Cholestanes

DBCAT000308Pharmacologic class

Derivatives of the saturated steroid cholestane with methyl groups at C-18 and C-19 and an iso-octyl side chain at C-17. A DrugBank category of 47 drugs. 12 of them are approved.

Drugs: 1alpha-Hydroxyvitamin D5
1alpha,24S-Dihydroxyvitamin D2
20-hydroxycholesterol
20-Hydroxyecdysone
24-Homo-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
24,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
25-Hydroxycholesterol
7beta-hydroxycholesterol
Alfacalcidol
Azacosterol
Becocalcidiol
beta-Sitosterol
Calcifediol
Calcipotriol
Calcitriol
Caprospinol
Cholecalciferol
Cholesterol
Cholesterol sulfate
Cholesteryl chloride
Cholesteryl Linoleate
Cholesteryl oleate
Dihydrotachysterol
Doxercalciferol
Elocalcitol
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What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

47DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

54Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

3,488Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

10Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

Which targets do Cholestanes share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?

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