicort; Entocort; Symbicort |
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| Molecular Formula | C25H34O6 |
| Molecular Weight | 430.5 |
| MFCD | MFCD00083259 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Warning |
| Hazard Statements | H315;H319;H335 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P264;P271;P280;P302+P352;P304+P340;P305+P351+P338;P312;P321;P332+P313;P337+P313;P362;P403+P233;P405;P501 |