Methylprednisolone_succinate

Methylprednisolone succinate

Methylprednisolone succinate

Chemical compound

Methylprednisolone succinate, sold under the brand name Solu-Medrol among others, is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester—specifically the C21 succinate ester of methylprednisolone—which is used by intravenous administration.[3][4] Methylprednisolone succinate is provided as two different salts when used as a pharmaceutical drug: a sodium salt (methylprednisolone sodium succinate; brand name Solu-Medrol, others) and a hydrogen salt (methylprednisolone hemisuccinate or methylprednisolone hydrogen succinate; brand name Urbason).[3][4]

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Methylprednisolone succinate was approved for medical use in the United States in 1959.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Solu-Medrol Product information". Health Canada. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Solu-Medrol- methylprednisolone sodium succinate injection, powder, for solution". DailyMed. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 811–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  4. [4]
    Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. 2000. pp. 675–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.


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