Triamcinolone

Chemical formula: C₂₁H₂₇FO₆  Molecular mass: 394.434 g/mol  PubChem compound: 31307

Active ingredient description

Triamcinolone acetonide is a more potent derivative of triamcinolone and is approximately 8 times more potent than prednisone. Although the precise mechanism of corticosteroid anti-allergic action is unknown, corticosteroids are very effective in the treatment of allergic diseases in man. Also, local injections are thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect.

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
A01AC01 Triamcinolone A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A01 Stomatological preparations → A01A Stomatological preparations → A01AC Corticosteroids for local oral treatment
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D07AB09 Triamcinolone D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AB Corticosteroids, moderately potent (group II)
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D07XB02 Triamcinolone D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07X Corticosteroids, other combinations → D07XB Corticosteroids, moderately potent, other combinations
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H02AB08 Triamcinolone H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins → H02 Corticosteroids for systemic use → H02A CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR SYSTEMIC USE, PLAIN → H02AB Glucocorticoids
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R01AD11 Triamcinolone R Respiratory system → R01 Nasal preparations → R01A Decongestants and other nasal preparations for topical use → R01AD Corticosteroids
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R03BA06 Triamcinolone R Respiratory system → R03 Drugs for obstructive airway diseases → R03B Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants → R03BA Glucocorticoids
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S01BA05 Triamcinolone S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01B Antiinflammatory agents → S01BA Corticosteroids, plain
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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  
TRIAMCINOLONE Suspension for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
KENALOG-10 FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old
TRISPAN Suspension for injection Health Products and Food Branch (CA) MPI, CA: SPM
NASACORT Nasal Spray suspension Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 124-94-7
CAS Substance: 76-25-5
DrugBank Drug: DB00620
KEGG Drug: D00385
PubChem Compound: 31307
RxNorm Ingredient: 10759
SNOMED-CT Concept: 116594009
Triamcinolone (substance)
UNII Identifier: 1ZK20VI6TY
TRIAMCINOLONE

Medicines

Triamcinolone is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

  • SOLU-VOLON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE SODIUM PHOSPHATE
  • TRISPAN as TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE
  • VOLON
  • VOLON A as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) LEDERMIX as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PEVISONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Brazil (BR)

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

  • KENALOG as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Cyprus (CY)

  • (combination) PEVISONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) POSITON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

  • LEDERSPAN as TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE
  • NASACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • TRICA as TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE
  • TRIESENCE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) PEVISONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

France (FR)

  • HEXATRIONE as TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE
  • KENACORT as Triamcinolone acetonide
  • NASACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) CIDERMEX as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PEVISONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Germany (DE)

Hong Kong (HK)

  • AFTACH as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • DELESIL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • EURALOG as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • LECORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • NINCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • OLDTRAF as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • ORACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • ORACURE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • ORAMEDY as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • ORASIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • ORREPASTE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • PANBICORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • PORTASIE ORABASE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • SHINCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • STACORT-A as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • TRAMSONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • TRICIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • TRINOMAN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • YECOLON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • ZOVICORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) ACCURE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ALFONSO as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ANSO as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) AVIANI as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) BALURON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) BOONADERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) BOSTON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) CAMPERCOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) CANFUSOL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) CARIDERMA as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) CARRIDERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) CO-TRILONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) COPPERCOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DEPODERMAL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DERACOMB-B as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DERMACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DERMACURA as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DERMASOL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DERMIC as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DESILONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DIABO as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DIGENTOL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DINAGEN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) DOTMOCIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EASICOMB-F as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ECOCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ECONALONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ECONAZINE
  • (combination) ECONSONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ELLAWON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EPARCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EUROCOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EUROCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EVACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EXTRACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) EYME as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FLUODERMA as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FOURDERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FUHARKIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FUKALIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FULRANIL-T.G. as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FUNGACIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FUOCORTE-F as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) FUOGORTE-F as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) GATE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) GENADIT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) IN-QUADEICREN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) INFRADERMA as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) KAMDACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) KENADERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) KENADERM-N as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) KENDERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) LEDERMIX as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) LEOCOMB-F as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) LEOCOMIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) LEOCOMP-ND as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) LONGAXON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) LOVACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) MEDEDERM-K as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) MERICOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) MUCOCARE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) MYCOCOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) MYCOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) NYSODERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ORAGESIC as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ORDAPORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PAFULIMA as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PENOCOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PENTACIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PICOSONE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) PROLIDERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) QUESITAN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) QUNICOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ROMACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) SAMAZOLE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) SANDAPORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) SINOCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) SUELIA as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) SUPRAL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) SWISSCORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TARA-PLUS as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIACIN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIACIN-C as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIAM-CLODERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIAMTOL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRICONAZOLE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIDAZINE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIDITOL-G as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIECONA-N as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIGENTOL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIMACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRINOSYN as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRIZOL-N as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) TRODERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ULCERCARE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ULTRACOMB as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) WENDIPORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) XATIM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) ZENDER as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Ireland (IE)

  • ADCORTYL as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • NASACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) LEDERMIX as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

  • NASACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) NIDOFLOR as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

  • NASACORT as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • PROCTOSTEROID as TRIAMCINOLONE DIACETATE
  • TRIESENCE as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • TRIGON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

  • (combination) ANSO as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) INTERDERM as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE
  • (combination) POSITON as TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

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