Ulobetasol propionate, also known as halobetasol propionate and sold under the brand name Ultravate among others, is a
synthetic glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoids (or, less commonly, glucocorticosteroids) are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones. Glucocorticoids are corticosteroids that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor that is present in almost every verteb ...
corticosteroid and a
corticosteroid ester
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involv ...
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It was patented in 1975 and approved for medical use in 1990.
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Corticosteroid esters
Glucocorticoids
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