Fluoromethalone

Fluorometholone is the topical synthetic glucocorticoid. Its tropical anti-inflammatory effect is 40 times as much as hydrocortisone, but their effects of oral administration are almost equal. It is mainly used for local treatment of skin allergy, pruritus, rash and other diseases related to allergy. Oral administration is also used for the treatment of breast cancer, childhood leukemia, connective tissue disease, and so on.
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Fluorometholone is a member of the class of glucocorticoids that is Delta(1)-progesterone substituted at positions 11beta and 17 by hydroxy groups, at position 6alpha by a methyl group and at position 9 by a fluoro group. Used for the treatment of corticosteroid-responsive inflammation of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea and anterior segment of the globe. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory drug. It is a fluorinated steroid, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid, a 20-oxo steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid, a glucocorticoid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a Delta(1)-progesterone.|A glucocorticoid employed, usually as eye drops, in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory conditions of the eye. It has also been used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p732)|Fluorometholone is a Corticosteroid. The mechanism of action of fluorometholone is as a Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonist.|Fluorometholone is a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties. Fluorometholone exerts its effects by interacting with cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptors and subsequently activates glucocorticoid receptor mediated gene expression. The synthesis of certain anti-inflammatory proteins is induced while the synthesis of certain inflammatory mediators is inhibited. As a result, there is an overall reduction in chronic inflammation and autoimmune reactions.