Anecortave

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

S01LA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007753-60-8

Chemical Formula

C23-H30-O5

Molecular Weight

386

Therapeutic Categories

Ophthalmic agent for treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration

Angiostatic agent

Corticosteroid

Chemical Names

Δ⁴,⁹(¹¹)-pregnadien-17α,21-diol,3,20-dione-21-acetate

17,21-dihydroxypregna-4,9(11)-diene-3,20-dione 21-acetate (WHO)

21-(Acetyloxy)-17-hydroxypregna-4,9(11)-diene-3,20-dione (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Anecortavum (Latin)
• Anecortav (German)
• Anécortave (French)
• Anecortava (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Anecortave Acetate (OS: JAN, USAN)
• AL-3789 (IS)

Brand Name

• Retaane
  Alcon, Australia

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Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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