Loteprednol
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| Trade names | Lotemax |
| Other names | HGP 1 |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information |
| Routes of administration | Eye drops |
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| Bioavailability | None |
| Protein binding | 95% |
| Metabolism | Ester hydrolysis |
| Metabolites | Δ1-cortienic acid and its etabonate |
| Onset of action | ≤2 hrs |
| Elimination half-life | 2.8 hrs |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.167.120 |
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| Formula | C24H31ClO7 |
| Molar mass | 466.951 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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| Melting point | 220.5 to 223.5 °C (428.9 to 434.3 °F) |
| Solubility in water | 0.0005 mg/mL (20 °C) |
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Loteprednol (as the ester loteprednol etabonate) is a corticosteroid used to treat inflammations of the eye. It is marketed by Bausch and Lomb as Lotemax.[1]
Medical uses
Ocular applications for this drug include the treatment of inflammation of the eye due to allergies, as well as chronic forms of keratitis (e.g. adenoviral and Thygeson's keratitis), vernal keratoconjunctivitis,[2] pingueculitis, and episcleritis.[citation needed] It is also used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery.[1]
Contraindications
As corticosteroids are immunosuppressive, loteprednol is contraindicated in patients with viral, fungal or mycobacterial infections of the eye.[1][2][3]
Adverse effects
Common adverse effects include foreign body sensation in the eye, dry eye and epiphora (overflow of tears), chemosis (swelling of the conjunctiva), headache, and itching. Increased intraocular pressure, a side effect typical of corticosteroids, occurs in about 2% of patients[1][2] (compared to 7% under prednisolone acetate and 0.5% under placebo).[3]
Interactions
The effect of drugs lowering intraocular pressure may be reduced. Loteprednol is not detectable in the bloodstream; so interactions with systemic drugs are highly unlikely.[1]
Pharmacology
Mechanism of action
Pharmacokinetics
Neither loteprednol etabonate nor its inactive metabolites Δ1-cortienic acid and Δ1-cortienic acid etabonate are detectable in the bloodstream, even after oral administration. A study with patients receiving loteprednol eye drops over 42 days showed no adrenal suppression, which would be a sign of the drug reaching the bloodstream to a clinically relevant extent.[1]
Steroid receptor affinity was 4.3 times that of dexamethasone in animal studies.[1]
Retrometabolic drug design
Loteprednol etabonate was developed using retrometabolic drug design. It is a so-called soft drug, meaning its structure was designed so that it is predictably metabolised to inactive substances. These metabolites, Δ1-cortienic acid and its etabonate, are derivatives of cortienic acid, itself an inactive metabolite of hydrocortisone.[1][3][4]
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Δ1-Cortienic acid, inactive metabolite of loteprednol -
Cortienic acid, inactive metabolite of hydrocortisone
Physical and chemical properties
Loteprednol etabonate melts between 220.5 and 223.5 °C. Its solubility in water is 1:2,000,000.[3] The drug is used as an ester of loteprednol with etabonate (ethyl carbonate).
Chemical synthesis
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Haberfeld, H, ed. (2015). Austria-Codex (in German). Vienna: Österreichischer Apothekerverlag.
- ^ a b c Loteprednol Professional Drug Facts.
- ^ a b c d Dinnendahl, V; Fricke, U, eds. (2008). Arzneistoff-Profile (in German). Vol. 6 (22 ed.). Eschborn, Germany: Govi Pharmazeutischer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7741-9846-3.
- ^ Bodor, N.; Buchwald, P. (2002). "Design and development of a soft corticosteroid, loteprednol etabonate". In Schleimer, R.P.; O'Byrne, P.M.; Szefler, S.J. and Brattsand, R. (ed.). Inhaled Steroids in Asthma. Optimizing Effects in the Airways. Marcel Dekker, New York. pp. 541–564.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Druzgala, P.; Hochhaus, G.; Bodor, N. (1991). "Soft drugs—10. Blanching activity and receptor binding affinity of a new type of glucocorticoid: Loteprednol etabonate". J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 38 (2): 149–54. doi:10.1016/0960-0760(91)90120-T. PMID 2004037.
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Further reading
- Steward, R; et al. (November 1998). "Double-masked, placebo-controlled evaluation of loteprednol etabonate 0.5% for postoperative inflammation". J Cataract Surg. 24: 1480–1489.
- Pavesio, CE; Decory, HH (2008). "Treatment of ocular inflammatory conditions with loteprednol etabonate". Br J Ophthalmol. 92 (4): 455–459. doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.132621. PMID 18245274.