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Deflazacort
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<p>Deflazacort (trade name Calcort among others) is a <a href="/facts/Glucocorticoid/2P91Aj3S">glucocorticoid</a> belonging to acetonides or O-isopropylidene derivative. It is used as an <a href="/facts/Anti-inflammatory/W27poSUd">anti-inflammatory</a> and was patented in 1969 and approved for medical use in 1985. The U.S. <a href="/facts/Food_and_Drug_Administration/rCEnh9WB">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) considers it to be a <a href="/facts/First-in-class_medication/ksvbEbS4">first-in-class medication</a> for <a href="/facts/Duchenne_Muscular_Dystrophy/VnHhefIk">Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy</a>. </p>