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Tixocortol
Clinical data
Other names	(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-mercaptoacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3(2H)-one
AHFS/Drugs.com	Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
ATC code	A07EA05 (WHO) R01AD07 (WHO);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (11β)-11,17-Dihydroxy-21-mercaptopregn-4-ene-3,20-dione;
CAS Number	61951-99-3 ;
PubChem CID	162955;
ChemSpider	143053 ;
UNII	ZX3KEK657Z;
KEGG	D08610 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30895062 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.128.190
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H30O4S
Molar mass	378.53 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C4\C=C2/[C@]([C@H]1[C@@H](O)C[C@@]3([C@@](O)(C(=O)CS)CC[C@H]3[C@@H]1CC2)C)(C)CC4;
	InChI InChI=1S/C21H30O4S/c1-19-7-5-13(22)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(25,17(24)11-26)20(15,2)10-16(23)18(14)19/h9,14-16,18,23,25-26H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1 ; Key:YWDBSCORAARPPF-VWUMJDOOSA-N ;
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Tixocortol is a corticosteroid used as an intestinal anti-inflammatory^[1] and decongestant.

References[edit]

^ Larochelle P, Du Souich P, Bolte E, Lelorier J, Goyer R (March 1983). "Tixocortol pivalate, a corticosteroid with no systemic glucocorticoid effect after oral, intrarectal, and intranasal application". Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 33 (3): 343–50. doi:10.1038/clpt.1983.43. PMID 6402333. S2CID 29876079.

Antidiarrheals, intestinal anti-inflammatory and anti-infective agents (A07)
Rehydration	Oral rehydration therapy
Intestinal anti-infectives	Antibiotics Amphotericin B Colistin Fidaxomicin Kanamycin Natamycin Neomycin Nystatin Paromomycin Polymyxin B Rifaximin Streptomycin Vancomycin Sulfonamides Phthalylsulfathiazole Succinylsulfathiazole Sulfaguanidine Nitrofuran Nifuroxazide Nifurzide Imidazole Miconazole Arsenical Acetarsol Oxyquinoline Broxyquinoline
Intestinal adsorbents	Charcoal Bismuth (including bismuth subsalicylate, known as Pepto-Bismol) Pectin Kaolin Crospovidone Attapulgite Diosmectite
Antipropulsives (opioids)	Opium tincture (laudanum) Codeine Morphine Camphorated opium tincture (paregoric) crosses BBB: Diphenoxylate (+atropine) Difenoxin does not cross BBB: Eluxadoline Loperamide^# (+simethicone)
Intestinal anti-inflammatory agents	corticosteroids acting locally Prednisolone^# Hydrocortisone Prednisone Betamethasone^# Tixocortol Budesonide Beclometasone antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroids Cromoglicic acid Aminosalicylates Sulfasalazine Mesalazine Olsalazine Balsalazide
Antidiarrheal micro-organisms	Escherichia coli Saccharomyces boulardii
Other antidiarrheals	Albumin tannate Bismuth subsalicylate Ceratonia Crofelemer Octreotide Racecadotril Kaopectate
^#WHO-EM ^‡Withdrawn from market Clinical trials: ^†Phase III ^§Never to phase III