Sterols

DBCAT000312Pharmacologic class

Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. A DrugBank category of 38 drugs. 11 of them are approved.

Drugs: 1alpha-Hydroxyvitamin D5
1alpha,24S-Dihydroxyvitamin D2
20-hydroxycholesterol
24-Homo-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
24,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
25-Hydroxycholesterol
7beta-hydroxycholesterol
Alfacalcidol
Azacosterol
Becocalcidiol
beta-Sitosterol
Calcifediol
Calcipotriol
Calcitriol
Cholecalciferol
Cholesterol
Cholesterol sulfate
Cholesteryl Linoleate
Cholesteryl oleate
Dihydrotachysterol
Doxercalciferol
Elocalcitol
Falecalcitriol
Fusidic acid
Inecalcitol
and 13 more with a free account

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

38DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

31Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

3,481Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

9Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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

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