Prednicarbate

Identification

Summary

Prednicarbate is a medium potency topical corticosteroid used to manage pruritus and inflammation associated with responsive skin conditions.

Brand Names
Dermatop
Generic Name
Prednicarbate
DrugBank Accession Number
DB01130
Background

Prednicarbate is a relatively new topical corticosteroid drug that displays a similar potency as hydrocortisone. It is used in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis. It has a favorable benefit-risk ratio, with an inflammatory action similar to that of a medium potency corticosteroid, but with a low potential to cause skin atrophy. The anti-inflammation action of corticosteroids is associated with the inhibition of the interleukin 1-alpha cytokine within keratinocytes. IL-1a is also found in fibroblasts, where it is responsible for proliferation, collagenase induction and IL-6 synthesis, which are related to skin thickness.

Type
Small Molecule
Groups
Approved, Investigational
Structure
Weight
Average: 488.577
Monoisotopic: 488.241018119
Chemical Formula
C27H36O8
Synonyms
  • Prednicarbate
  • Prednicarbato
External IDs
  • LAS-189961
  • LAS189961
  • S 77 0777

Pharmacology

Indication

For the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

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Associated Conditions
Indication TypeIndicationCombined Product DetailsApproval LevelAge GroupPatient CharacteristicsDose Form
Treatment ofDermatoses•••••••••••••••••••••• •• •••••••••••••••
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Pharmacodynamics

Corticosteroids diffuse across cell membranes and complex with specific cytoplasmic receptors. These complexes then enter the cell nucleus, bind to DNA (chromatin), and stimulate transcription of messenger RNA (mRNA) and subsequent protein synthesis of various inhibitory enzymes responsible for the anti-inflammatory effects of topical corticosteroids. These anti-inflammatory effects include inhibition of early processes such as edema, fibrin deposition, capillary dilatation, movement of phagocytes into the area, and phagocytic activities. Later processes, such as capillary production, collagen deposition, and keloid formation also are inhibited by corticosteroids.

Mechanism of action

In common with other topical corticosteroids, prednicarbate has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. In general, the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory activity of topical steroids is unclear. However, corticosteroids are thought to act by the induction of phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins, collectively called lipocortins. It is postulated that these proteins control the biosynthesis of potent mediators of inflammation such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes by inhibiting the release of their common precursor arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid is released from membrane phospholipids by phospholipase A2.

TargetActionsOrganism
AGlucocorticoid receptor
agonist
Humans
Absorption

Absorbed systemically across the stratum corneum.

Volume of distribution

Not Available

Protein binding

Not Available

Metabolism

Primarily in skin

Route of elimination

Not Available

Half-life

Not Available

Clearance

Not Available

Adverse Effects
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Toxicity

Not Available

Pathways
Not Available
Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
Not Available

Interactions

Drug Interactions
This information should not be interpreted without the help of a healthcare provider. If you believe you are experiencing an interaction, contact a healthcare provider immediately. The absence of an interaction does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.
DrugInteraction
AbametapirThe serum concentration of Prednicarbate can be increased when it is combined with Abametapir.
AcarboseThe risk or severity of hyperglycemia can be increased when Prednicarbate is combined with Acarbose.
AcetohexamideThe risk or severity of hyperglycemia can be increased when Prednicarbate is combined with Acetohexamide.
AcetyldigitoxinThe risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Prednicarbate is combined with Acetyldigitoxin.
AlbiglutideThe risk or severity of hyperglycemia can be increased when Prednicarbate is combined with Albiglutide.
Food Interactions
No interactions found.

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International/Other Brands
Dermatop E Emollient
Brand Name Prescription Products
NameDosageStrengthRouteLabellerMarketing StartMarketing EndRegionImage
DermatopOintment1 mg/1gTopicalValeant Pharmaceuticals North America2014-06-232017-04-01US flag
DermatopCream1 mg/1gTopicalPhysicians Total Care, Inc.2003-11-212011-06-30US flag
DermatopCream1 mg/1gTopicalDermik Laboratories1993-10-292015-09-30US flag
DermatopCream1 mg/1gTopicalValeant Pharmaceuticals North America1993-10-292017-04-30US flag
DermatopOintment1 mg/1gTopicalDermik Laboratories1991-09-232015-06-30US flag
Generic Prescription Products
NameDosageStrengthRouteLabellerMarketing StartMarketing EndRegionImage
PrednicarbateCream1 mg/1gTopicalOceanside Pharmaceuticals1993-10-29Not applicableUS flag
PrednicarbateCream1 mg/1gTopicalE. Fougera & CO., A division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.2006-09-19Not applicableUS flag
PrednicarbateOintment1.0 mg/1gTopicalFougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.2007-03-09Not applicableUS flag
PrednicarbateCream1 mg/1gTopicalPrasco, Laboratories2007-04-302017-04-30US flag

Categories

ATC Codes
D07AC18 — Prednicarbate
Drug Categories
Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
Description
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives. These are steroids with a structure based on a hydroxylated prostane moiety.
Kingdom
Organic compounds
Super Class
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Class
Steroids and steroid derivatives
Sub Class
Pregnane steroids
Direct Parent
Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Steroid esters / 20-oxosteroids / 3-oxo delta-1,4-steroids / 11-beta-hydroxysteroids / Delta-1,4-steroids / Alpha-acyloxy ketones / Carbonic acid diesters / Secondary alcohols / Cyclic ketones / Cyclic alcohols and derivatives
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Substituents
11-beta-hydroxysteroid / 11-hydroxysteroid / 20-oxosteroid / 3-oxo-delta-1,4-steroid / 3-oxosteroid / Alcohol / Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound / Alpha-acyloxy ketone / Carbonic acid derivative / Carbonic acid diester
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Molecular Framework
Aliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Not Available
Affected organisms
  • Humans and other mammals

Chemical Identifiers

UNII
V901LV1K7D
CAS number
73771-04-7
InChI Key
FNPXMHRZILFCKX-KAJVQRHHSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C27H36O8/c1-5-22(31)34-15-21(30)27(35-24(32)33-6-2)12-10-19-18-8-7-16-13-17(28)9-11-25(16,3)23(18)20(29)14-26(19,27)4/h9,11,13,18-20,23,29H,5-8,10,12,14-15H2,1-4H3/t18-,19-,20-,23+,25-,26-,27-/m0/s1
IUPAC Name
2-[(1S,2R,10S,11S,14R,15S,17S)-14-[(ethoxycarbonyl)oxy]-17-hydroxy-2,15-dimethyl-5-oxotetracyclo[8.7.0.0²,⁷.0¹¹,¹⁵]heptadeca-3,6-dien-14-yl]-2-oxoethyl propanoate
SMILES
[H][C@@]12CC[C@](OC(=O)OCC)(C(=O)COC(=O)CC)[C@@]1(C)C[C@H](O)[C@@]1([H])[C@@]2([H])CCC2=CC(=O)C=C[C@]12C

References

General References
  1. Gupta AK, Chow M: A review of prednicarbate (Dermatop). Skin Therapy Lett. 2004 Dec-2005 Jan;9(10):5-6, 9. [Article]
PubChem Compound
6714002
PubChem Substance
46506799
ChemSpider
5145991
RxNav
34369
ChEBI
135791
ChEMBL
CHEMBL1200386
ZINC
ZINC000003938652
Therapeutic Targets Database
DAP001189
PharmGKB
PA164749394
RxList
RxList Drug Page
Drugs.com
Drugs.com Drug Page
Wikipedia
Prednicarbate
FDA label
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Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials
PhaseStatusPurposeConditionsCount
2CompletedTreatmentAtopic Dermatitis1
2CompletedTreatmentCandidiasis1
2CompletedTreatmentTinea Pedis1
1CompletedTreatmentPsoriasis1
Not AvailableCompletedTreatmentModerate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis1

Pharmacoeconomics

Manufacturers
Not Available
Packagers
  • Dermik Labs
  • E. Fougera and Co.
  • Nycomed Inc.
  • Ortho Mcneil Janssen Pharmaceutical Inc.
  • Physicians Total Care Inc.
  • Prasco Labs
  • Sanofi-Aventis Inc.
Dosage Forms
FormRouteStrength
Cream
CreamCutaneous0.25 %
CreamTopical1 mg/1g
OintmentTopical1 mg/1g
Cream0.25 %w/w
Cream2.5 mg/g
CreamTopical0.1 % w/w
OintmentTopical0.1 % w/w
OintmentTopical0.25 g
CreamCutaneous250.000 mg
Cream0.25 %
CreamTopical0.25 g
SolutionTopical2.5 mg/g
CreamTopical2.5 MG/G
OintmentTopical1.0 mg/1g
OintmentTopical2.5 MG/G
CreamTopical0.25 %
SolutionTopical0.25 %
OintmentTopical0.25 %
EmulsionTopical0.1 g
GelTopical
Prices
Unit descriptionCostUnit
Prednicarbate 0.1% Ointment 60 gm Tube76.74USD tube
Dermatop 0.1% Cream 60 gm Tube75.2USD tube
Dermatop 0.1% Ointment 60 gm Tube70.06USD tube
Prednicarbate 0.1% Cream 60 gm Tube59.03USD tube
Prednicarbate 0.1% Ointment 15 gm Tube37.31USD tube
Prednicarbate 0.1% Cream 15 gm Tube24.0USD tube
Dermatop 0.1% cream1.76USD g
Prednicarbate 0.1% cream1.41USD g
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Patents
Not Available

Properties

State
Solid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP2.9Not Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.00562 mg/mLALOGPS
logP3.08ALOGPS
logP3.83Chemaxon
logS-4.9ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)14.83Chemaxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.9Chemaxon
Physiological Charge0Chemaxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6Chemaxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1Chemaxon
Polar Surface Area116.2 Å2Chemaxon
Rotatable Bond Count9Chemaxon
Refractivity127.8 m3·mol-1Chemaxon
Polarizability52.43 Å3Chemaxon
Number of Rings4Chemaxon
Bioavailability1Chemaxon
Rule of FiveYesChemaxon
Ghose FilterNoChemaxon
Veber's RuleNoChemaxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemaxon
Predicted ADMET Features
PropertyValueProbability
Human Intestinal Absorption+0.9958
Blood Brain Barrier+0.984
Caco-2 permeable-0.571
P-glycoprotein substrateSubstrate0.7928
P-glycoprotein inhibitor IInhibitor0.8358
P-glycoprotein inhibitor IINon-inhibitor0.6129
Renal organic cation transporterNon-inhibitor0.7659
CYP450 2C9 substrateNon-substrate0.8753
CYP450 2D6 substrateNon-substrate0.895
CYP450 3A4 substrateSubstrate0.7638
CYP450 1A2 substrateNon-inhibitor0.9046
CYP450 2C9 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9054
CYP450 2D6 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9032
CYP450 2C19 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9026
CYP450 3A4 inhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8309
CYP450 inhibitory promiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.841
Ames testNon AMES toxic0.9186
CarcinogenicityNon-carcinogens0.9164
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.9757
Rat acute toxicity2.4426 LD50, mol/kg Not applicable
hERG inhibition (predictor I)Weak inhibitor0.8758
hERG inhibition (predictor II)Non-inhibitor0.5989
ADMET data is predicted using admetSAR, a free tool for evaluating chemical ADMET properties. (23092397)

Spectra

Mass Spec (NIST)
Not Available
Spectra
SpectrumSpectrum TypeSplash Key
MS/MS Spectrum - , positiveLC-MS/MSsplash10-00di-3971000000-7e24277333421d606578
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-00mt-0009700000-eb24aeaaae3cfa9ed6cd
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-002r-7006900000-4ef25c2da169101a7437
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-024i-9008000000-79ef9472b874a253be4e
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-01bi-1515900000-127ab8d48e86c43229b9
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-004m-4019000000-60bf1805b160d2774fc4
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive (Annotated)Predicted LC-MS/MSsplash10-03yr-0903600000-e604c8edf12a7dfd6e2c
Predicted 1H NMR Spectrum1D NMRNot Applicable
Predicted 13C NMR Spectrum1D NMRNot Applicable
Chromatographic Properties
Collision Cross Sections (CCS)
AdductCCS Value (Å2)Source typeSource
[M-H]-231.7813939
predicted
DarkChem Lite v0.1.0
[M-H]-204.97437
predicted
DeepCCS 1.0 (2019)
[M+H]+232.3868939
predicted
DarkChem Lite v0.1.0
[M+H]+206.88559
predicted
DeepCCS 1.0 (2019)
[M+Na]+213.89552
predicted
DeepCCS 1.0 (2019)

Targets

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Kind
Protein
Organism
Humans
Pharmacological action
Yes
Actions
Agonist
General Function
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function
Receptor for glucocorticoids (GC). Has a dual mode of action: as a transcription factor that binds to glucocorticoid response elements (GRE), both for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, and as a modula...
Gene Name
NR3C1
Uniprot ID
P04150
Uniprot Name
Glucocorticoid receptor
Molecular Weight
85658.57 Da
References
  1. Boudinot FD, D'Ambrosio R, Jusko WJ: Receptor-mediated pharmacodynamics of prednisolone in the rat. J Pharmacokinet Biopharm. 1986 Oct;14(5):469-93. [Article]
  2. Ikonomidis I, Tzortzis S, Lekakis J, Paraskevaidis I, Andreadou I, Nikolaou M, Kaplanoglou T, Katsimbri P, Skarantavos G, Soucacos P, Kremastinos DT: Lowering interleukin-1 activity with anakinra improves myocardial deformation in rheumatoid arthritis. Heart. 2009 Sep;95(18):1502-7. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2009.168971. Epub 2009 May 28. [Article]

Enzymes

Kind
Protein
Organism
Humans
Pharmacological action
No
Actions
Substrate
General Function
Vitamin d3 25-hydroxylase activity
Specific Function
Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It performs a variety of oxidation react...
Gene Name
CYP3A4
Uniprot ID
P08684
Uniprot Name
Cytochrome P450 3A4
Molecular Weight
57342.67 Da
References
  1. Litt J. (2016). Litt's Drug eruption & reaction manual (22nd ed.). CRC Press LLc.
  2. NCI/NIH [Link]
  3. University of Liverpool [Link]

Drug created at June 13, 2005 13:24 / Updated at March 18, 2024 16:48