METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS USING S-[4-(3-FLUORO-3-METHYLBUTYRYLOXY) BUT-2-YNYL] 6ALPHA, 9ALPHA-DIFLUORO-17ALPHA-(FURAN-2-YL) CARBONYLOXY-11BETA -HYDROXY-16ALPHA-METHYL-3-OXOANDROSTA-1,4-DIENE-17BETA -CARBOTHIOATE.
The present invention relates to methods of treatment of inflammatory conditions using S -[4-(3-fluoro-3-methylbutyryloxy)-but-2-ynyl]6a,9a-difluoro-17a-(furan-2-yl)carbonyloxy-11B-hydroxy-16a-methyl-3-oxoandrosta-1,4-diene-17b-carbothioate (compound of formula I), a novel anti-inflammatory compound of the androstane series and its processes of preparation.