A 3-oxo-Δ1,Δ4-steroid that is 16β-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione bearing hydroxy groups at the 11β and 17α positions, fluorine at position 9, and a chlorine substituent at position 21. It is used as its 17α-propionate ester to treat various skin disorders, including exzema and psoriasis.
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Originally referring to an endogenous compound that is formed in specialized organ or group of cells and carried to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which it has a specific regulatory function, the term is now commonly used to include non-endogenous, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic analogues of such compounds.