Chemistry:Difluprednate

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Short description: Corticosteroid drug
Difluprednate
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Trade namesDurezol
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MedlinePlusa609025
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FormulaC27H34F2O7
Molar mass508.559 g·mol−1
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Difluprednate, sold under the brand name Durezol, is a corticosteroid used for the treatment of post-operative ocular inflammation and pain.[1]

It was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2008.[1][2][3] It is available as a generic medication.[4]

Medical uses

Difluprednate is indicated for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with ocular surgery; and the treatment of endogenous anterior uveitis.[1]

Clinical trials

Difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion 0.05% is also being studied in other ocular inflammatory diseases, including a phase 3 study evaluating difluprednate for the treatment of anterior uveitis[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Durezol emulsion". 11 July 2022. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=d07b65d5-f8e3-4594-a7fb-108218746cec. 
  2. "Drug Approval Package: Durezol (Difluprednate) NDA #022212". 25 July 2008. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2008/022212s000TOC.cfm. 
  3. "Sirion Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of Durezol for Treatment of Postoperative Ocular Inflammation and Pain" (Press release). Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  4. "Competitive Generic Therapy Approvals". 29 June 2023. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/generic-drugs/competitive-generic-therapy-approvals. 
  5. Clinical trial number NCT00501579 for "Study of Difluprednate in the Treatment of Uveitis" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  6. "Difluprednate 0.05% versus prednisolone acetate 1% for endogenous anterior uveitis: a phase III, multicenter, randomized study". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 55 (5): 2993–3002. May 2014. doi:10.1167/iovs.13-12660. PMID 24677110.