Betamethasone valerate

Betamethasone valerate is a synthetic glucocorticoid ester. It is the 17-valerate ester of betamethasone.^[1][2] Betamethasone valerate is often used to treat mild eczema with good efficacy and lower incidence of steroid induced adverse effects due to its lower potency compared to other glucocorticoids.^[3] Betamethasone-17-valerate is available in cream, ointment, lotion, and foam preparations for topical use.^[3][4][5]

Betamethasone valerate

Clinical data
Trade names	Betnovate, Celestoderm, Ecoval 70, Hormezon
Other names	Betamethasone 17-valerate
AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
Drug class	Corticosteroid; glucocorticoid
Identifiers
IUPAC name (11β,16β)-9-Fluoro-11,21-dihydroxy-16-methyl-3,20-dioxopregna-1,4-dien-17-yl valerate
CAS Number	2152-44-5
PubChem CID	16533
ChemSpider	15673
UNII	9IFA5XM7R2
ChEBI	CHEBI:31277 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1497 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7022673
ECHA InfoCard	100.016.764
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C27H37FO6
Molar mass	476.585 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCCCC(=O)O[C@@]1([C@H](C[C@@H]2[C@@]1(C[C@@H]([C@]3([C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@@]43C)F)O)C)C)C(=O)CO
InChI InChI=1S/C27H37FO6/c1-5-6-7-23(33)34-27(22(32)15-29)16(2)12-20-19-9-8-17-13-18(30)10-11-24(17,3)26(19,28)21(31)14-25(20,27)4/h10-11,13,16,19-21,29,31H,5-9,12,14-15H2,1-4H3/t16-,19-,20-,21-,24-,25-,26-,27-/m0/s1 Y Key:SNHRLVCMMWUAJD-SUYDQAKGSA-N Y

See also

• Fusidic acid/betamethasone valerate