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P2900000

Prednisone

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

1,4-Pregnadiene-17α,21-diol-3,11,20-trione, 1-Cortisone, 17α,21-Dihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,11,20-trione, Dehydrocortisone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H26O5
CAS Number:
53-03-2
Molecular Weight:
358.43
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329820154
MDL number:
MFCD00003608
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2065301

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Product Name

Prednisone, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

InChI key

XOFYZVNMUHMLCC-ZPOLXVRWSA-N

SMILES string

O=C1C=C[C@@]2(C)C(CC[C@]([C@@](CC[C@@]3(C(CO)=O)O)([H])[C@]3(C)C4)([H])[C@]2([H])C4=O)=C1

InChI

1S/C21H26O5/c1-19-7-5-13(23)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(26,17(25)11-22)20(15,2)10-16(24)18(14)19/h5,7,9,14-15,18,22,26H,3-4,6,8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

prednisone

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

236-238 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

human ... NR3C1(2908)

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Application

Prednisone EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H373

pcodes

P260

Hazard Classifications

STOT RE 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Charles J Ryan et al.
The Lancet. Oncology, 16(2), 152-160 (2015-01-21)
Abiraterone acetate plus prednisone significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival compared with placebo plus prednisone in men with chemotherapy-naive castration-resistant prostate cancer at the interim analyses of the COU-AA-302 trial. Here, we present the prespecified final analysis of the trial, assessing
Claudine Angela Blum et al.
Lancet (London, England), 385(9977), 1511-1518 (2015-01-23)
Clinical trials yielded conflicting data about the benefit of adding systemic corticosteroids for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. We assessed whether short-term corticosteroid treatment reduces time to clinical stability in patients admitted to hospital for community-acquired pneumonia. In this double-blind, multicentre
Daniel P Petrylak et al.
The Lancet. Oncology, 16(4), 417-425 (2015-03-07)
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have few treatment options. We investigated the safety and efficacy of lenalidomide, an immunomodulatory agent with anti-angiogenic properties, in combination with docetaxel and prednisone in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In this
Maxime Touzot et al.
Transplantation, 99(1), 63-68 (2014-07-17)
Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) are considered as reliable biomarkers for antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) diagnosis. However, it is unclear whether DSA monitoring is necessary and could predict graft outcome after antirejection treatment. We analyzed 28 non-sensitized kidney transplant patients with ABMR associated
Fred Saad et al.
The Lancet. Oncology, 16(3), 338-348 (2015-02-24)
Orteronel is an investigational, partially selective inhibitor of CYP 17,20-lyase in the androgen signalling pathway, a validated therapeutic target for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. We assessed orteronel in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In this phase 3, double-blind
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