cortisone acetate cortisone acetate cortisone acetate (brand names adreson, cortison, cortisone, cortisone acetate, cortone, cortistab, cortisyl, others) is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and corticosteroid ester which is marketed (under prescription) in many countries throughout the world, including in the united states, the united kingdom, and various other european countries. it is the c21 acetate ester of cortisone, and acts as a prodrug of cortisone in the body. cortisone acetateclinical datatrade namesadreson, cortison, cortisone, cortisone acetate, cortone, cortistab, cortisyl, othersother namescortisone 21-acetate; 17α,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione 21-acetatedrug classcorticosteroid; glucocorticoididentifiers iupac name phenanthren-17-yl]-2-oxoethyl] acetate cas number50-04-4pubchem cid5745drugbankdb01380chemspider5543unii883wkn7w8xkeggd00973chebichebi:3897chemblchembl1650comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid0022858 echa infocard100.000.006 chemical and physical dataformulac23h30o6molar mass402.487 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles cc(=o)occ(=o)1(cc21(cc(=o)32ccc4=cc(=o)cc34c)c)o inchi inchi=1s/c23h30o6/c1-13(24)29-12-19(27)23(28)9-7-17-16-5-4-14-10-15(25)6-8-21(14,2)20(16)18(26)11-22(17,23)3/h10,16-17,20,28h,4-9,11-12h2,1-3h3/t16-,17-,20+,21-,22-,23-/m0/s1key:itrjwomzkqryta-rfzyenfjsa-n