D07: Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations

ATC D07 corticosteroids, dermatological preparations for modelers: the vehicle is part of the drug.
Modified

September 21, 2026

Part of D: Dermatologicals.

The vehicle is part of the drug. Fitting Emax to blanching, a pharmacodynamic readout, reversed the potency ranking of clobetasol and mometasone once each was formulated as a cream, which the authors suggest may be due to formulation factors [1].

References

[1]
Rath S, Zvidzayi M, Bon C, Kanfer I. Application of emax model to assess the potency of topical corticosteroid products. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 2022;131:165–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcpt.13759.