Tixocortol pivalate
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Tixocortol pivalate is a corticosteroid
. It is has anti-inflammatory
properties similar to hydrocortisone. It is marketed under the brand name Pivalone.
It is sometimes used in patch testing in atopic dermatitis
.
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte...
. It is has anti-inflammatory
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-inflammatory refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation. Anti-inflammatory drugs make up about half of analgesics, remedying pain by reducing inflammation as opposed to opioids, which affect the central nervous system....
properties similar to hydrocortisone. It is marketed under the brand name Pivalone.
It is sometimes used in patch testing in atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder...
.