Beclometasone Other names: Beclomethasone dipropionate Beclometasone dipropionate

Chemical formula: C₂₈H₃₇ClO₇  Molecular mass: 521.042 g/mol  PubChem compound: 21700

Active ingredient description

Beclometasone is a pro-drug with weak glucocorticoid receptor binding affinity. It is extensively hydrolysed via esterase enzymes to the active metabolite beclometasone-17-monopropionate (B-17-MP), which has potent topical anti-inflammatory activity.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
A07EA07 Beclometasone A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents → A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents → A07EA Corticosteroids acting locally
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D07AC15 Beclometasone D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AC Corticosteroids, potent (group III)
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R01AD01 Beclometasone R Respiratory system → R01 Nasal preparations → R01A Decongestants and other nasal preparations for topical use → R01AD Corticosteroids
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R03BA01 Beclometasone R Respiratory system → R03 Drugs for obstructive airway diseases → R03B Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants → R03BA Glucocorticoids
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
QVAR MDI Pressurised inhalation, solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
CLENIL Pressurised inhalation solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 4419-39-0
DrugBank Drug: DB00394
KEGG Drug: D07495
PubChem Compound: 21700
RxNorm Ingredient: 1347
SNOMED-CT Concept: 116574000
Beclometasone (substance)
UNII Identifier: KGZ1SLC28Z
BECLOMETHASONE

Medicines

Beclometasone is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • QNASL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Albania (AL)

  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Australia (AU)

  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Austria (AT)

  • AEROCORTIN as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FORMODUAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) SABACOMB as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

  • PROPADERM as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Croatia (HR)

  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) AFORBE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Cyprus (CY)

  • BECLAZONE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOSOL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) MENADERM as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Ecuador (EC)

  • BECASONE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLATE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLOFHIVEN as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • NABUMEX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) ASMAVENT-B as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Estonia (EE)

  • BECLAZONE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOFORTE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLONASAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • ECOBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) AFORBE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) SABACOMB as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Finland (FI)

  • AEROBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOMET as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLONASAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) INNOVAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

France (FR)

  • BECLO-RHINO as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOJET as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOSPIN as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOSPRAY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • BECOTIDE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BEMEDREX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • ECOBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • MIFLASONE
  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RHINOMAXIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOCLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FORMODUAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) INNOVAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Germany (DE)

  • BECLOHEXAL as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • BECLORHINOL as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • JUNIK as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RHINIVICT
  • SANASTHMAX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • VENTOLAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FORMODUAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) INNOVAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) INUVAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) KANTOS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Hong Kong (HK)

  • BECLATE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLAZONE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLO-RINO as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • BELAX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • NASOBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Ireland (IE)

  • BECLAZONE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLONEB as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOSPIN as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • BECOTIDE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • NASOBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Israel (IL)

  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Italy (IT)

  • BECOTIDE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLIPPER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • PRONTINAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • TOPSTER as Beclomethasone dipropionate

  • (combination) FORMODUAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) INUVER as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Japan (JP)

  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • SALCOAT as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Lithuania (LT)

  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate

  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate

  • (combination) INNOVAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Netherlands (NL)

  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

New Zealand (NZ)

  • ALANASE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLAZONE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOCLEAR as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

  • BECLONASAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • SOPROBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FORMODUAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTEX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) RIARIFY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Romania (RO)

  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOCLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • SOPROBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) VIVAIRE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Singapore (SG)

  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • DECOMIT as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) CANDID-B as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

South Africa (ZA)

  • AEROBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • ASMABEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECEZE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLATE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLAZON as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOFLAM
  • BECODISKS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECOTIDE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CIPLANAZE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CYCLOSON as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • FILAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • ZONASE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • ZONIDE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) INNUVAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Spain (ES)

  • BECLO-ASMA as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLO-RINO as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOENEMA as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOFORTE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECOTIDE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BIDICLIN as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLIPPER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • MENADERM SIMPLE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RECTO MENADERM as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • SOPROBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FORMODUAL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) MENADERM as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) MENADERM CLIO as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRYDONIS as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) VENTODUO as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

  • BECDAY as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOMAX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECLOSP as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BECRITEN as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BEKLAMET
  • BEKLAZON as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • BEKLOMIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • NAZOBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOBEK as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOCLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOFLOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • RINOMIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • ZONABEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FASTAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FORBEFIX as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOREBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOSTER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) FOTEROL-B as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

United Kingdom (UK)

  • BECONASE as Beclometasone dipropionate
  • CLENIL as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • CLIPPER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • KELHALE as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • NASOBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • POLLENASE HAYFEVER as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • QVAR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • SOPROBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

  • (combination) FOSTAIR as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) LUFORBEC as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE
  • (combination) TRIMBOW as BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

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